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Indie Dev Releases 'Pirated' Version Of Game On Torrent Sites
Indie Dev Releases 'Pirated' Version Of Game On Torrent Sites
Indie developer tinyBuild has attempted to use piracy to its advantage, by releasing a special build of its latest game No Time To Explain on a torrent site for free that puts pirate hats on all the characters.
Sept. 15, 2011
Sony Amends Online Terms To Block Class Action Lawsuits
Sony Amends Online Terms To Block Class Action Lawsuits
Sony has revised the terms of service and user agreement for its online services, inserting a new section that states users cannot enter into a class action lawsuit against Sony, unless Sony agrees.
Sept. 15, 2011
Shortlist, Jury For GameCity Prize 2011 Announced
Shortlist, Jury For GameCity Prize 2011 Announced
Organizers of the Nottingham, UK-based GameCity festival have revealed the first ever GameCity Prize, which aims to highlight the very best in interactive entertainment.
Sept. 15, 2011
Chinese Outscourcer Virtuos Acquires 3D Animation Studio Sparx
Chinese Outscourcer Virtuos Acquires 3D Animation Studio Sparx
Shanghai-based outsourcing specialist Virtuos has acquired the core team from visual effects and animation studio Sparx, allowing the new subsidiary to reopen its Vietnam studios.
Sept. 15, 2011
Microsoft Drops Flash Support In Upcoming Browser
Microsoft Drops Flash Support In Upcoming Browser
Following Apple's iOS lead, Microsoft has announced that an upcoming version of its Internet Explorer web browser will not support plug-ins, including Adobe's popular game platform Flash.
Sept. 15, 2011
GDC Online Speaker Spotlight: Mary DeMarle On Storytelling In Deus Ex: HR
GDC Online Speaker Spotlight: Mary DeMarle On Storytelling In Deus Ex: HR
In anticipation of GDC Online, Eidos Montreal writer Mary DeMarle speaks out on the complexities and challenges she faced when working on the critically-acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Sept. 15, 2011
TGS: Sony To Debut Android-Based PlayStation Suite SDK In November
TGS: Sony To Debut Android-Based PlayStation Suite SDK In November
Sony will debut public SDKs for its Android-based PlayStation Suite starting in November, with PlayStation Suite-created games on devices including cellphone, tablets and PS Vita in Spring 2012.
Sept. 15, 2011
Feature: Getting Past Analytics In Social Games
Feature: Getting Past Analytics In Social Games
In a new Gamasutra feature, game design veteran Chris Birke takes a look at how social games create "fun" from a neuroscience perspective, and urges developers to design
Sept. 15, 2011
Kaspersky senior researcher predicts further DigiNotar-style hacks
Kaspersky senior researcher predicts further DigiNotar-style hacks
Roel Schouwenberg, a senior security researcher with Kaspersky Lab, is advising internet users to exercise extreme caution when dealing with online certificates in the wake of the DigiNotar certificate authority (CA) systems hack.
Sept. 15, 2011
Hackers flip over Unicode trick
Hackers flip over Unicode trick
Hackers are flipping filenames to create apparently 'safe' file extensions that in fact contain malware, according to Czech security firm Avast Software.
Sept. 15, 2011
Suda's Grasshopper Reveals New Casual, Kinect Games
Suda's Grasshopper Reveals New Casual, Kinect Games
Grasshopper president Goichi Suda tells Gamasutra to expect "games that aren't the typical Grasshopper style," as the company reveals new social and casual games, as well as the Kinect title Diabolical Pitch.
Sept. 14, 2011
Analysis: Sony's PS Vita Launch Approach Shows Social Savvy
Analysis: Sony's PS Vita Launch Approach Shows Social Savvy
Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield was on hand in Tokyo for Sony's PlayStation Vita press event, and analyzes the promising moves into social connectivity for the company's still to be proven next-generation handheld.
Sept. 14, 2011