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Take-Two CEO Stresses The Importance Of New IP
Take-Two CEO Stresses The Importance Of New IP
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed the continued importance of developing new IP Tuesday, following last year's breakout hit Red Dead Redemption and the
May 24, 2011
CNN and "still-alive" Osama bin Laden luring Twitter users
CNN and "still-alive" Osama bin Laden luring Twitter users
It appears that, despite President Obama recently going on national TV in the US to tell everyone that Osama bin Laden is dead, Facebook users are being lured to a credential-stealing set of web pages by a tweet referencing a 'CNN report' that the head of al Qaeda is still alive.
May 24, 2011
BlackHole exploit kit now being offered for free
BlackHole exploit kit now being offered for free
Reports are coming in that the BlackHole exploit kit, a pivotal piece of malware in the same league as Zeus, has joined the infamous malware in being offered for free on darkware forums.
May 24, 2011
Sony's Greek web portal hacked as the misery continues
Sony's Greek web portal hacked as the misery continues
Hell hath no fury like an upset cracker, it seems, as the tidal wave of apparent supporters of George Hotz appear to be targeting Sony in an unprecedented hackathon.
May 24, 2011
More 64-bit malware spotted by Kaspersky Lab
More 64-bit malware spotted by Kaspersky Lab
The last 12 months have seen the volume of 64-bit Win7-equipped machines being sold rising steadily and it seems that cybercriminals have woken up to the trend, developing 64-bit malware.
May 24, 2011
Qakbot author is no crackpot, says Symantec
Qakbot author is no crackpot, says Symantec
Attacks of the W32.Qakbot worm, which was responsible for a data breach at a Massachusetts labor agency, are on the rise after the author
May 24, 2011
CGC 2011: Paper To PlayStation 3 - The Evolution Of Hoard
CGC 2011: Paper To PlayStation 3 - The Evolution Of Hoard
At last week's Gamasutra-attended Canadian Games Conference, Big Sandwich design director Tyler Sigman explained the long process of bringing Hoard to PSN, and how designers can find room to iterate in some unexpected places.
May 23, 2011
Release This: DiRT 3, Daggerdale Premiere Worldwide
Release This: DiRT 3, Daggerdale Premiere Worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings DiRT 3 and Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale stateside, while Japan gets Akai Katana Shin, Troy Musou and Pandora no Tou.
May 23, 2011
Top iPhone Games: High Noon, Smack That Gugl Climb Free Charts
Top iPhone Games: High Noon, Smack That Gugl Climb Free Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from High Noon and Infinity Blade to Smack That Gugl and more.
May 23, 2011
NBA Signs Multiyear Agreements With EA, Take-Two
NBA Signs Multiyear Agreements With EA, Take-Two
The National Basketball Association today announced it has signed new agreements with both Take-Two Interactive and Electronic Arts, allowing both companies to continue to develop and publish NBA titles.
May 23, 2011
LA Noire Dominates UK Retail Sales Charts
LA Noire Dominates UK Retail Sales Charts
Team Bondi and Rockstar Games' LA Noire is the fastest-selling new retail video game IP ever in the UK, following critical acclaim, tracking firm Chart-Track confirmed today.
May 23, 2011
'PSP Remaster' Titles Coming to PS3
'PSP Remaster' Titles Coming to PS3
Sony has revealed the PSP Remaster series, which will see the publisher bring enhanced versions of popular PSP titles to the PlayStation 3, starting with Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. in Japan.
May 23, 2011