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Best of GameSetWatch: From NMA's GTAV Trailer To Tokyo Blip Fest Highlights
Best of GameSetWatch: From NMA's GTAV Trailer To Tokyo Blip Fest Highlights
Gamasutra's alt video game blog GameSetWatch rounds up this week's offbeat news, including Next Media Animation's 'Grand Theft Auto 5' trailer, highlights from Tokyo Blip Fest, and more.
Nov. 2, 2011
Former WeMade CEO Buys, Takes Over Nowcom
Former WeMade CEO Buys, Takes Over Nowcom
Four months after resigning as co-CEO from WeMade Entertainment, Kevin 'Sookiel' Seo and his new firm Saint International has purchased a majority stake in South Korean IT company and game publisher Nowcom.
Nov. 2, 2011
THQ Losses Widen In Q2, Despite Sales Uptick From Space Marine
THQ Losses Widen In Q2, Despite Sales Uptick From Space Marine
THQ on Wednesday reported a deeper quarterly loss for its second quarter ending September 30, despite better-than-expected sales of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.
Nov. 2, 2011
Saints Row Publisher THQ Not Concerned With GTA V Hype
Saints Row Publisher THQ Not Concerned With GTA V Hype
While some perceived the recently-debuted GTA V trailer as a strategic move against THQ and Saints Row: The Third, THQ president Brian Farrell doesn't see it that way at all.
Nov. 2, 2011
THQ's Digital Business Is Growing, But There's A Lot Of Work To Be Done
THQ's Digital Business Is Growing, But There's A Lot Of Work To Be Done
THQ's digital revenues were up substantially during its recently-concluded Q2, but with the bulk coming from just one game, the company still has a long way to go.
Nov. 2, 2011
Nexon America Sees Q3 Revenue Growth
Nexon America Sees Q3 Revenue Growth
Seoul's online game publisher and operator Nexon has announced that its American division, Nexon America, saw a 29 percent revenue growth year-over-year for its third fiscal quarter.
Nov. 2, 2011
Secunia joins the bounty-for-bugs bandwagon
Secunia joins the bounty-for-bugs bandwagon
Secunia, the independent IT security research agency, has become the latest to start rewarding researchers for information on security vulnerabilities. The firms joins the likes of Barracuda Networks and Google's Chrome operation in this regard.
Nov. 2, 2011
Android Dolphin HD browser hit by major security problems
Android Dolphin HD browser hit by major security problems
Dolphin HD, an advanced web browser for the Android platform, is reported to be relaying details of web sites accessed on the device it is installed on to a remote server.
Nov. 2, 2011
More than a third of US companies are not prepared to fend off APTs
More than a third of US companies are not prepared to fend off APTs
More than one-third of US companies are poorly prepared for advanced persistent threats (APT), according to a report by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
Nov. 2, 2011
MIGS 2011: Designers Must Champion Their Ideas - Epic's Perry
MIGS 2011: Designers Must Champion Their Ideas - Epic's Perry
Epic Games lead designer Lee Perry explains how the Boomer, table-cover and Beast mode were the result of some guy just messing around with prototyping in Unreal Engine 3.
Nov. 1, 2011
Free-To-Play MechWarrior Online Planned For Late 2012
Free-To-Play MechWarrior Online Planned For Late 2012
Developer Piranha Games has announced that MechWarrior Online will be released as a free-to-play title in the second half of 2012, roughly three years after it was first announced.
Nov. 1, 2011
Hackers Work Around Battlefield 3's Origin Requirement
Hackers Work Around Battlefield 3's Origin Requirement
Hacking and piracy group Razor1911 has released a cracked executable purporting to let PC Battlefield 3 owners play the game without installing or running EA's Origin digital distribution system.
Nov. 1, 2011