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Sony unites PlayStation businesses to create Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony unites PlayStation businesses to create Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony has merged Sony Computer Entertainment with Sony Network Entertainment International, uniting its video games business under the new banner of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Jan. 26, 2016
EA walks a fine line between paid and free Battlefront DLC
EA walks a fine line between paid and free Battlefront DLC
EA DICE today laid out a plan for its post-release Star Wars Battlefront content that seems to strike a careful balance between paid and free DLC.
Jan. 26, 2016
ESports platform Faceit lands $15 million investment
ESports platform Faceit lands $15 million investment
With eSports heating up in the industry, U.K.-based Faceit lands a large investment to expand its tournament platform as it expands to a new U.S. office.
Jan. 26, 2016
Apple iPhone and, particularly, iPad sales slow
Apple iPhone and, particularly, iPad sales slow
Apple's latest financial reporting reveals that it ekes out a small rise in iPhone sales, which are still robust but slowing -- but the iPad is trending down.
Jan. 26, 2016
The Global Game Jam is this weekend
The Global Game Jam is this weekend
Reminder: You can participate in the biggest jamming event of the year at sites all over the planet -- here's the info you need.
Jan. 26, 2016
Video: Creating fluid and powerful animations for Skullgirls
Video: Creating fluid and powerful animations for Skullgirls
During the GDC 2014 Animation Bootcamp Skullgirls lead animator Mariel Cartwright breaks down how you can create powerful, fluid 2D animations good enough to pass muster in a fast-paced fighting game.
Jan. 26, 2016
The minimalist sound design of The Witness
The minimalist sound design of The Witness
'It's a very minimalist game,' says Andrew Lackey, 'which meant we couldn't introduce any sound that was unnecessary, or that didn't fit with the game's logic.' Like, for example, a soundtrack.
Jan. 26, 2016
Day of the Devs comes to GDC 2016 alongside the return of iam8bit
Day of the Devs comes to GDC 2016 alongside the return of iam8bit
GDC 2016 organizers are happy to announce details of the Day of the Devs and iam8bit interactive spaces at the March conference. Spoiler: There's 12 games and a photo opp involved.
Jan. 26, 2016
Come to GDC for a postmortem look at the making of Alphabear
Come to GDC for a postmortem look at the making of Alphabear
David Edery, CEO of multifaceted development studio Spry Fox, will be delivering an earnest postmortem of the studio's popular mobile puzzle game Alphabear at GDC 2016 in March.
Jan. 26, 2016
The Anonymous Group: What is it and How big is it
The Anonymous Group: What is it and How big is it
Research proved that Anonymous hacktivists group is relatively much bigger than you anticipated and become quite popular among people all over the world but
Jan. 25, 2016
Skype Issues New Update to Hide IP addresses Automatically
Skype Issues New Update to Hide IP addresses Automatically
Skype finds cure to Online Harassment- Releases new Update to Hide IP addresses automatically
Jan. 25, 2016
Survey: Oculus Rift proves the most popular VR platform among devs
Survey: Oculus Rift proves the most popular VR platform among devs
Today we dig a bit deeper into the VR platform data (replete with sweet graphs) within the 2016 State of the Industry Survey to get a better sense of where VR developers are focusing their efforts.
Jan. 25, 2016