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Report: Spanish Police Arrest Three Connected To PSN Attacks
Report: Spanish Police Arrest Three Connected To PSN Attacks
Spain's National Police apprehended three suspects connected to last month's attack on PlayStation Network by hacker collective Anonymous, according to media reports.
June 10, 2011
Hackers Steal Members' Personal Info From Codemasters Site
Hackers Steal Members' Personal Info From Codemasters Site
Following a string of online security breaches for video game publishers, Codemasters has revealed that hackers broke into its site and gained access to its members' personal information last week.
June 10, 2011
Apple Seeking To Intervene In Lodsys Suits Against iOS Devs
Apple Seeking To Intervene In Lodsys Suits Against iOS Devs
Responding to Lodsys' lawsuits against iOS developers for allegedly infringing a patent on in-app purchases, Apple has filed a motion to intervene on the legal proceedings.
June 10, 2011
Iwata Confused By Nintendo's Stock Price Decline
Iwata Confused By Nintendo's Stock Price Decline
Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata reacted to the company's recent drop in stock price following the Wii U announcement, calling the decline "very strange."
June 10, 2011
Opinion: Designers Are Descriptive, Programmers Are Procedural
Opinion: Designers Are Descriptive, Programmers Are Procedural
Richard Fine explains the different approaches programmers and designers take when solving problems, and how the former should design tools for the latter, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
June 10, 2011
E3: THQ's Bilson Says UFC Undisputed 3 Solves Differentiation Challenges
E3: THQ's Bilson Says UFC Undisputed 3 Solves Differentiation Challenges
THQ core games head Danny Bilson says the reason UFC Undisputed 2 didn't sell as well as its predecessor was a lack of differentiation -- a problem he says has been solved with the third title.
June 10, 2011
Analysis: The Key Takeaways From E3 2011
Analysis: The Key Takeaways From E3 2011
Gamasutra editor at large Leigh Alexander reflects on E3 2011, an event that demonstrated exciting possibilities for the games business even as it kept beauty and nuance at arm's length.
June 10, 2011
Garriott: MMOs Are Too Big Of A Hassle
Garriott: MMOs Are Too Big Of A Hassle
Richard Garriott, whose new developer Portalarium is working on an "Ultima Online-like" social MMO, says he's stopped playing games in the genre in favor of iPhone titles due to accessibility issues.
June 10, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of June 10
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of June 10
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at CCP - North America, 5th Cell, and Disney Online.
June 10, 2011
Security researcher reveals the new face of cybercrime: pay-per-install
Security researcher reveals the new face of cybercrime: pay-per-install
Security researcher Brian Krebs has completed his latest research into a relatively new type of crimeware called PPI - pay-per-install - where criminal gangs are now paying commissions to third parties for any malware infections they achieve.
June 10, 2011
Canadian iPhone heist caught on video
Canadian iPhone heist caught on video
A Canadian cellular phone dealer was recently ripped off by a trio of thieves in his store, resulting in the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Apple iPhones. But the manager of the Teleco store in Winnepeg managed to collate all the CCTV videos from the store and turn it into a mini-documentary.
June 10, 2011
18-year old Interpol/FBI systems hacker arrested in Greece
18-year old Interpol/FBI systems hacker arrested in Greece
Greek police have arrested an 18-year-old hacker suspected of breaking into the website of Interpol, the FBI and number of US state agencies.
June 10, 2011