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Report: Layoffs At Future U.S. As Game & Tech Groups Merge
Report: Layoffs At Future U.S. As Game & Tech Groups Merge
As many as five employees have been reportedly let go from the U.S. office of Future PLC (Edge, Nintendo Power, et al) as it reorganizes to merge its technology and game groups.
June 23, 2011
Report: 3DTV Active Usage On The Decline
Report: 3DTV Active Usage On The Decline
A new report coming out of the UK paints a dim picture for 3DTV home adoption, suggesting that while device purchases will by necessity go up, the percentage of those consuming 3D content is on the decline.
June 23, 2011
Report: The Necessity Of Datacenters For Cloud Gaming
Report: The Necessity Of Datacenters For Cloud Gaming
Industry experts weigh in on whether massive amounts of datacenters are necessary for cloud gaming, or if games can and should be designed for streaming on the development level.
June 23, 2011
Analysts: Online Games Market Will Nearly Double By 2016
Analysts: Online Games Market Will Nearly Double By 2016
Analysts at DFC Intelligence are estimating that revenues for the worldwide online gaming market will reach $29 billion by 2016, up 84 percent from the $15.7 billion reported in 2010.
June 23, 2011
Analysis: The State Of Games For Social Good In 2011
Analysis: The State Of Games For Social Good In 2011
Following Games For Change, Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander looks at key takeaways, opportunities and challenges facing social change games in 2011 -- plus this year's event winners.
June 23, 2011
Antichat hacker forum data breach reveals weak passwords are endemic
Antichat hacker forum data breach reveals weak passwords are endemic
A rising volume of research has suggested of late that internet users make frequent re-use of passwords, as well as using relatively weak passwords that are easy to brute force hack. Now a security researcher claims his research suggests that - irony of ironies - hackers are equally slovenly when it comes to their own passphrases.
June 23, 2011
TeaMp0isoN declare war on LulzSec hactivists
TeaMp0isoN declare war on LulzSec hactivists
Hell hath no fury like a hacker scorned, it seems, as a Dutch hacking crew called TeaMp0ison has effectively declared a cyberwar between its members and the LulzSec hacktivist group.
June 23, 2011
Pirate TV operation offering illegal BSkyB subscriptions shut down
Pirate TV operation offering illegal BSkyB subscriptions shut down
Authorities in Cyprus have shut down a major pirate TV operation that offered illegal subscriptions to BSkyB, Nova and BFBS payTV subscription services.
June 23, 2011
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who claim Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social networking site Facebook, have abandoned legal attempts to renegotiate the original $65m settlement.
June 23, 2011
Critical Reception: Nintendo's Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D
Critical Reception: Nintendo's Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Nintendo's 3DS remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which reviewers describe as "a masterpiece."
June 22, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Top Girl Reports Big Earnings in Debut Week
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Top Girl Reports Big Earnings in Debut Week
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Top Girl and Tap Pet Hotel earning top iPhone sales, while Real Racing 2 and Army of Darkness Defense emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
June 22, 2011
Free-To-Play Version Of Infinity Blade Heading To Japan Via Mobage
Free-To-Play Version Of Infinity Blade Heading To Japan Via Mobage
Ngmoco parent DeNA announced it will be offering a free-to-play version of Epic and Chair's iOS hit Infinity Blade for Japanese iPhones through its Mobage social network this Fall.
June 22, 2011