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Research claims email no longer the main source of e-discovery requests
Research claims email no longer the main source of e-discovery requests
Research just released by Symantec claims to show that email is no longer the primary source of information for legal e-discovery requests, meaning that firms must now be prepared to produce information from more sources than ever before.
Sept. 19, 2011
UK workers would not blow the whistle on software piracy
UK workers would not blow the whistle on software piracy
A full 76% of British workers whose companies have a policy on software piracy would not report misuse of software, according to a survey by the UK anti-piracy group Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
Sept. 19, 2011
Opinion: Sony's Updated Terms Of Service - Mountain Out Of A Molehill?
Opinion: Sony's Updated Terms Of Service - Mountain Out Of A Molehill?
Just as Sony was starting to put the consumer badwill of this year's hacking fiasco behind it, it goes and slips a change into the terms of service for the PlayStation Network. In this opinion piece, Chris Morris takes a look.
Sept. 16, 2011
Saling The World: Dragon Quest Collection Leads Japanese Charts
Saling The World: Dragon Quest Collection Leads Japanese Charts
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled Amazon.com charts find Dead Island and Deus Ex: Human Revolution heading domestic multiplatform sales, while Tales of Xillia tops the charts in Japan.
Sept. 16, 2011
Top iPad Game Apps: Disney's Puffle Launch Enters Top Ten
Top iPad Game Apps: Disney's Puffle Launch Enters Top Ten
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Machinarium, Puffle Launch, and Asphalt 6 HD currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Sept. 16, 2011
Opinion: Ten Things I Wish Uni Had Taught Me
Opinion: Ten Things I Wish Uni Had Taught Me
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, PixoFactor's Adam Rademacher picks out ten lessons he wish he picked up while at college so he wouldn't have to "play catch up" on them later when trying to become a
Sept. 16, 2011
Chop Chop Dev Gamerizon Secures $5M In Funding
Chop Chop Dev Gamerizon Secures $5M In Funding
Mobile game developer Gamerizon, best known for its popular Chop Chop series, has received $5 million in a round of funding as a means of expanding its operations and adding 100 new hires to its staff.
Sept. 16, 2011
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Takes Japan Game Awards 2011 GOTY
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Takes Japan Game Awards 2011 GOTY
The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, organizer of the Tokyo Game Show, has announced a number of winners in the Japan Game Awards 2011, including the Game of the Year award winner.
Sept. 16, 2011
Professional Developers Left Out Of Second STEM Edu-Game Design Challenge
Professional Developers Left Out Of Second STEM Edu-Game Design Challenge
Organizers have announced the second annual STEM Challenge to encourage education through game design, but professional game developers are seemingly excluded from this year's competition.
Sept. 16, 2011
TGS: Itagaki's Valhalla Games Studios Using Relic's Engine For Devil's Third
TGS: Itagaki's Valhalla Games Studios Using Relic's Engine For Devil's Third
In Gamasutra's Tokyo Game Show interview with the outspoken creator, he revealed that the previously hinted-at technology relationship between the studios goes deeper.
Sept. 16, 2011
TGS: Disgaea Goes Mobile, Free-To-Play At NIS America Showcase
TGS: Disgaea Goes Mobile, Free-To-Play At NIS America Showcase
Today at an event at the Tokyo Game Show, Gamasutra discussed with president Haru Akenaga NIS America's plans to bring its Disgaea series to both the Android and PlayStation Vita platforms -- and more.
Sept. 16, 2011
Papaya CEO Downplays Mobile Competition From Mobage, Gree
Papaya CEO Downplays Mobile Competition From Mobage, Gree
PapayaMobile CEO Si Shen tells Gamasutra the mobile social network's established user base, streamlined integration and focus on network-building sets it apart from competitors like Gree and DeNA's Mobage.
Sept. 16, 2011