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5th Cell: 'The Focus Should Be On The Game First'
5th Cell: 'The Focus Should Be On The Game First'
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, the developers of Scribblenauts and the forthcoming Hybrid argue that traditional publisher milestone arrange
April 22, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of April 22
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of April 22
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 Activision, Zynga, and more.
April 22, 2011
Humble Bundle Backed By $4.7 Million In Venture Capital
Humble Bundle Backed By $4.7 Million In Venture Capital
A recent SEC filing has revealed that Humble Bundle -- the company that packages indie games together for charity -- has acquired $4.7 million in venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital.
April 22, 2011
Oak Ridge National Lab shuts down internet access after phishing attack
Oak Ridge National Lab shuts down internet access after phishing attack
A phishing email attack that injected data-stealing malware into its networks forced the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to shut down internet access and email last week, according to news reports.
April 22, 2011
Transition to IPv6 poses information security challenges, says Fortinet
Transition to IPv6 poses information security challenges, says Fortinet
Information security challenges are confronting organizations as they transition from IPv4 to IPv6, according to Patrick Bedwell, vice president of product marketing at network security appliance provider Fortinet.
April 22, 2011
Infosecurity Europe 2011: NuBridges intros cloud-based tokenisation-as-a-service
Infosecurity Europe 2011: NuBridges intros cloud-based tokenisation-as-a-service
NuBridges, an authentication services specialist that has just been acquired by Liaison Technologies, has taken the wraps off what it claims is the industry's first tokenisation-as-a-service (TaaS) facility that stores all data in the cloud.
April 22, 2011
Eugene Kaspersky's son missing, reported kidnapped
Eugene Kaspersky's son missing, reported kidnapped
Infosecurity is saddened to report that the 20-year-old student son of Kaspersky Labs founder Yevgeny (Eugene) Kaspersky has gone missing and may have been kidnapped.
April 22, 2011
Skype fixes flaw in Skype for Android application
Skype fixes flaw in Skype for Android application
Skype has released a new version of Skype for Android that fixes a vulnerability in the application identified last week. Adrian Asher, Skype’s chief information security officer, announced the news in recent blog.
April 22, 2011
Best of FingerGaming: From You Don't Know Jack to Resident Evil Mercs
Best of FingerGaming: From You Don't Know Jack to Resident Evil Mercs
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms -- this time covering You Don't Know Jack and _Resident Evil Merce
April 21, 2011
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Section 8: Prejudice To Mega Man X
This Week In Console Digital Download: From Section 8: Prejudice To Mega Man X
Notable releases for console digital download this week include Section 8: Prejudice on Xbox Live Arcade and The Fancy Pants Adventures for both XBLA and PlayStation Network.
April 21, 2011
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Classic Level Design To Overpopulated MMOs
Gamasutra Expert Blogs: From Classic Level Design To Overpopulated MMOs
In highlights from Gamasutra's Expert Blogs, industry notables write about diverse topics, including level design analysis and why MMOs feature too many NPCs.
April 21, 2011
The Shoot Developer Cohort Studios Closes Down
The Shoot Developer Cohort Studios Closes Down
Dundee, UK-based developer Cohort Studios has announced that it is to close down as a result of "the difficulties of being a console developer in a declining console marketplace."
April 21, 2011