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UK Jails Cyber-Voyeur
UK Jails Cyber-Voyeur
Former civil servant jailed for hacking and cyber-exploitation of hundreds of women and girls
Jan. 5, 2021
Chinese APT Group Linked to Ransomware Attacks
Chinese APT Group Linked to Ransomware Attacks
APT27 pegged for financially motivated raids
Jan. 5, 2021
Minecraft Earth is going dark at the end of June
Minecraft Earth is going dark at the end of June
Microsoft-owned Mojang has made the call to close down its Minecraft AR game Minecraft Earth, ending the location-based game's run less than two years after first launch.
Jan. 5, 2021
Video: Improving your odds in programming job interviews
Video: Improving your odds in programming job interviews
In this 2017 GDC talk, Rez Graham and Brian Schwab share interviewing insights from a combined 30 years in the industry and dozens of companies, both as job seekers and hiring interviewers.
Jan. 5, 2021
Gamasutra's Best of 2020: The top 10 game developers of the year
Gamasutra's Best of 2020: The top 10 game developers of the year
Selecting 10 studios for our top game developers list is difficult every year, but this year was one of the toughest to narrow down.
Jan. 5, 2021
Nintendo acquires Luigi's Mansion 3 developer Next Level Games
Nintendo acquires Luigi's Mansion 3 developer Next Level Games
The Canadian studio has previously collaborated with Nintendo on a number of high-profile franchises including Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Strikers, and Punch-Out.
Jan. 5, 2021
Pokemon Go maker Niantic acquires community platform Mayhem
Pokemon Go maker Niantic acquires community platform Mayhem
Pokemon Go maker Niantic has acquired game community platform Mayhem for an undisclosed fee.
Jan. 5, 2021
Football Manager 2021 has sold over 1 million copies in record time
Football Manager 2021 has sold over 1 million copies in record time
Football Manager 2021 has topped 1 million sales in under two months to become the fastest-selling entry in the franchise.
Jan. 5, 2021
Quantifying the Xmas day video game sales bump 2
Quantifying the Xmas day video game sales bump 2
What does Xmas Day mean for game sales nowadays? Does unwrapping game consoles under the Christmas tree mean that digital game sales shoot up over the holidays? We examine the evidence.
Jan. 5, 2021
2020 Relief: An Empathy-Driven Way to Design Games
2020 Relief: An Empathy-Driven Way to Design Games
The 'Interactive Empathy and Embodiment' framework is an innovative, sensory design approach to game design founded on traditional craft, which promotes empathy and hopes to nudge the industry in a more self-aware and conscientious direction.
Jan. 5, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 - Have video games become products like any other?
Cyberpunk 2077 - Have video games become products like any other?
When we buy a product and it suffers from the slightest defect, we report it and demand either a replacement or a refund. But when we buy a video game and it is deficient, we tend to see it as part of what a player has to endure. But things are changing.
Jan. 5, 2021
Game Studies: Physical Elements of Play
Game Studies: Physical Elements of Play
An assignment for my course, BA (HONS) Game Studies. This paper looks at the physical elements of play (game pieces, rules, the board etc.) and how they influence player's decisions and interactions with the game.
Jan. 5, 2021