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Privacy Fail as Charity Leaks Info on Vulnerable Adults
Privacy Fail as Charity Leaks Info on Vulnerable Adults
Info on Vulnerable Adults and Victims Leaked by Charity. Scottish Appropriate Adult Network site is still down
Nov. 7, 2017
Telltale Games lays off 90 employees
Telltale Games lays off 90 employees
The developer has laid off 25 percent of its workforce as part of a company-wide restructuring effort.
Nov. 7, 2017
Ubisoft's 'player recurring investment' revenues outpace digital game sales
Ubisoft's 'player recurring investment' revenues outpace digital game sales
Player recurring investment made up roughly 51 percent of digital revenue for the first time thanks to a 69 percent jump year-over-year.
Nov. 7, 2017
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds crosses 20 million copies sold
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds crosses 20 million copies sold
Less than a year after release, the currently PC-exclusive battle-royale brawler PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has surpassed 20 million copies sold.
Nov. 7, 2017
We're talking with the designer of Elex at 3PM EST
We're talking with the designer of Elex at 3PM EST
We're talking to Bjorn Pankratz, game designer on Elex today at 3PM EST.
Nov. 7, 2017
How the small size of Piranha Bytes influences the unique feel of Elex
How the small size of Piranha Bytes influences the unique feel of Elex
We chatted with the director of Piranha Bytes' latest role-playing game Elex.
Nov. 7, 2017
At GDC 2018, see how PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds became a Twitch sensation
At GDC 2018, see how PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds became a Twitch sensation
Attendees of GDC in San Francisco next March will learn from Bluehole's Sammie Kang about the ups and downs of maintaining one of the breakout hits of 2017 -- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
Nov. 7, 2017
Get a job: Toys for Bob is hiring an Unreal Software Engineer
Get a job: Toys for Bob is hiring an Unreal Software Engineer
Toys for Bob is looking for a generalist software engineer with Unreal Engine 4 experience to join its studio in Novato, California.
Nov. 7, 2017
Kan Gao on the benefits and drawbacks of designing in RPG Maker
Kan Gao on the benefits and drawbacks of designing in RPG Maker
“I compare RPG Maker to a pencil. With a pencil there are techniques to learn, but compared to the other writing tools, it’s the most simplistic one. But you can still create elaborate works with it.”
Nov. 7, 2017
Take-Two plans to only release games with 'recurrent consumer spending' hooks
Take-Two plans to only release games with 'recurrent consumer spending' hooks
"The business, once upon a time, was a big chunky opportunity to engage for tens of hours, or perhaps a hundred hours," CEO Strauss Zelnick told investors. "That has turned into ongoing engagement."
Nov. 7, 2017
Zynga pays $100M to buy Peak Games' mobile card and board game biz
Zynga pays $100M to buy Peak Games' mobile card and board game biz
It's a good indicator of where Zynga's business is at these days: mobile games, especially F2P mobile card games. Zynga specifically said it made the deal to acquire Peak games like Gin Rummy Plus.
Nov. 7, 2017
Microtransactions now account for nearly half of Take-Two's revenue
Microtransactions now account for nearly half of Take-Two's revenue
'Recurrent consumer spending' accounts for 48 percent of Take-Two's net revenue this quarter, led by microtransactions in games like NBA 2K17, GTA V and GTA Online.
Nov. 7, 2017