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Number of compromised records drops precipitously, Verizon finds
Number of compromised records drops precipitously, Verizon finds
The number of compromised records involved in data breaches plummeted from 144 million in 2009 to only 4 million in 2010, but the number of data breaches soared to its highest number ever, according to the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
April 19, 2011
Interview: An Upstart Fighting Game Developer's Radical Re-Think
Interview: An Upstart Fighting Game Developer's Radical Re-Think
Skullgirls project lead Mike Zaimont tells Gamasutra what sets the strikingly appealing and playable downloadable 2D fighting game apart from the Japanese titles that inspired it.
April 18, 2011
Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Lead Canadian Videogame Awards Finalists
Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Lead Canadian Videogame Awards Finalists
The finalists for the upcoming Canadian Videogame Awards have been announced, with BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 and Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood nominated for seven awards each.
April 18, 2011
Release This: Portal 2, Mortal Kombat Premiere Worldwide
Release This: Portal 2, Mortal Kombat Premiere Worldwide
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Portal 2, SOCOM 4, and NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat reboot to retailers in North America and the UK.
April 18, 2011
Zumba Fitness Holds On To Top Spot In UK Sales Charts
Zumba Fitness Holds On To Top Spot In UK Sales Charts
Pipeworks and 505 Games' Zumba Fitness took the top spot in the UK sales charts for a second consecutive week, holding back Crytek and EA's Crysis 2 and Lucasarts' Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.
April 18, 2011
Report: Ex-EA Tiburon Employees Found New Company Row Sham Bow
Report: Ex-EA Tiburon Employees Found New Company Row Sham Bow
EA Tiburon executives have left the company to form a new Florida-based developer called Row Sham Bow, including Madden 12 creative director Ian Cummings, according to media reports.
April 18, 2011
ESRB Using New Automated System To Rate Digitally-Distributed Console Games
ESRB Using New Automated System To Rate Digitally-Distributed Console Games
Starting from today, the Entertainment Software Rating Board will introduce a computer program designed to replace the rating process for games released on Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo digital storefronts.
April 18, 2011
Sonic Generations To Combine Classic 2D, Modern 3D Gameplay, Styling
Sonic Generations To Combine Classic 2D, Modern 3D Gameplay, Styling
Nearly twenty years after the release of the first title in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the newly announced Sonic Generations will include gameplay both in the classic 2D and modern 3D styles.
April 18, 2011
Minecraft-Like Xbox Live Indie FortressCraft Sells 16K On Launch Day
Minecraft-Like Xbox Live Indie FortressCraft Sells 16K On Launch Day
Developer ProjectorGames claims its Xbox Live Indie Game FortressCraft saw 16,000 sales on its April 8 launch day, selling to a full 70 percent of players who've tried out the demo so far.
April 18, 2011
Microsoft E3 Press Conference Announced For Morning Of June 6
Microsoft E3 Press Conference Announced For Morning Of June 6
Microsoft will hold its annual pre-E3 media briefing at 9 a.m. Pacific on Monday, June 6 at Los Angeles' Galen Center, just ahead of a previously announced S
April 18, 2011
THQ's Farrell Talks Up Digital Distribution, New Business Models
THQ's Farrell Talks Up Digital Distribution, New Business Models
While not entirely dismissing the idea of the $60 AAA game, THQ CEO Brian Farrell seems to be focusing on digital delivery of games and content as the real revenue driver for his company going forward.
April 18, 2011
Major U.S. Retailers Drop Wii Price To $170 Online
Major U.S. Retailers Drop Wii Price To $170 Online
Numerous major American retailers have dropped the online price of the basic Wii system from $199.99 to $169.99 in recent days, though Nintendo has not officially announced a new price for the system.
April 18, 2011