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Zynga Acquires Casino City Maker DNA Games
Zynga Acquires Casino City Maker DNA Games
Social game mega-publisher Zynga today announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Casino City developer DNA Games, the 14th such acquisition in the last 12 months.
May 18, 2011
Capcom Bringing Monster Hunter Spin-off To Japanese iPhone In June
Capcom Bringing Monster Hunter Spin-off To Japanese iPhone In June
Capcom's best-selling fantasy action RPG series Monster Hunter will be making the leap to the iPhone in Japan this June with spin-off title Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting.
May 18, 2011
Angry Birds Franchise Hits 200M Downloads
Angry Birds Franchise Hits 200M Downloads
Rovio's mega-hit Angry Birds franchise has now sold 200 million units across the original games as well as its Seasons and Rio follow-ups, the publisher announced today.
May 18, 2011
Developers: No Time For Piracy Prevention On Smartphones
Developers: No Time For Piracy Prevention On Smartphones
As part of a new Gamasutra feature, mobile game and app developers explain that working on antipiracy measures for smartphone games is no longer a relevant concern.
May 18, 2011
Sponsored Feature: Behind the Mirror - Adding Reflection to C++ 2
Sponsored Feature: Behind the Mirror - Adding Reflection to C++ 2
In an Intel-sponsored reprint from Game Developer magazine, software engineer Geoff Evans takes a look at the benefits of implementing a reflection system in C++.
May 18, 2011
Activision Turns MW3 Asset Leak Into Marketing Opportunity
Activision Turns MW3 Asset Leak Into Marketing Opportunity
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg explains how the company turned "lemons into lemonade" by using the Modern Warfare 3 information leak to strengthen its marketing campaign.
May 18, 2011
Security Flaw Leaves Most Android Devices Vulnerable To Hacking
Security Flaw Leaves Most Android Devices Vulnerable To Hacking
Nearly all Android-based smartphones were susceptible to a security hack allowing third parties to access a user's private information, calendar and contacts, according to research.
May 18, 2011
Boy Meets Girl: Nival's Unusual Prime World Goals
Boy Meets Girl: Nival's Unusual Prime World Goals
Gamasutra catches up with Russian strategy developer Nival, which is developing an internationally-oriented social game for the first time with Prime World -- and learns about an interesting gender-oriented angle to play.
May 18, 2011
3DS, Wii Sales Dip To Record Lows In Japanese Charts
3DS, Wii Sales Dip To Record Lows In Japanese Charts
Nintendo's Wii and 3DS systems saw their worst Japanese sales period on record last week, thanks to a lack of compelling software and an overall post-Golden Week dip, according to research by tracking group Media Create.
May 18, 2011
Massachusetts labor agency admits to data breach that could affect 210,000 citizens
Massachusetts labor agency admits to data breach that could affect 210,000 citizens
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has admitted belatedly that personal information on up to 210,000 unemployed residents may have been compromised as the result of a cyberattack.
May 18, 2011
Survey finds digital distraction in the workplace costs billions
Survey finds digital distraction in the workplace costs billions
Research just published claims to show that digital distraction is a very real problem in the workplace, with 45% of workers only working 15 minutes or less before getting interrupted.
May 18, 2011
Peak IP traffic in Europe dominated by P2P and streaming content
Peak IP traffic in Europe dominated by P2P and streaming content
The Q1 internet phenomena report from Sandvine claims to show that there is a growing appetite for on-demand applications that will continue to drive data consumption and network quality requirements.
May 18, 2011