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Kingdoms of Amalur house 38 Studios failed to make $1M loan payment
Kingdoms of Amalur house 38 Studios failed to make $1M loan payment
The Rhode Island government is meeting with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning house 38 Studios after it failed to make a scheduled loan payment. [Update: 38 Studios requests additional government aid.]
May 16, 2012
As the middle market falls out, game retail collapses
As the middle market falls out, game retail collapses
Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews illustrates a "sustained contraction across a period of several months" at U.S. and UK retail. What have been the driving factors?
May 16, 2012
Report: Activision tried to 'get rid of' ex-Infinity Ward heads through IT brute force
Report: Activision tried to 'get rid of' ex-Infinity Ward heads through IT brute force
With the trial between Activision and former Infinity Ward leads about to get underway, a new filing has revealed that Activision may have tried to "dig up dirt" on the Call of Duty creators well before they lost their jobs in 2010.
May 16, 2012
With S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 dead, its developers turned to multiplayer games to survive
With S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 dead, its developers turned to multiplayer games to survive
After the sudden closure of STALKER 2 developer GSC Game World, its developers formed Vostok Games, a studio that's turned its gaze to the multiplayer realm for a new beginning.
May 16, 2012
Indie Royale debuts its first All-Charity Bundle
Indie Royale debuts its first All-Charity Bundle
The Indie Royale bundle site debuts its first ever All-Charity Bundle, with 4 top indie games and all proceeds going to developer-chosen organizations UNICEF's Haiti aid, Amnesty International, EFF, and ActionAid.
May 16, 2012
Why the sound designer has to come out of the booth
Why the sound designer has to come out of the booth
"I want a culture where sound is not literally invisible," writes Rob Bridgett, senior audio director on Prototype 2, in his new feature about changing the physical and mental working spaces around sound.
May 16, 2012
UK companies are cyber self-confident
UK companies are cyber self-confident
A new study by BAE Systems Detica shows that British business is pessimistic about security in general, but strangely confident about its own.
May 16, 2012
Canada’s interception bill C-30 dead in the water?
Canada’s interception bill C-30 dead in the water?
For all intents and purposes, the bill is dead; it appears that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’ plans to ease police tracking of those who use the web for criminal purposes has been shelved.
May 16, 2012
Utah governor fires state's technology director over medical data breach
Utah governor fires state's technology director over medical data breach
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has fired the director of the state’s Department of Technology Services (DTS) over a breach that exposed healthcare records of 780,000 Utah Medicaid recipients.
May 16, 2012
Online travel industry is most vulnerable to email attack
Online travel industry is most vulnerable to email attack
The online travel industry is the most vulnerable to email attack, according to a newly launched email trust index by email security firm Agari.
May 16, 2012
McAfee uncovers Pinterest scamming toolkits
McAfee uncovers Pinterest scamming toolkits
US security firm McAfee recently uncovered several ready-to-use toolkits that enable hackers to redirect unsuspecting Pinterest users to malicious websites with only a couple lines of code.
May 16, 2012
Rhode Island government hoping to keep Kingdoms of Amalur dev solvent
Rhode Island government hoping to keep Kingdoms of Amalur dev solvent
38 Studios, the development studio behind the 2012 RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has held a number of meetings with the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation regarding financial issues.
May 15, 2012