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GDC Europe 2011 Reveals Keynote From Wooga Founder Begemann
GDC Europe 2011 Reveals Keynote From Wooga Founder Begemann
GDC Europe has announced that Wooga founder and CEO Jens Begemann will give a keynote for the conference's Business & Marketing track, offering insight into his firm's major success in the Fa
June 2, 2011
Opinion: Don't Scrimp On Hardware!
Opinion: Don't Scrimp On Hardware!
Splash Damage's Dean Calver explains why your coders shouldn't settle for office or gaming rigs, arguing for top-of-the-line and scarily expensive systems, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
June 2, 2011
Majesco Announces New Jaws Game For Wii, 3DS
Majesco Announces New Jaws Game For Wii, 3DS
Majesco will publish a follow-up to its 2006 movie licensed action-adventure game Jaws Unleashed, the company said. The new entry, Jaws: Ultimate Predator, will be released for Nintendo's Wii and 3DS.
June 2, 2011
Top Chinese MMO Operator Shanda Reports Increased Revenue, Profits
Top Chinese MMO Operator Shanda Reports Increased Revenue, Profits
Key Chinese MMO operator Shanda Interactive saw a 25% increase in revenue and 12% up in profit to $145 million, with its games division responsible for the bulk of its revenues and profits.
June 2, 2011
OnLive Prepares For Strong E3 With Multiple Announcements
OnLive Prepares For Strong E3 With Multiple Announcements
Cloud gaming service OnLive is heading into E3 with multiple partnership announcements, including its expansion to the UK, Facebook integration, its 100th game, a partnership with Disney and more.
June 2, 2011
One Piece Debut Lifts Japanese 3DS Hardware Sales
One Piece Debut Lifts Japanese 3DS Hardware Sales
Though it continues to trail behind Sony's PSP, the #1 debut of Bandai Namco's One Piece: Unlimited Cruse SP has helped lift Nintendo 3DS hardware sales some 41 percent in Japan, according to Media Create.
June 2, 2011
New Partnership Pushes 3DS Wi-Fi Hotspots Over 25K
New Partnership Pushes 3DS Wi-Fi Hotspots Over 25K
Nintendo of America has announced a new partnership with a real estate company that pushes the number of complimentary 3DS Wi-Fi hotspots to over 25,000 nationwide, the company said.
June 2, 2011
Electronic Arts Back Catalog Comes To Good Old Games
Electronic Arts Back Catalog Comes To Good Old Games
Over 25 classic Electronic Arts PC games will be made available on games-on-demand service Good Old Games, it was announced Thursday, starting with Privateer, Dungeon Keeper and Ultima Underworld.
June 2, 2011
CD Projekt's The Witcher 2 Passes 400K, Coming To Xbox 360
CD Projekt's The Witcher 2 Passes 400K, Coming To Xbox 360
CD Projekt's Windows PC RPG The Witcher 2, which sold 400,000 copies in its opening week, has been officially announced for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, the company said Thursday.
June 2, 2011
Researcher claims Rustock botnet author looked for Google job
Researcher claims Rustock botnet author looked for Google job
Security researcher Brian Krebs has made the interesting assertion that the suspected Rustock botnet creator has been looking for a job with Google.
June 2, 2011
58% of UK office workers losing track of files on computers
58% of UK office workers losing track of files on computers
Research just published suggests that many of us are struggling to keep track of files on our office PCs, with 58% admitting to have struggled to find important files or documents they thought had been saved on their work computer.
June 2, 2011
Fake iPhone sold for £95.00 in Staffordshire
Fake iPhone sold for £95.00 in Staffordshire
A fake iPhone was sold for £95.00 to a worker standing outside a restaurant in Stoke-on-Trent. Unfortunately for the purchaser, Yasir Hussain, by the time he realised it was a fake, the man and his van that sold him the mobile had driven off.
June 2, 2011