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Launch to launch, Call of Duty: WWII saw double Infinite Warfare's sales
Launch to launch, Call of Duty: WWII saw double Infinite Warfare's sales
Activision's own estimates place the game at $500 million in sales for its three-day opening weekend.
Nov. 8, 2017
Unity opens new L.A. office staffed by some Insomniac vets
Unity opens new L.A. office staffed by some Insomniac vets
Unity announced this week that it's opened a new office in L.A. and brought on two Insomniac Games veterans, Andreas Fredriksson and Mike Acton, to work out of the new digs as principal engineers.
Nov. 8, 2017
Google showcases examples of what game devs can do with its voice tools
Google showcases examples of what game devs can do with its voice tools
Today Google posted a few examples of games and apps that devs can make for the company's voice assistant tech. replete with citations of tools used and, in some cases, source code.
Nov. 8, 2017
Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy drive strong earnings for Square Enix
Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy drive strong earnings for Square Enix
Square Enix cites a new Dragon Quest game and the rerelease of an old Final Fantasy game as key drivers in its latest six-month earnings report, which shows sales and profits on the rise.
Nov. 8, 2017
Attend GDC 2018 for a behind-the-scenes look at Far Cry 5's asset build system
Attend GDC 2018 for a behind-the-scenes look at Far Cry 5's asset build system
Ubisoft Montreal engine architect Remi Quenin will be speaking frankly about how Ubisoft fleshes out its big open-world games full of assets without bringing the whole project crashing down.
Nov. 8, 2017
Video: Devs share tips on creating immersive virtual reality worlds
Video: Devs share tips on creating immersive virtual reality worlds
At VRDC 2017 a panel of VR devs (Will Smith, Chris Pruett, Adam Orth, & Dirk Van Welden) dissect the challenge of creating immersive VR worlds & discuss what they'd learned about doing it right.
Nov. 8, 2017
Get a job: Blizzard Entertainment is hiring a UI Engineer 2
Get a job: Blizzard Entertainment is hiring a UI Engineer 2
The Irvine, CA-based World of Warcraft user interface team is looking for a UI engineer with the talent to create good UI but with the creativity and passion to make great UI.
Nov. 8, 2017
Selecting by Weighted Angle
Selecting by Weighted Angle
A selection algorithm, especially useful for VR games that use laser pointer controls.
Nov. 8, 2017
The 3 Factors that Lead to Emergent Gameplay
The 3 Factors that Lead to Emergent Gameplay
Emergent Gameplay is a concept that many games claim they have, but few do. In this post, we're going to examine some of the conditions that need to be in a game for emergent elements to be possible.
Nov. 8, 2017
7th Time’s the Charm – Why I Never Stopped Applying to Cisco
7th Time’s the Charm – Why I Never Stopped Applying to Cisco
Ali shares how after applying to work at Cisco SEVEN times -- his dream finally came true!
Nov. 7, 2017
Women Rock-IT: Accelerate Your Start-Up with Emotional Technology
Women Rock-IT: Accelerate Your Start-Up with Emotional Technology
This blog was guest-written by Kathy Xiaosi Gong, CEO and co-founder of WafaGames. She’ll be guest-speaking during the “Social Entrepreneurs Using Tech to Solve Global Problems” session of the Women Rock-IT series on November 16th.
Nov. 7, 2017
Most Organizations Run Out-of-Date Office Software
Most Organizations Run Out-of-Date Office Software
Most Organizations Run Out-of-Date Office Software. Spiceworks report claims Office 2007 is most popular
Nov. 7, 2017