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Atari Shows Smaller Net Loss After Cryptic Divestment
Atari Shows Smaller Net Loss After Cryptic Divestment
Atari showed a smaller net loss despite lower revenue for the 2010/11 fiscal year thanks to decreased expenses and the just-announced divestm
May 17, 2011
Atari To Divest Champions Online Developer Cryptic Studios
Atari To Divest Champions Online Developer Cryptic Studios
As part of a new earnings report, Atari announced it is divesting of its interest in Champions Online developer Cryptic Studios, calling the development house a "discontinued operation" as of March 31.
May 17, 2011
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Player Agency To Living The Indie Life
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Player Agency To Living The Indie Life
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including complex design, player choice, and tips for living an indie lifestyle.
May 17, 2011
Interview: Killing Floor's Tripwire Interactive Finds Influence In Indies
Interview: Killing Floor's Tripwire Interactive Finds Influence In Indies
Alan Wilson, VP of Tripwire Interactive, tells Gamasutra about publishing indies The Ball and Dwarfs!?, and explains how this influenced development of the studio's own projects.
May 17, 2011
Former Turbine Exec Jason Bell Joins Secret Kingdom Online's Globex
Former Turbine Exec Jason Bell Joins Secret Kingdom Online's Globex
Secret Kingdom Online developer and publisher Globex Studios has appointed MMO veteran and former Turbine executive Jason Bell to oversee its publishing initiatives, the company said.
May 17, 2011
Sony CEO Howard Stringer Defends Network Attack Response Time
Sony CEO Howard Stringer Defends Network Attack Response Time
A candid Howard Stringer has spoken publicly about last month's cyber attack on Sony's servers, defending the company's response time for alerting its customers as being faster than historic examples.
May 17, 2011
Report: Netflix On Consoles Leads Bandwidth Usage In America
Report: Netflix On Consoles Leads Bandwidth Usage In America
Nearly 20 percent of peak hour downstream traffic in North America is used for streaming video over Netflix through a home video game console, representing the most usage of any source, according to a report.
May 17, 2011
Interview: Beautiful, Creative El Shaddai Is Daring To Be Weird
Interview: Beautiful, Creative El Shaddai Is Daring To Be Weird
Ignition Entertainment's Shane Bettenhausen discusses the "purely creative" goals of El Shaddai, and his enthusiasm for a title that refreshingly couldn't seem to care less about what the rest of the market is doing.
May 17, 2011
Average cost of data breach for Australian firms reached $2 million
Average cost of data breach for Australian firms reached $2 million
The average cost of a data breach for Australian companies was $2 million in 2010, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Symantec’s Australia unit.
May 17, 2011
Security researcher warns on remote administration tools (RATs)
Security researcher warns on remote administration tools (RATs)
Security researcher Brian Krebs is reporting that malware-installed remote administration tools (RATs) are starting to arrive in the cybercriminal threats arena.
May 17, 2011
Disgaea's Nippon Ichi Posts Profit Gain For Fiscal Year
Disgaea's Nippon Ichi Posts Profit Gain For Fiscal Year
Disgaea and Phantom Brave developer Nippon Ichi Software has posted a turnaround for the last fiscal year, noting a gain in profits compared to a loss in the previous fiscal year.
May 16, 2011
Brink Grabs Top Spot In UK Retail Sales Charts
Brink Grabs Top Spot In UK Retail Sales Charts
Splash Damage and Bethesda's Brink sat atop the UK retail software sales charts for the week ended May 14, despite average reviews from critics, UK t
May 16, 2011