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From Flash To Minis: Mediatonic On Creating Tiny Wonders
From Flash To Minis: Mediatonic On Creating Tiny Wonders
Gamasutra catches up with London-based studio Mediatonic, home of quirky, acclaimed Flash games (Amateur Surgeon) and PSP Mini/XBLIG titles (Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess).
Oct. 8, 2010
GDC Online: Bartle On MUD's 'Soul', Design 'Must Want To Say Something'
GDC Online: Bartle On MUD's 'Soul', Design 'Must Want To Say Something'
MUD co-creator Richard Bartle reveals for the first time the project's surprisingly subversive origins, presenting a critique of current context-less design in the clever guise of a history lesson on MUD's creation.
Oct. 8, 2010
GDC Online: Player Retention Requires Real Motivation, Engagement
GDC Online: Player Retention Requires Real Motivation, Engagement
Immersyve's Scott Rigby lays out techniques for creating real and natural engagement in online and social games -- developers don't need to "trap" players into using viral channels or spending money, he says.
Oct. 8, 2010
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 8
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of October 8
In a plentiful week for new job postings, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Infinity Ward, Warner Bros, THQ and more.
Oct. 8, 2010
GDC Online 2010: The Complete Coverage
GDC Online 2010: The Complete Coverage
Gamasutra is in Austin, Texas all this week covering GDC Online, and has updated its complete list of stories with Playfish, BioWare, and Zynga talks - plus a host of new announcements. [UPDATE: Friday's sessi
Oct. 8, 2010
Riot's League of Legends Leads Game Developers Choice Online Award Winners
Riot's League of Legends Leads Game Developers Choice Online Award Winners
Riot Games' acclaimed online strategy title, League of Legends, received five awards at the first annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards, presented at a ceremony this evening at GDC Online in Austin, Texa
Oct. 8, 2010
Mozilla Firefox trojan hacks browser to store passwords
Mozilla Firefox trojan hacks browser to store passwords
Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular browser clients currently in use and, as a result is attracting the attentions of hackers, some of whom have developed a keylogger trojan that forces the client to store passwords automatically.
Oct. 8, 2010
Prevx signs McAfee CTO as president – plans for tiny footprint cloud-based software
Prevx signs McAfee CTO as president – plans for tiny footprint cloud-based software
Up and coming IT security vendor Prevx has just signed Christopher Bolin, a former CTO with McAfee, as its new president, and Infosecurity caught up with him this week to discuss his gameplan.
Oct. 8, 2010
Adobe shares surge on reports of possible Microsoft takeover
Adobe shares surge on reports of possible Microsoft takeover
Adobe Systems shares surged 12% after the New York Times said Microsoft may work more closely with the company and possibly acquire it.
Oct. 8, 2010
FBI thwarts data breach at Akamai Technologies
FBI thwarts data breach at Akamai Technologies
A potential data breach at Akamai Technologies was foiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), prosecutors disclosed this week.
Oct. 8, 2010
Fannie Mae contractor faces jail term for planting malware
Fannie Mae contractor faces jail term for planting malware
A former Unix engineer faces 10 years in jail for planting a malicious script designed to destroy data at troubled mortgage giant, Fannie Mae.
Oct. 8, 2010
Lead Industry Lawyer Lays Out Arguments For Supreme Court Violent Games Case
Lead Industry Lawyer Lays Out Arguments For Supreme Court Violent Games Case
Speaking at a Gamasutra-attended IP forum last week, lead game industry lawyer Paul M. Smith outlined his proposed argument on game violence to the U.S. Supreme Court next month.
Oct. 7, 2010