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Naval Academy adds cybersecurity to curriculum
Naval Academy adds cybersecurity to curriculum
The US Naval Academy announced this week the addition of several new educational offerings that seek to bolster midshipmen knowledge of cybersecurity related issues.
March 10, 2011
New Jersey state agencies nearly auction off computers with sensitive data
New Jersey state agencies nearly auction off computers with sensitive data
New Jersey state agencies were about to auction off hundreds of computers containing sensitive information, including residents' social security numbers and medical records, when state auditors discovered them in a warehouse on their way to public auction.
March 10, 2011
Sony UK Cancels Projects At Wipeout, MotorStorm, SingStar Studios
Sony UK Cancels Projects At Wipeout, MotorStorm, SingStar Studios
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe confirmed to Gamasutra that it has cancelled a "small number of projects" at its UK game studios, with no word yet on how many jobs are affected.
March 9, 2011
Epic Releases March 2011 UDK Beta, 'Samaritan' Real-Time Demo
Epic Releases March 2011 UDK Beta, 'Samaritan' Real-Time Demo
Following private presentations at GDC 2011 last week, Epic Games has released an impressive tech demo of the latest version of Unreal Engine 3, and detailed new Unreal Development Kit features.
March 9, 2011
Rovio Planning To Launch Angry Birds Facebook This May
Rovio Planning To Launch Angry Birds Facebook This May
Rovio's Angry Birds is slated to come to the 500 million user-strong Facebook by summer this year, adding various social aspects to the game, the studio confirmed to Gamasutra.
March 9, 2011
Opinion: On Halo: Reach's M Rating And The ESRB
Opinion: On Halo: Reach's M Rating And The ESRB
Ryan Rigney chats with the ESRB's Eliot Mizrachi to discuss the content disparities between Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops, examining why both games bear an M-rating.
March 9, 2011
Interview: Frank Gibeau on EA's Expanding Focus In The PC Space
Interview: Frank Gibeau on EA's Expanding Focus In The PC Space
EA's Frank Gibeau talks to Gamasutra about the company's position in the casual Facebook gaming market, the renewed focus on PC releases and the increasing dabblings in the freemium business model.
March 9, 2011
Top-Grossing iTunes Games: Updated Infinity Blade Returns to Top Ten
Top-Grossing iTunes Games: Updated Infinity Blade Returns to Top Ten
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Infinity Blade and Tiny Wings earning top iPhone sales, while Angry Birds HD and Fruit Ninja HD remain big sellers on the iPad.
March 9, 2011
Sega Releases First Facebook Game
Sega Releases First Facebook Game
Sega of America announced the launch of Sega Play! Baseball, its first Facebook game and the first release from the famed Japanese publisher's new Sega Play! social brand.
March 9, 2011
Jack Emmert Taking Over Cryptic As New CEO
Jack Emmert Taking Over Cryptic As New CEO
MMO developer Cryptic Studio announced that its COO Jack Emmert will now serve as CEO, as former chief executive John Needham leaves the developer to "pursue other opportunities" in the game industry.
March 9, 2011
OpenFeint, The9 Funding Ports To Android
OpenFeint, The9 Funding Ports To Android
Mobile social gaming network OpeFeint and Chinese online gaming company The9 announced a partnership to help fund developers who want to port their titles to Android devices.
March 9, 2011
The Vulnerability Of An Indie
The Vulnerability Of An Indie
In Gamasutra's latest feature, a postmortem of iOS title Flick Buddies, Australian indie Bane Games discusses how a small staff can create huge dependenc
March 9, 2011