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Sony: Neither Firmware Nor LA Noire Is Causing PS3s To Overheat
Sony: Neither Firmware Nor LA Noire Is Causing PS3s To Overheat
Sony and Rockstar Games have released a joint statement noting that neither the latest PlayStation firmware nor Rockstar's game LA Noire are causing PS3 hardware to overheat, although an actual reason has not yet been given.
May 20, 2011
TikGames Developing Licensed Chucky Game
TikGames Developing Licensed Chucky Game
San Mateo, California-based developer TikGames has revealed that it is working on a title based on the Chucky horror movie franchise, due for release later this year.
May 20, 2011
'Tales from the GDC Vault': Carmack Lays it Out
'Tales from the GDC Vault': Carmack Lays it Out
Continuing his new 'Tales from the GDC Vault' series, digital historian Jason Scott reveals his first full-length digitized video from the GDC archives - John Carmack's fascinating keynote
May 20, 2011
Gameloft CFO Warns Of Social Gaming 'Bubble'
Gameloft CFO Warns Of Social Gaming 'Bubble'
Alexandre de Rochefort, CFO for major mobile phone developer Gameloft, says inflated private and stock market valuations for social gaming companies are causing an unsustainable bubble to develop.
May 20, 2011
Facebook Adds UK Dev Mediatonic To Preferred Consultant Program
Facebook Adds UK Dev Mediatonic To Preferred Consultant Program
UK indie game developer Mediatonic (Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess) is part of the latest expansion in Facebook's official Preferred Developer Consultant program.
May 20, 2011
UKIE Signs with Jumpstart To Help Members Obtain Tax Credits
UKIE Signs with Jumpstart To Help Members Obtain Tax Credits
In the wake of newly expanded R&D tax credits in the country, UKIE has signed a deal with consultancy Jumpstart to help provide members practica
May 20, 2011
Report: 3DS To Be Japan's Best-Selling Hardware In 2011
Report: 3DS To Be Japan's Best-Selling Hardware In 2011
Despite its slow start, Nintendo's new 3DS portable console is expected to end the year as the highest-selling console in Japan, according to analysts, while overall hardware decline is expected to continue through 2012.
May 20, 2011
Internal Activision Memo Details MW3 Leak Response
Internal Activision Memo Details MW3 Leak Response
Activision Publishing was "lucky" that last week's Modern Warfare 3 data leak was so close to the game's pl
May 20, 2011
Interview: Heroes of Newerth's Marc DeForest On Evolving Business Models
Interview: Heroes of Newerth's Marc DeForest On Evolving Business Models
Gamasutra editor-at-large Leigh Alexander talks to S2's Marc DeForest about Heroes of Newerth's player base, and how the company had to evolve its business model to accommodate changes in the market.
May 20, 2011
Hacker Attacks Against Sony Continue
Hacker Attacks Against Sony Continue
Following further PSN-related issues, Sony-operated internet service provider So-Net has been breached by a hacker, the company reports, resulting in vir
May 20, 2011
Password typing methodology uniquely identifies users, claim researchers
Password typing methodology uniquely identifies users, claim researchers
Researchers with the American University of Beirut are reported to be working on enhancing previous methods of uniquely identifying users by the speed and rhythm with which their passwords are entered.
May 20, 2011
Cisco VoIP phones vulnerable to hackers?
Cisco VoIP phones vulnerable to hackers?
Researchers in Australia have staged a live internet telephony crack which they claim shows the security vulnerabilities of using a Cisco internet phone.
May 20, 2011