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Feature: Behind The Scenes Of The Portal 2 ARG
Feature: Behind The Scenes Of The Portal 2 ARG
In Gamasutra's latest feature, Lazy 8 Studios' Rob Jagnow reveals how indie game devs joined forces with Valve to infect their games with GLaDOS in the run up to
May 6, 2011
Analysis: Chain World And Clashing Values
Analysis: Chain World And Clashing Values
In this Gamasutra analysis piece, Andrew Vanden Bossche looks at Jason Rohrer's Minecraft mod Chain World, noting how our use of language can limit the way we think about games.
May 6, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of May 6
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of May 6
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at id, Sony Santa Monica, Foundation 9, and mo
May 6, 2011
Game Developer's May Issue Showcases Xbox Live Indie Games Postmortem
Game Developer's May Issue Showcases Xbox Live Indie Games Postmortem
The April 2011 issue of Game Developer magazine is now available, featuring a postmortem on five Xbox Live Indie titles, the publication's game engine survey, and more.
May 6, 2011
Fortinet threat report shows CoreFlood botnet infecting 2.3 million users
Fortinet threat report shows CoreFlood botnet infecting 2.3 million users
The latest monthly threat report from Fortinet claims that 2.3 million PCs were infected by the CoreFlood botnet, which was dismantled recently by an FBI sting operation. In addition, the report claims to show that Russian domain pharma sites now dominate the spam selling scene.
May 6, 2011
Android trojan infection methodology explained
Android trojan infection methodology explained
Hard on the heels of a welter of Google Android malware stories, data security specialist Imperva says its research team has discovered how cybercriminals are using Android apps to infect users with trojans.
May 6, 2011
Sony says evidence suggests Anonymous was behind massive data breach
Sony says evidence suggests Anonymous was behind massive data breach
Sony said that it appears the massive data breach affecting 100 million of its PlayStation Network (PSN) and Sony Entertainment Online (SOE) customers may have been carried out by the hacker group Anonymous, although the group denies responsibility.
May 6, 2011
FBI says audit does not reflect cyber investigation capabilities
FBI says audit does not reflect cyber investigation capabilities
The FBI says an audit finding insufficient national cybersecurity investigation skills does not reflect current expertise and results.
May 6, 2011
LastPass hits the master password change button after alert
LastPass hits the master password change button after alert
LastPass, the popular online password management service, has started the lengthy process of forcing members to undergo master password changes following anomalies on its inter-server data logging systems.
May 6, 2011
NEA Announces New Grant Opportunity For Video Game Projects
NEA Announces New Grant Opportunity For Video Game Projects
The National Endowment for the Arts, a U.S. government agency that offers funding for art projects and exhibitions, is now offering grants across a variety of video game related projects.
May 5, 2011
Interview: Spaces of Play on Spirits and the Creative Uncommon
Interview: Spaces of Play on Spirits and the Creative Uncommon
In this interview, the heads of Berlin-based indie studio Spaces of Play talk about their enchanting iOS puzzler Spirits, their different lifestyles and approaches to level design, and more.
May 5, 2011
Analysis: Games, Randomness And The Problem With Being Human
Analysis: Games, Randomness And The Problem With Being Human
In this Gamasutra analysis piece, UK-based game researcher Mitu Khandaker examines video games and chance, examining why "our brain loves to seek patterns", and how games should treat randomness.
May 5, 2011