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Staff Cuts Hit Rock Band, Dance Central Creator Harmonix
Staff Cuts Hit Rock Band, Dance Central Creator Harmonix
Boston-based music gaming pioneer Harmonix has had to institute staff cuts of about 12-15 percent, citing necessary restructuring to better align the studio for its current product plans, according to media reports.
Feb. 7, 2011
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gets WGA Award
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gets WGA Award
The Writers Guild of America chose to honor the team behind Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's story and script at this year's annual awards, beating nominees like Fallout: New Vegas and God of War III.
Feb. 7, 2011
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Reports are coming in that Slavik, the author of the infamous Zeus trojan, is now offering to sell the complete source code of the malware for $100,000.
Feb. 7, 2011
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
A senior malware analyst has warned that the new version of Android Market – an online hub that allows developers to sell Google Android apps to users of Android devices – offers users the ability to install apps directly from a desktop PC browser.
Feb. 7, 2011
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft is to address 12 security issues in its February Patch Tuesday.
Feb. 7, 2011
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
The government has missed the deadline on nearly all its commitments to IT reform due to be implemented last month.
Feb. 7, 2011
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
The Australian Department of Defence plans to conduct a department-wide review of its personnel’s cybersecurity knowledge and offer targeted training modules to fill in identified knowledge gaps.
Feb. 7, 2011
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies will have until March 31 to have in place a standard secure ID that can be used across agencies, as required by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, according to a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.
Feb. 7, 2011
Road To The IGF: Confetti Carnival's SpikySnail Games
Road To The IGF: Confetti Carnival's SpikySnail Games
As part of a series of "Road to the IGF" interviews with 2011 IGF finalists, Gamasutra speaks with SpikySnail Games about physics-based "stunt-em-up" Confetti Carnival.
Feb. 4, 2011
GameStop Shares Rise On New Share And Debt Repurchase Program
GameStop Shares Rise On New Share And Debt Repurchase Program
Shares in GameStop saw a boost Friday after the retailer said it would replace its previously-announced share and debt repurchase program with a new $500 million plan.
Feb. 4, 2011
Sales Up 9%, Profits More Than Double At Sega Sammy
Sales Up 9%, Profits More Than Double At Sega Sammy
Sales at game publisher and pachinko company Sega Sammy were up 9 percent for the nine months, as profits rose 117 percent to ¥36.8 billion ($448.9 million), but game sales in the West were "generally weak."
Feb. 4, 2011
Vanquish Ships 820K, Sonic Colors 1.85M
Vanquish Ships 820K, Sonic Colors 1.85M
Sega and Platinum Games' Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 action game Vanquish shipped 820,000 units through December, while Sonic Colors for Wii and DS shipped 1.85 million.
Feb. 4, 2011