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CISA Issues Emergency Vulnerability Warning
CISA Issues Emergency Vulnerability Warning
US government agencies told they have 24 hours to fix SIGRed vulnerability
July 17, 2020
Court Rules German Police Receive Too Much Data
Court Rules German Police Receive Too Much Data
German law deemed insufficient at protecting citizens’ right to privacy
July 17, 2020
Twitter Confirms 130 Accounts Hacked
Twitter Confirms 130 Accounts Hacked
Twitter reveals true extent of celebrity account hijacking campaign
July 17, 2020
Learn AR game design from Pokemon Go dev Niantic at GDC Summer
Learn AR game design from Pokemon Go dev Niantic at GDC Summer
GDC organizers are excited to confirm that some of of the game design experts at Pokemon Go maker Niantic will be offering a crash course in AR game design at GDC Summer next month!
July 17, 2020
'We believe in generations:' PlayStation argues cross-gen games risk stifling innovation
'We believe in generations:' PlayStation argues cross-gen games risk stifling innovation
"In many cases, we can't take everybody with us from previous consoles into [a next-generation experience]. You need new hardware, you need new devices to experience what these developers want you to experience."
July 17, 2020
The writing team for Voltage's Lovestruck is on strike over pay, working conditions
The writing team for Voltage's Lovestruck is on strike over pay, working conditions
"We want to see our hard work and commitment to authentic storytelling given the value it deserves."
July 17, 2020
As the PS5 draws near, PlayStation promises there's 'still a ton of life in' the PS4
As the PS5 draws near, PlayStation promises there's 'still a ton of life in' the PS4
While PlayStation isn't as big on cross-gen launches as Xbox is, support of the PlayStation 4 won't end when the PlayStation 5 finally makes its debut.
July 17, 2020
Paradox acquires Surviving the Aftermath developer Iceflake Studios
Paradox acquires Surviving the Aftermath developer Iceflake Studios
Iceflake is currently developing Surviving the Aftermath with Paradox, which had already agreed to publish the post-apocalyptic survival title.
July 17, 2020
Crossfire dev Smilegate opens Barcelona studio to develop triple-A projects
Crossfire dev Smilegate opens Barcelona studio to develop triple-A projects
South Korean developer Smilegate has opened a new studio in Barcelona that will focus on triple-A game development.
July 17, 2020
Get a job: Velan Studios is hiring a Community Manager
Get a job: Velan Studios is hiring a Community Manager
The Community Manager will work closely with the project’s key leaders to define and execute the relationship management strategy with our player community.
July 17, 2020
Video: Level design for non-linear story discovery in Tacoma
Video: Level design for non-linear story discovery in Tacoma
In this GDC 2017 talk Fullbright's Steve Gaynor and Nina Freeman share lessons learned during the development of their non-linear space station story exploration game Tacoma.
July 17, 2020
GDC Summer State of the Industry: 33% of devs had a game delayed due to COVID-19
GDC Summer State of the Industry: 33% of devs had a game delayed due to COVID-19
Dive deeper into the results of the free State of the Industry: Work From Home Edition Survey to see how COVID-19 quarantine measures have affected game developers' ability to ship games on schedule!
July 17, 2020