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NCC Group buys up security testing business
NCC Group buys up security testing business
UK-based NCC Group, provider of risk management solutions, has acquired iSEC Partners for $22.8m in cash.
Oct. 15, 2010
Native Disc-Free Netflix Arrives On PS3 October 18 In U.S.
Native Disc-Free Netflix Arrives On PS3 October 18 In U.S.
A native, disc-free version of streaming video service Netflix is coming to U.S. PlayStation 3s on October 18, nearly one year after the service originally arrived on Sony's console.
Oct. 14, 2010
ECA Staging Pro-gamer Rally In Washington D.C.
ECA Staging Pro-gamer Rally In Washington D.C.
As arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association draw closer, the Entertainment Consumers Association said it is staging a pro-games rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Oct. 14, 2010
The Ship Dev 'All But Dissolved' Just Prior To Release of Next Game
The Ship Dev 'All But Dissolved' Just Prior To Release of Next Game
The Ship developer Outerlight has "all but been dissolved" just prior to the release of its upcoming game, according to a studio co-founder, who said the traditional publishing model is "awful for developers."
Oct. 14, 2010
In-Depth: 'Action-RTS' Developers See Dota 2 As Profile-Raiser For Genre
In-Depth: 'Action-RTS' Developers See Dota 2 As Profile-Raiser For Genre
"Action-RTS" developers including Riot, Stunlock, S2 Games and Gas Powered tell Gamasutra additional exposure for the "under-known" genre can only help the category grow -- but can it expand beyond the hardcore?
Oct. 14, 2010
Disney Cancels Pirates of the Caribbean Action-RPG, 'Restructures' Dev Propaganda
Disney Cancels Pirates of the Caribbean Action-RPG, 'Restructures' Dev Propaganda
Disney Interactive Studios confirmed a report that it has cancelled the Propaganda-developed Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, and laid off employees at the Vancouver studio.
Oct. 14, 2010
iPhone Puzzler Cut the Rope Sells 1 Million Units In 10 Days
iPhone Puzzler Cut the Rope Sells 1 Million Units In 10 Days
Following a speedy rise up the App Store sales charts, Chillingo's iPhone and iPad puzzler Cut the Rope has surpassed 1 million sales units in its first 10 days of release, the publisher announced today.
Oct. 14, 2010
House: Euro Move Sales Around 1.5M, PS3 Sales 'Very Strong'
House: Euro Move Sales Around 1.5M, PS3 Sales 'Very Strong'
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Chief Andrew House said the PS3's PlayStation Move motion control device has sold "in the region of 1.5 million units" in Europe during in its first month of sales.
Oct. 14, 2010
Microsoft To Expand Xbox Live Support To Nine More Countries
Microsoft To Expand Xbox Live Support To Nine More Countries
Microsoft announced that it would officially be offering localized versions of its popular Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live services in nine new countries starting on November 10.
Oct. 14, 2010
IGDA Revokes Langdell's Membership In Wake of Edge Trademark Ruling
IGDA Revokes Langdell's Membership In Wake of Edge Trademark Ruling
The International Game Developers Association announced today that it has revoked the membership of controversial Edge Games founder and former IGDA board member Tim Langdell.
Oct. 14, 2010
NPD Results, September 2010: Industry Down 8 Percent As Halo: Reach Dominates
NPD Results, September 2010: Industry Down 8 Percent As Halo: Reach Dominates
The NPD Group revealed U.S. retail video game-related sales down 8% to $1.22 billion, as Bungie's Halo: Reach sold 3.3 million copies on Xbox 360, and accessories got a boost from PlayStation Move.
Oct. 14, 2010
Analysis: The Only Way to Win - How Games Change The Rules
Analysis: The Only Way to Win - How Games Change The Rules
In this analysis, interactive fiction author Emily Short examines the rhetorical power of games and looks as the ways in which a game's narrative can sometimes run contrary to its rules to make a particular point.
Oct. 14, 2010