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Global PC shipments continue to fall in 2016
Global PC shipments continue to fall in 2016
The platform remains a vibrant one for game developers, but the device itself is looking less essential to a number of consumers.
April 11, 2016
Senator Al Franken questions Oculus' data collection, calls for transparency
Senator Al Franken questions Oculus' data collection, calls for transparency
"Consumers must be able to make informed decisions about whether and with whom then share such sensitive information."
April 11, 2016
Codemasters pulls DriveClub developer Evolution back from the brink
Codemasters pulls DriveClub developer Evolution back from the brink
"The addition of the Evolution team to our studio group will allow us to scale our business and strengthen our leadership as the world’s premier racing game developer."
April 11, 2016
Reminder: Even Nintendo ships games with jury-rigged features
Reminder: Even Nintendo ships games with jury-rigged features
Fresh appreciation for Nintendo game design is spreading today after a pair of images were published to a Mario blog that seem to show how Super Mario Galaxy designers jury-rigged a readable door.
April 11, 2016
Survey: Killing time is the #1 reason people play mobile games
Survey: Killing time is the #1 reason people play mobile games
Video game research outfit EEDAR has published data corroborating what many have long suspected: most people play mobile games not for fun, or a challenge, but chiefly to pass some time.
April 11, 2016
Blizzard shutters popular private WoW server with threat of legal action
Blizzard shutters popular private WoW server with threat of legal action
Over the weekend one of the largest private "vanilla" World of Warcraft servers, Nostalrius, was shut down after Blizzard threatened to take its operators to court over copyright infringement.
April 11, 2016
Devs: Steam is like a benevolent dictator, and we're okay with that
Devs: Steam is like a benevolent dictator, and we're okay with that
"I think Gabe is a benevolent dictator. A well-done benevolent dictatorship is a positive thing." - Beamdog CEO Trent Oster (Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear)
April 11, 2016
Sponsored: 22 Do's and don'ts when fighting cheating in online games
Sponsored: 22 Do's and don'ts when fighting cheating in online games
Want to sharpen your anti-cheat skills? This sponsored article is a brief summary on the topic, based on materials from an upcoming book on “Development and Deployment of Multiplayer Online Games."
April 11, 2016
Content with content
Content with content
Thoughts on staying satisfied when making games.
April 11, 2016
Emergent Meaning and Narrative in the Digital Space: Addressing Tensions in Games and Game-like Media
Emergent Meaning and Narrative in the Digital Space: Addressing Tensions in Games and Game-like Media
This essay draws upon critical works and provides analysis of the narrative structures of different games so as to demonstrate that meaning in games arises from interaction between player and designer.
April 11, 2016
The Dark Zone Versus The Prisoner’s Dilemma
The Dark Zone Versus The Prisoner’s Dilemma
Today we're going to talk about the Dark Zone and how it relates to the prisoner's dilemma.
April 11, 2016
Why the Rush?
Why the Rush?
A miniature retrospective on my latest untitled game, Project Merfolk, and the struggles I've been facing while trying to make an IndieCade build.
April 11, 2016