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GDC China Reveals Double Fine, Game Audio, Agile Development Talks
GDC China Reveals Double Fine, Game Audio, Agile Development Talks
GDC China has revealed a new batch of talks, featuring Double Fine's approach to working with Kinect, composer Hitoshi Sakimoto on the business of game audio, and a look at Agile/Scrum development.
Sept. 13, 2011
Microsoft: High XBLA Dev Standards 'Beneficial To Our Customers'
Microsoft: High XBLA Dev Standards 'Beneficial To Our Customers'
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Xbox Live Arcade portfolio director Chris Charla defended the platform's high barriers for devs, saying that it means customers alway
Sept. 13, 2011
Austin Film Festival To Showcase 20+ Indie Games
Austin Film Festival To Showcase 20+ Indie Games
For the second year in a row, Austin film festival Fantastic Fest will play host to Fantastic Arcade, a showcase of playable independent games, with developer commentary and tournaments.
Sept. 13, 2011
BAFTA Launches Unity-Powered Game Maker For Kids
BAFTA Launches Unity-Powered Game Maker For Kids
The University of Albertay Dundee has developed a Unity-powered "drag and drop" game making tool for children called Games Unpacked, available free via a sponsorship from BAFTA and EA.
Sept. 13, 2011
Zumba Fitness Drives Majesco To Third Consecutive Quarter Of Growth
Zumba Fitness Drives Majesco To Third Consecutive Quarter Of Growth
Majesco has raised its annual financial guidance following a Q3 that saw nearly $2 million in profits thanks to the (mainly European) success of its 3 million-selling Zumba Fitness.
Sept. 13, 2011
Fruit Ninja Dev Sees Repeat Success With Jetpack Joyride
Fruit Ninja Dev Sees Repeat Success With Jetpack Joyride
Brisbane, Australia's Halfbrick (Fruit Ninja) appears to have another success on its hands, as its newest game Jetpack Joyride has managed to attract 350,000 downloads in its first week.
Sept. 13, 2011
Analyst: Game Ad Spend Will More Than Double By 2016
Analyst: Game Ad Spend Will More Than Double By 2016
Analysts are projecting that the estimated $3.1 billion spent globally on ads in and around games in 2010 will more than double to $7.2 billion by 2016 as the "underutilized" market matures.
Sept. 13, 2011
Android keylogger app – powered by accelerometer/gyroscope movements – revealed
Android keylogger app – powered by accelerometer/gyroscope movements – revealed
An associate professor in the computer science department of the University of California has developed a proof-of-concept app that uses the smartphone/tablet's on-device accelerometer/gyroscope technology to interpret - and record - users' keystrokes.
Sept. 13, 2011
Russia's UK embassy reports DDoS attack on website
Russia's UK embassy reports DDoS attack on website
The Russian embassy in London has complained that its website mysteriously crashed over the weekend, after being hit by a DDoS attack. The site downing reportedly coincided with Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to Moscow.
Sept. 13, 2011
Hacker accesses 40,000 credit and debit cards processed by arcade vendor
Hacker accesses 40,000 credit and debit cards processed by arcade vendor
Vacationland Vendors, a Wisconsin-based supplier of arcade equipment and vending machines, said credit and debits cards used in its card processing system over a two and a half year period may have been exposed.
Sept. 13, 2011
GlobalSign web certificate authority back online after hacker breach
GlobalSign web certificate authority back online after hacker breach
Belgian web certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign is back online after investigating claims by the hacker who breached the Dutch DigiNotar CA that its systems had also been breached.
Sept. 13, 2011
Employers beware: Fix known flaws or risk retaliation
Employers beware: Fix known flaws or risk retaliation
Companies should fix known access vulnerabilities in order to prevent disgruntled former employees from wreaking havoc on their systems, advises Adam Bosnian with Cyber-Ark Software.
Sept. 13, 2011