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GDC Online 2011 Reveals First Talks, Including League Of Legends, Playdom
GDC Online 2011 Reveals First Talks, Including League Of Legends, Playdom
GDC Online organizers have debuted first sessions from the October show in Austin, TX, including League Of Legends's design director, plus major talks from Loot Drop and Playdom.
June 21, 2011
Feature: Designing For The Human Psyche
Feature: Designing For The Human Psyche
How can you make a better level? By taking advantage of how "understanding the spatial psychology of our own survival instincts can make us better level designers," according to
June 21, 2011
Adobe Flash Builder Update Adds iOS, BlackBerry Tablet Support
Adobe Flash Builder Update Adds iOS, BlackBerry Tablet Support
Following up on its just-debuted support for Android, Adobe has updated its Flash Builder suite to support iOS and BlackBerry PlayBook devices using a unified codebase.
June 21, 2011
Sony Online Names Recipient Of Fourth Annual G.I.R.L. Scholarship
Sony Online Names Recipient Of Fourth Annual G.I.R.L. Scholarship
Sony Online Entertainment (DC Universe Online, EverQuest) has awarded a $10,000 scholarship to a game art and design student in its fourth annual G.I.R.L. Scholarship program.
June 21, 2011
NetEase Brings Latest WoW Expansion To China Next Month
NetEase Brings Latest WoW Expansion To China Next Month
Cataclysm, the latest expansion to Blizzard's popular MMO World of Warcraft, will be launched in China next month by that region's game operator NetEase, the two companies jointly announced Tuesday.
June 21, 2011
Security researcher warns on malware-infested cracked software
Security researcher warns on malware-infested cracked software
A growing number of PC users are downloading 'cracked' versions of popular paid-for software but, says Brian Krebs, a leading security researcher, there is a distinct security risk attached to this type of pirated software.
June 21, 2011
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson says latest hacking developments are down to hacking evolution – not revolution
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson says latest hacking developments are down to hacking evolution – not revolution
The rash of apparently successful hacks against major corporates in recent weeks has hit the headlines but, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research with Trend Micro, it does not represent an internet meltdown as some experts are saying.
June 21, 2011
SOCA website hit by LulzSec-driven DDoS attack
SOCA website hit by LulzSec-driven DDoS attack
The website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is reported to have been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack for most of the last 24 hours.
June 21, 2011
Everyday malware, spyware still a top concern of IT administrators
Everyday malware, spyware still a top concern of IT administrators
Over half of IT personnel view everyday threats from malware and spyware as their number one security concern, not headline-grabbing attacks like Stuxnet, Night Dragon, and Operation Aurora, according to a survey by vulnerability management provider eEye Digital Security.
June 21, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Hanging With Friends Topples Angry Birds
Top iPhone Game Apps: Hanging With Friends Topples Angry Birds
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Hanging With Friends and Army of Darkness Defense to Burn the Rope and more.
June 20, 2011
Release This: F.3.A.R., Ocarina of Time 3D Debut Stateside
Release This: F.3.A.R., Ocarina of Time 3D Debut Stateside
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Shadows of the Damned and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D stateside, while Europe gets a new Ape Escape.
June 20, 2011
Nintendo's Miyamoto Addresses Wii U Price, Power, iPad Similarities
Nintendo's Miyamoto Addresses Wii U Price, Power, iPad Similarities
Nintendo EAD general manager Shigeru Miyamoto says the recently announced Wii U may not "necessarily dramatically outperform the systems that are out now," partially out of deference to price concerns.
June 20, 2011