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GDC 2011: Deadly Premonition's 7 Steps To A Memorable Story
GDC 2011: Deadly Premonition's 7 Steps To A Memorable Story
Deadly Premonition director Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro outlined seven ways to get your story to create a memorable story, saying that "if players can't remember your character's name, the game is crappy."
March 3, 2011
GDC 2011: Minecraft, Amnesia Win Big At Independent Games Festival Awards
GDC 2011: Minecraft, Amnesia Win Big At Independent Games Festival Awards
Frictional Games' dark survival horror title Amnesia: The Dark Descent won three awards while Mojang's indie mega-hit Minecraft took the Seumas McNally Grand Prize in tonight's IGF Awards.
March 3, 2011
GDC 2011: Retro Talks Moving From Metroid to Donkey Kong Country
GDC 2011: Retro Talks Moving From Metroid to Donkey Kong Country
A panel full of developers from Retro studios, as well as Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe, reminisced about the development of Donkey Kong Country Returns in a GDC presentation today.
March 3, 2011
GDC 2011: Sony Releases PhyreEngine 3.0 For PS3, NGP
GDC 2011: Sony Releases PhyreEngine 3.0 For PS3, NGP
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced the release of PhyreEngine 3.0, a new version of its game development framework supporting projects for both PS3 and its upcoming Next Generation Portable (NGP).
March 3, 2011
Valve Unveils Steam Guard For Account Security
Valve Unveils Steam Guard For Account Security
Valve announced Steam Guard, a new feature designed to enhance security on its Steam and Steamworks platforms by preventing unauthorized modifications or changes to user account settings.
March 3, 2011
SCEA Cutting PSP Go Price To $149.99
SCEA Cutting PSP Go Price To $149.99
A week after discounting its older PSP-3000 models to $129.99, Sony has reportedly cut the MSRP for its UMD-less, digital download-focused PSP Go by $50 to $149.99 in North America.
March 3, 2011
Dutch anti-piracy site suffers DDoS attack
Dutch anti-piracy site suffers DDoS attack
Hacktivists seem to have learned a lot from the WikiLeaks/Anonymous attacks seen in recent months, as an automated DDoS attack has reportedly frozen access to BREIN, the Dutch anti-piracy web portal.
March 3, 2011
Businesses bear the responsibility for blame with phishing attacks claims Imperva director
Businesses bear the responsibility for blame with phishing attacks claims Imperva director
Rob Rachwald, Imperva's security director, says that his company is adding hackers to the old Benjamin Franklin adage that
March 3, 2011
RPost sues Swiss Post for allegedly infringing on proof, privacy and electronic signature patents
RPost sues Swiss Post for allegedly infringing on proof, privacy and electronic signature patents
An interesting lawsuit has popped up with California's RPost, a secure email firm, filing a request for an injunction through the Swiss courts over an alleged breach of its technology patents.
March 3, 2011
DroidDream trojan is a nightmare for thousands of Android users
DroidDream trojan is a nightmare for thousands of Android users
Google has removed 55 apps from its Android Market after tens of thousands of users downloaded applications that were infected by the DroidDream trojan, according to numerous news reports.
March 3, 2011
Accreditation body revises HIPAA data privacy and security standards
Accreditation body revises HIPAA data privacy and security standards
URAC, a nonprofit healthcare accreditation organization, has revised its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security standards.
March 3, 2011
Microsoft Revives 'Dead' Xbox Live Gamertags
Microsoft Revives 'Dead' Xbox Live Gamertags
Microsoft has confirmed that it is in the process of reviving 'dead' Xbox Live Gamertags for use, allowing Xbox users to change their Xbox screen name to previously unavailable names.
March 2, 2011