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Live Gamer Raises $8.5M In New Funding Round
Live Gamer Raises $8.5M In New Funding Round
Online monetization platform Live Gamer has raised $8.5 million in a new round of investor funding, led by venture capital firms Charles River Ventures and Kodiak Venture Partners.
Nov. 15, 2011
Analysis: Digital Vs. Retail At Major Third-Party Publishers
Analysis: Digital Vs. Retail At Major Third-Party Publishers
Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews breaks down public data from EA, Ubisoft, Activision and other publishers to determine digital sales growth, and how their sales are split between platforms and territories.
Nov. 15, 2011
343's O'Connor: New Strategy For Halo Franchise-Building
343's O'Connor: New Strategy For Halo Franchise-Building
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, series franchise director Frank O'Connor says the franchise's approach to story will change drastically with _Halo: Anniversa
Nov. 15, 2011
GDC China 2011 Closes With Record Attendance
GDC China 2011 Closes With Record Attendance
Organizers of the fourth annual GDC China have announced that more than 3000 international attendees were present over the three-day event, marking an all-time high for this branch of the Game Developers Conference.
Nov. 15, 2011
GDC China: Square Enix CTO Merceron On Game Tech & Thinking Globally
GDC China: Square Enix CTO Merceron On Game Tech & Thinking Globally
At GDC China in Shanghai on Monday, Square Enix's Julien Merceron discussed his history at Ubisoft and Eidos and his remit at Square Enix, explaining how he manages the company's massive global tech footprint.
Nov. 15, 2011
Vivendi Sheds Activision Stock To Raise Capital
Vivendi Sheds Activision Stock To Raise Capital
Activision Blizzard majority shareholder Vivendi has sold 35 million of its shares in order to raise $427 million in capital, according to reports published Tuesday.
Nov. 15, 2011
Codenomicon gets fuzzy on security testing
Codenomicon gets fuzzy on security testing
Codenomicon has taken the wraps off a completely reworked version of Defensics X, its security and robustness testing application. The new version is billed as using fuzzing techniques to enhance its capabilities.
Nov. 15, 2011
Next-gen Android trojan uses Google Library disguise
Next-gen Android trojan uses Google Library disguise
China's NetQin - in conjunction with a research team with North Carolina state university - claim to have discovered a new type of Android trojan that disguises itself as a Google Library.
Nov. 15, 2011
Verizon says high-IQ network and enterprise clouds will be the security challenges for 2012
Verizon says high-IQ network and enterprise clouds will be the security challenges for 2012
In its annual review of the top business IT trends for the year ahead Verizon says that high-IQ networks and the enterprise cloud will foster business innovation and a borderless workstyle in 2012.
Nov. 15, 2011
Barclay Simpson publishes first quarterly rate card for security contractors
Barclay Simpson publishes first quarterly rate card for security contractors
Barclay Simpson’s information security contract division has published its first quarterly rate card for contractors in the IT security industry, noting that technology risk consultants can earn £710 a day, ranging down to data privacy analysts who can command £475 a day.
Nov. 15, 2011
Fusing Street Fighter And Tekken's Disparate Styles
Fusing Street Fighter And Tekken's Disparate Styles
As Capcom prepares Street Fighter X Tekken for next March, producer Yoshinori Ono tells Gamasutra about the "trial-and-error process" of making this fighter appeal to fans of both series.
Nov. 14, 2011
Modern Warfare 3 Claims Highest Grossing UK Entertainment Opening Week Ever
Modern Warfare 3 Claims Highest Grossing UK Entertainment Opening Week Ever
Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 took to the top of the UK software sales charts last week in its opening week on sale, claiming the highest grossing opening week for any entertainment title ever.
Nov. 14, 2011