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Exploring 'Untapped' Realms Of Facebook Gaming With Social Dev A Bit Lucky
Exploring 'Untapped' Realms Of Facebook Gaming With Social Dev A Bit Lucky
Social gaming startup A Bit Lucky speaks out on the unexplored opportunities for Facebook game developers, noting that the "extremely young" social market has plenty of room to grow.
Nov. 25, 2011
Gameloft Offering iPads Pre-Loaded With Games As In-Flight Entertainment
Gameloft Offering iPads Pre-Loaded With Games As In-Flight Entertainment
French mobile and digital game publisher Gameloft has announced a deal with Australian air carrier Jetstar, in which Jetstar passengers will have access to iPads with pre-loaded Gameloft titles.
Nov. 25, 2011
UK Trade Body TIGA Launches $150K Games Development Contest
UK Trade Body TIGA Launches $150K Games Development Contest
UK game industry trade group TIGA is set to launch a game developers competition today, that will offer money prizes as a means of building games prototypes and securing funding.
Nov. 25, 2011
Magazine Publisher Future Merges UK, U.S. Branches Following Fiscal Year Losses
Magazine Publisher Future Merges UK, U.S. Branches Following Fiscal Year Losses
British video game magazine company Future Publishing is set to merge its UK and U.S. operations, following a decline in revenue and greater losses year-over-year.
Nov. 25, 2011
Report: 2K Canberra Renamed Back To 2K Australia, Working On Bioshock Infinite
Report: 2K Canberra Renamed Back To 2K Australia, Working On Bioshock Infinite
2K Games' Canberra Studio, previously working on the FPS reboot of XCOM as part of 2K Marin, has now been once again renamed 2K Australia and is working on upcoming Bioshock Infinite.
Nov. 25, 2011
Solera head researcher slams malware authors for “lazy, repetitive malware scams”
Solera head researcher slams malware authors for “lazy, repetitive malware scams”
The director of security research with Solera Networks has called malware authors “mal-slackers” for their “lazy repetitive malware scams” they have created for this US Thanksgiving.
Nov. 25, 2011
BEAST-driven SSL attack not as bad as it seems claims Context
BEAST-driven SSL attack not as bad as it seems claims Context
Researchers at Context Information Security are playing down the level of risk to enterprises caused by the BEAST - Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS – that was identified by researchers in late September.
Nov. 25, 2011
Acuity releases free PCI DSS compliance analysis software
Acuity releases free PCI DSS compliance analysis software
Acuity has taken the wraps off a free PCI DSS compliance analysis application that can be downloaded from its web site. The software is billed as being able to identify, assess, manage and report on risks to cardholder data.
Nov. 25, 2011
Kingston Technology says that secure encrypted USB sticks are no longer enough
Kingston Technology says that secure encrypted USB sticks are no longer enough
Research carried out by Kingston Technology claims to show that purchasing secure and encrypted USB sticks is no longer enough to defend data within a company environment.
Nov. 25, 2011
Opinion: A Tale of Two Call Stacks
Opinion: A Tale of Two Call Stacks
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Valve Software programmer Bruce Dawson explains why graphics vendors should share their code symbols with the public, and puts out a call to action for developers.
Nov. 24, 2011
The End Of Games Marketing As We Know It
The End Of Games Marketing As We Know It
As free-to-play continues to grow, Gamasutra contributor Nicholas Lovell argues that the business model's unique dynamics should "send a frisson of fear down the spine of games marketers".
Nov. 24, 2011
Modern Warfare 3 Tops Japanese Charts In Opening Week
Modern Warfare 3 Tops Japanese Charts In Opening Week
The subtitled edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 topped the Japanese weekly software sales charts last week, selling 210,839 units across the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.
Nov. 24, 2011