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The Playforge, Zombie Life And The Launch Of Freemium On iOS
The Playforge, Zombie Life And The Launch Of Freemium On iOS
The Playforge's successful Zombie Farm helped kick off the freemium boom on iOS last year, and now the developer of 2010's top-grossing free game gets ready to try again with Zombie Life.
Oct. 27, 2011
Feature: Building In Better Testing From Day One
Feature: Building In Better Testing From Day One
In Gamasutra's latest feature, tools programming veteran Cyril Marlin describes the process his studio used to build automated testing into its Wii game -- which resu
Oct. 27, 2011
Opinion: The Specter of Doubt
Opinion: The Specter of Doubt
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, game development grad student Heather Decker-Davis provides some reassuring advice for when doubt starts to creep into your project and stall progress.
Oct. 27, 2011
EA's Battlefield 3 Ships 10M Units In First Week
EA's Battlefield 3 Ships 10M Units In First Week
In a Gamasutra-attended conference call, EA CEO John Riccitiello announced that the company's major first person shooter Battlefield 3 has shipped more than 10 million units since its launch earlier this week.
Oct. 27, 2011
Solera research director spots a hybrid spear phishing attack
Solera research director spots a hybrid spear phishing attack
Andrew Brandt, The newly-installed director of threat research with Solera Networks, has been analyzing what appears to be a hybrid spear phishing attack against a colleague and revealed the effort that goes into making these targeted attack emails look genuine.
Oct. 27, 2011
TDL4 botnet may be available for rent
TDL4 botnet may be available for rent
ESET's senior research fellow David Harley says that, while his team of researchers have been tracking the TDL4 botnet for some time, they have noticed a new phase in its evolution.
Oct. 27, 2011
PapayaMobile Expands Social Network, Development Tools To iOS
PapayaMobile Expands Social Network, Development Tools To iOS
Major Android-based social network PapayaMobile has added iOS development support to its mobile software development kit, also adding the option for cross-platform use of its social network features.
Oct. 26, 2011
Air Force, Oklahoma U Team Up For $10.7M Intelligence Training Game
Air Force, Oklahoma U Team Up For $10.7M Intelligence Training Game
The Air Force Research Lab is teaming up with researchers at Oklahoma University to design a game aimed at training intelligence analysts to ignore their biases in making crucial decisions.
Oct. 26, 2011
Frobisher Says Dev Happy With Vita Dev Tools, Sony Support
Frobisher Says Dev Happy With Vita Dev Tools, Sony Support
Honeyslug, the indie developers behind offbeat mini-game collection and planned PlayStation Vita launch title Frobisher Says, says Sony's tools have made the development process "very smooth."
Oct. 26, 2011
Harmonix Planning 'Fundamental Creative Reinterpretation' For Rock Band
Harmonix Planning 'Fundamental Creative Reinterpretation' For Rock Band
Rock Band developer Harmonix says the future of the four-year-old rhythm game-franchise will involve a "fairly fundamental creative reinterpretation" of the performance-based music game.
Oct. 26, 2011
In-Depth: PlayStation Network Analysis, September 2011
In-Depth: PlayStation Network Analysis, September 2011
Console digital editor Ryan Langley examines PlayStation Network's debuts and successes during September 2011, examining the PSN Play promotion's results and the top 20 most downloaded titles in North America.
Oct. 26, 2011
Critical Reception: EA DICE's Battlefield 3
Critical Reception: EA DICE's Battlefield 3
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to EA DICE's military-themed first-person shooter Battlefield 3, which reviewers describe as "the most polished entry in the series."
Oct. 26, 2011