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Harvard Egyptologist discusses Assassin's Creed Origins
Harvard Egyptologist discusses Assassin's Creed Origins
Historian Bob Whitaker talks with Harvard Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian about Assassin's Creed Origins. Topics include Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Cultural Imperialism, "Blackwashing" vs. "Whitewashing," the Giza Pyramids, and tourist traps.
Feb. 21, 2018
Episodic design 2.0 - Gameplay and storytelling at its best (Part 3)
Episodic design 2.0 - Gameplay and storytelling at its best (Part 3)
In the previous part of my new feature on episodic design, I demonstrated how episodic storytelling can be adapted to a true action-laden shooter game and improve it. I will now do the same with another popular genre, open world games.
Feb. 21, 2018
Flight Sim Lab installed Chrome passwords stealer in piracy check tool
Flight Sim Lab installed Chrome passwords stealer in piracy check tool
Flight Simulator Lab is caught secretly installing a software which steals Chrome passwords from the browser while checking if the user has installed a pirated copy of their software.
Feb. 20, 2018
Hackers Exploit Tegra Chipset Flaw to Run Linux OS on Nintendo Switch
Hackers Exploit Tegra Chipset Flaw to Run Linux OS on Nintendo Switch
Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Tegra Chipset Flaw to Run Linux OS on Nintendo Switch Putting Nintendo Switch at Risk.
Feb. 20, 2018
Add-on dev Flight Sim Labs under fire for using malware as DRM
Add-on dev Flight Sim Labs under fire for using malware as DRM
The add-on dev has received a fair bit of criticism after eagle-eyed Reddit users discovered a malicious program embedded in one of its downloadable Flight Simulator X planes.
Feb. 20, 2018
Microsoft now lets viewers purchase games through Mixer streams
Microsoft now lets viewers purchase games through Mixer streams
The streaming platform Mixer has introduced a feature that prompts viewers to purchase the games being played live on stream.
Feb. 20, 2018
After 600 days of being banned, former CS:GO streamer sues Twitch
After 600 days of being banned, former CS:GO streamer sues Twitch
Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer James 'Phantoml0rd' Varga is suing Twitch for damages after being banned indefinitely from the platform back in July 2016.
Feb. 20, 2018
Video: How Overwatch animators managed their workflow
Video: How Overwatch animators managed their workflow
In this 2017 GDC talk, Blizzard's Jesse Davis goes into how the Overwatch team built an animation pipeline and workflow around a new game universe with a new team culture that still matched Blizzard's values.
Feb. 20, 2018
Sledgehammer Games co-founders leave for internal roles at Activision
Sledgehammer Games co-founders leave for internal roles at Activision
Sledgehammer Games co-founders and directors of Call of Duty: WWII Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield have left the studio to pursue "new executive duties inside Activision."
Feb. 20, 2018
Get a job: Join Jackbox Games as a Gameplay Software Engineer
Get a job: Join Jackbox Games as a Gameplay Software Engineer
The Chicago-based studio is on the hunt for a Gameplay Software Engineer with at least one shipped title under their belt to architect and implement gameplay as a member of its team.
Feb. 20, 2018
Level up your game dev teaching skills at the GDC Educators Summit
Level up your game dev teaching skills at the GDC Educators Summit
With GDC 2018 coming up fast, organizers share details on some great GDC Educators Summit talks from developers and educators about the tricks of teaching the next generation of game developers.
Feb. 20, 2018
Get useful game dev insight from Google, Facebook, and more at GDC 2018
Get useful game dev insight from Google, Facebook, and more at GDC 2018
GDC 2018 organizers highlight some cutting-edge sponsored dev days from experts at prominent organizations like Google, Facebook, Allegorithmic, and The Khronos Group!
Feb. 20, 2018