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Microsoft Windows Devices Responsible For 80% of Malware Infections
Microsoft Windows Devices Responsible For 80% of Malware Infections
Microsoft Windows, in spite of having an insignificant share in the mobile market, is the leading operating system that is responsible for mobile device
Sept. 19, 2015
Hear William S. Burroughs' performance as a horror game voice actor
Hear William S. Burroughs' performance as a horror game voice actor
Before his death in 1997, American writer, poet and performer William S. Burroughs dabbled very briefly in game development, serving as a voice actor on Inscape's 1995 PC horror game The Dark Eye.
Sept. 18, 2015
The world design of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
The world design of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate's world director Jonathan Dumont opens up about the challenges of recreating some of history's most iconic landscapes.
Sept. 18, 2015
With Kimishima at the helm, Nintendo aims to cultivate young talent
With Kimishima at the helm, Nintendo aims to cultivate young talent
Longtime company man Tatsumi Kimishima was not the first choice to succeed the late Satoru Iwata as president of Nintendo, according to a Nikkei report published in English this week.
Sept. 17, 2015
Report: eSports revenues on track to be $278M this year, $765M by 2018
Report: eSports revenues on track to be $278M this year, $765M by 2018
Revenue generated by eSports games, events and advertising is growing faster than expected, reports market research firm Newzoo, and is now estimated to reach $765 million globally by 2018.
Sept. 17, 2015
What Miyamoto wants from game developers
What Miyamoto wants from game developers
"You need to know what people find fun and interesting in life generally. And to do that, you’ve got to try a lot of things yourself."
Sept. 17, 2015
Amazon unveils Fire TV Gaming Edition
Amazon unveils Fire TV Gaming Edition
The newest member of the Amazon Fire family, the game orientated Fire TV Gaming Edition, will arrive on October 5.
Sept. 17, 2015
GameStop will no longer sell consoles bundled with digital games
GameStop will no longer sell consoles bundled with digital games
Major game retailer GameStop will be moving away from digital console bundles with a view to offering physical bundles instead.
Sept. 17, 2015
Shenmue 3 developers seeking more cash through PayPal
Shenmue 3 developers seeking more cash through PayPal
Despite raising a record-breaking $6,333,296 through Kickstarter, Shenmue 3 developers Yu Suzuki and Ys Net are now trying to raise even more cash through PayPal.
Sept. 17, 2015
Get a job: Be a Game Engineer at Nuclear Division
Get a job: Be a Game Engineer at Nuclear Division
The new mobile game startup (funded in part by Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella) is hiring an experienced coder with Unity experience to serve as a game engineer at its headquarters in Los Angeles.
Sept. 17, 2015
Sponsored: Threats to success in the game industry (and how to beat them)
Sponsored: Threats to success in the game industry (and how to beat them)
Come join cloud service company Akamai Technologies for a free webinar that explores effective ways to meet some of the most serious challenges in the business of video games.
Sept. 17, 2015
The design decisions that turned Relativity into Manifold Garden
The design decisions that turned Relativity into Manifold Garden
We talk to William Chyr about the design decisions the led him to change the title of his game from Relativity to Manifold Garden just a few months before release.
Sept. 16, 2015