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Creator of DDoS program used against Minecraft and RuneScape sentenced to prison
The program has been used in more than 1.7 million DDoS attacks, including some against Sony, Microsoft, TeamSpeak, Minecraft, and RuneScape.
April 25, 2017
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When making games, there is such a thing as a bad question
Rami Ismail, one half of Nuclear Throne dev Vlambeer, says that one of the ways his studio has succeeded is through not only asking the right questions, but figuring out what the right questions are.
April 25, 2017
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When it comes to VR, Cliff Bleszinski is chasing his (lucid) dreams
Boss Key Productions CEO Cliff Bleszinski is excited for the future of virtual reality, but he's realistic about the near-term challenges.
April 25, 2017
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Russian internet giant Mail.ru opens $100M games investment division
Russian internet giant Mail.ru has established a $100 million investment division to dish out funds to "accomplished" game studios and publishers, as well as young developers.
April 25, 2017
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Animation vs. game dev: Everything creator David OReilly breaks down the differences
"Games develop in a way that I can only describe as organic, in that they tend to start as a core and then grow outward. With animation, it's more of a branching thing."
April 25, 2017
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25 years later, FMV horrorshow Night Trap is coming back
The team at Kentucky-based Screaming Villains have announced plans to bring a 25th anniversary rerelease of the full-motion video horror game Night Trap to PS4 and Xbox One later this year.
April 25, 2017
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Boom, Headshot!
It makes all the difference how we portray violence in our games, and how we think about violence.
April 25, 2017
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One-button source code builds
This blog describes how we set up a one-button build system for the source code at Our Machinery.
April 25, 2017
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How to Save the Environment by Letting Kids Destroy It
Our goals for video games beyond education, and how we believe they can make an impact on education and the environment.
April 25, 2017
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I Released My 5-Year Project Today (And I Feel Sick)
After 5 years of obsessive development, my game about Hell is officially ready to be judged by the world.
April 25, 2017
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Teen Hacker with Asperger’s Syndrome Ruined Cyber Infrastructure of Tech Giants
When Adam Mudd (goes by the online handle of themuddfamily) was 15, he developed a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack tool called Titanium
April 24, 2017
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NPD has been underestimating digital game sales since at least 2010
New, 'restated' reporting from NPD shows that spending on game software has actually been increasing steadily since 2010, whereas previously reported data showed somewhat of a spending plateau.
April 24, 2017