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39% of Employees Access Corporate Data on Personal Devices
39% of Employees Access Corporate Data on Personal Devices
Over a third of employees use their own devices to access company data
Sept. 14, 2020
Privacy Issues Found in Vote Joe App
Privacy Issues Found in Vote Joe App
Vote Joe app users can access voting records of unwitting Americans
Sept. 14, 2020
ViacomCBS sells Metacritic, GameSpot, others to Red Ventures in $500 million deal
ViacomCBS sells Metacritic, GameSpot, others to Red Ventures in $500 million deal
According to Variety, the $500 million deal is expected to close later this year, and brings brands like GameSpot, Metacritic under Red Ventures ownership.Â
Sept. 14, 2020
Mediatonic's plan to exile Fall Guys cheaters to a cheaters-only queue backfired
Mediatonic's plan to exile Fall Guys cheaters to a cheaters-only queue backfired
The plan was to have cheaters matchmake exclusively with other cheaters, but the Fall Guys team noticed its plans for Cheater Island were actually hurting the game's reputation.
Sept. 14, 2020
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 sells 1 million copies in less than two weeks
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 sells 1 million copies in less than two weeks
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, the recently released remake of the beloved PS1-era duo, has officially crossed 1 million sales.
Sept. 14, 2020
Nvidia to acquire processor and software design company Arm for $40 billion
Nvidia to acquire processor and software design company Arm for $40 billion
Graphics card maker Nvidia has agreed to purchase semiconductor and software design company Arm for $40 billion.
Sept. 14, 2020
Cloud streaming support is being added to over 150 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles
Cloud streaming support is being added to over 150 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to play over 150 games via the cloud as of September 15, 2020.
Sept. 14, 2020
King of Cards: Joustus Deep Dive - Part 1
King of Cards: Joustus Deep Dive - Part 1
What’s up, design devotees? With King of Cards’ one-year anniversary right around the corner, we thought it would be festive to finally tell the tale of how Joustus came to be!
Sept. 14, 2020
Putting into play - The hidden art of pacing 3 (3)
Putting into play - The hidden art of pacing 3 (3)
How narrative systems bridge the gap between writers and designers, assisting in translating movies to games, merging story- and gameplay structures, and capturing the core rhythm of engaging and motivating forces to be embedded into mechanics.
Sept. 14, 2020
The CRPG Project
The CRPG Project
In this post, Keith Burgun talks about the history and present of CRPGs, and what he sees as "the project" of the pursuit of fantasy simulation in these games.
Sept. 14, 2020
Art Design Deep Dive: Dynamic 2D lighting in Dwerve
Art Design Deep Dive: Dynamic 2D lighting in Dwerve
In this article, I explain how we added 2D dynamic lighting to our 2D Unity game called Dwerve.
Sept. 14, 2020
Xbox goes for lock-in with All Access
Xbox goes for lock-in with All Access
Microsoft thinks differentiating new platforms on better-looking and playing experiences is getting trickier. So now we have Xbox Game Pass & All Access. Is it going to work?
Sept. 14, 2020