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Visa to waive PCI DSS compliance validation for US merchants that deploy chip-enabled terminals
Visa to waive PCI DSS compliance validation for US merchants that deploy chip-enabled terminals
Effective Oct. 1, 2012, Visa is eliminating the requirement for US merchants to annually validate their compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) if 75% of the merchant’s annual Visa transactions originate from chip-enabled terminals.
Aug. 9, 2011
Smart devices are shipping with security holes, say engineers
Smart devices are shipping with security holes, say engineers
Nearly 25% of engineers said they personally knew about security problems in their company’s smart devices that have not been disclosed to their customers and the general public, according to a recent survey by device security firm Mocana.
Aug. 9, 2011
Opinion: How I Document A Game
Opinion: How I Document A Game
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, NetherRealm Studios' Mike Birkhead outlines how he lays out a "Concept Design Document" the best way he knows how: by creating a game from scratch to explain the pro
Aug. 8, 2011
Take-Two Posts Quarterly Loss, Decreased Sales
Take-Two Posts Quarterly Loss, Decreased Sales
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two on Monday reported a net loss of $8.6 million for the fiscal quarter, as revenues also sunk despite major releases L.A. Noire and Duke Nukem Forever.
Aug. 8, 2011
Take-Two: Red Dead Redemption Ships 11M Units
Take-Two: Red Dead Redemption Ships 11M Units
Take-Two on Monday said its Western-themed open world title Red Dead Redemption, published under the Rockstar Games label, has shipped over 11 million units since its May 2010 release.
Aug. 8, 2011
Pot Farm's Jason Bailey: Industry Is 'Crossing Its Fingers' For Google+
Pot Farm's Jason Bailey: Industry Is 'Crossing Its Fingers' For Google+
Developers need Google+ to be successful so that there is a second viable social games platform other than Facebook, according to Jason Bailey, CEO of newly-formed East Side Games.
Aug. 8, 2011
Analysts: Sony 'Under Pressure' To Lower PS Vita Price
Analysts: Sony 'Under Pressure' To Lower PS Vita Price
Japanese gamers are under the impression that Sony will cut the price of the PlayStation Vita in response to the Nintendo 3DS price drop, according to analyst reports.
Aug. 8, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court's Kagan 'Struggled' Over California Game Law
U.S. Supreme Court's Kagan 'Struggled' Over California Game Law
Elena Kagan, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, said that her most difficult case was the California video game law that sought to place government restrictions on the sale of violent video games to minors.
Aug. 8, 2011
Blitz Games: Sell Through Steam, Or 'You're Nowhere'
Blitz Games: Sell Through Steam, Or 'You're Nowhere'
Blitz Games Studios is to close Blitz 1UP, the initiative originally set-up to help small devs bring their games to market, as it believes that good sales can only be achieved through Valve's Steam platform.
Aug. 8, 2011
Zumba Fitness Now Eight Consecutive Weeks At Top Of UK Charts
Zumba Fitness Now Eight Consecutive Weeks At Top Of UK Charts
For the eighth week in a row, Pipeworks and 505 Games' Zumba Fitness took the top spot in the UK retail software sales charts, marking its 11th week at the top overall.
Aug. 8, 2011
Gree Partners With Chinese Providers Tencent, UltiZen
Gree Partners With Chinese Providers Tencent, UltiZen
Japanese mobile social gaming network Gree has signed an agreement with Chinese online community provider Tencent that sees Tencent's latest smartphone platform standardized to be compatible with the Gree Platform.
Aug. 8, 2011
Ex-Microsoft VP Shane Kim Joins Moai Creator Zipline Games Board
Ex-Microsoft VP Shane Kim Joins Moai Creator Zipline Games Board
Zipline Games has appointed Shane Kim, formerly Microsoft Game Studios vice president and overseer on franchises such as Halo and Gears of War, to its board of directors.
Aug. 8, 2011