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Interview: Building A Brand New Pokemon Universe With Black And White
Interview: Building A Brand New Pokemon Universe With Black And White
Gamasutra talks to Pokemon Black & White director Junichi Masuda and character designer Mana Ibe of Game Freak about the nuanced challenges in evolving a brand beloved for its familiarity.
Feb. 24, 2011
Unity, GameString Team For Cloud-Based Web Player Game Streaming
Unity, GameString Team For Cloud-Based Web Player Game Streaming
Unity Technologies and GameString are teaming up to build a cloud-based game server for Unity content, which they hope will help developers "bring larger and more triple-A level games" to browsers.
Feb. 24, 2011
CCP Gets New Georgia Office, 150 New U.S. Jobs
CCP Gets New Georgia Office, 150 New U.S. Jobs
Reykjavik, Iceland-based CCP Games is moving its North America office from Gwinnett county, Georgia to a bigger office in the city of Decatur, in an expansion it says will create 150 jobs in the state.
Feb. 24, 2011
Exxon, Shell, BP hacked in Night Dragon attacks
Exxon, Shell, BP hacked in Night Dragon attacks
Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP were among the oil companies targeted by hackers working through internet servers in China, say US reports.
Feb. 24, 2011
ICO slams Cambridgeshire County Council after USB stick loss
ICO slams Cambridgeshire County Council after USB stick loss
The latest 'victim' of USB stick loss, Cambridgeshire County Council, has been given an electronic dressing down by the Information Commisoners Office for what the regulator calls a clear breach of the Data Protection Act.
Feb. 24, 2011
ISC releases security fix for Bind DoS vulnerability
ISC releases security fix for Bind DoS vulnerability
The Internet Systems Consortium has published an advisory and an update for the Bind domain name system software versions 9.7.1 to 9.7.2-P3.
Feb. 24, 2011
Mobile MMO Maker Grey Area Attracts $2.5 Million In Venture Funding
Mobile MMO Maker Grey Area Attracts $2.5 Million In Venture Funding
Helsinki, Finland-based Grey Area, makers of mobile, location-based MMO Shadow Cities, have received $2.5 million in venture capital funding from a trio of investment firms including London Venture Partners.
Feb. 23, 2011
John Romero's Ravenwood Fair Has 10M Users, Expansion On The Way
John Romero's Ravenwood Fair Has 10M Users, Expansion On The Way
LOLapps' Ravenwood Fair, a woodland sim designed under the consultancy of game industry veteran and id Software co-founder John Romero, now has over 10 million monthly active users, and an expansion on the way.
Feb. 23, 2011
Report: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood PC Will Not Use Always-Online DRM
Report: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood PC Will Not Use Always-Online DRM
The PC release of Ubisoft's stealth action game Assassin's Creed Brotherhood will not implement the controversial DRM seen in its previous release Assassin's Creed II, according to media reports.
Feb. 23, 2011
Interview: Infernal Engine Adds New Terrain System, NGP Support
Interview: Infernal Engine Adds New Terrain System, NGP Support
Terminal Reality today announced an update to its Infernal Engine, making it friendlier for open world game development. Gamasutra speaks with sales VP Joe Kreiner about the update, and support for Kinect, 3DS and NGP.
Feb. 23, 2011
Epic Showing Unreal Engine 3's Next Version Behind Closed Doors At GDC
Epic Showing Unreal Engine 3's Next Version Behind Closed Doors At GDC
Cary, NC-based Gears of War developer Epic Games said it will be showing the latest version of its Unreal Engine 3 tech behind closed doors at next week's Game Developers Conference.
Feb. 23, 2011
Report: Apple Event Next Week Will Reveal iPad 2
Report: Apple Event Next Week Will Reveal iPad 2
Reports say Apple will reveal the next iteration of its game-friendly iPad mobile tablet next week, as competition from Android-based tablets heats up. [UPDATE: Event invites hint at iPad reveal.]
Feb. 23, 2011