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Valve rep: No Steam Dev Days this year, not likely next year either
Valve rep: No Steam Dev Days this year, not likely next year either
Any devs still hoping for an invite to Steam Dev Days this year should probably pack it in, as Valve's Tom Giardino noted on Twitter that there won't be one -- and 2018 isn't looking good, either.
Sept. 26, 2017
Super Mario Kart's competitive scene is still going strong, 25 years on
Super Mario Kart's competitive scene is still going strong, 25 years on
"[It's] not like in the recent _Mario Kart_s where you can be trolled by blue shells," world champ Julien Holmiere tells Polygon in a feature on the 25-year-old Super Mario Kart's competitive scene.
Sept. 26, 2017
Sony doesn't see 'huge demand' for portable consoles
Sony doesn't see 'huge demand' for portable consoles
"The Vita experience was that outside of Japan and Asia, there was not a huge demand. The lifestyle shift toward the dominance of smartphones as the single key device was the determining factor."
Sept. 26, 2017
Back to the future: Ataribox price and (some) tech specs revealed
Back to the future: Ataribox price and (some) tech specs revealed
We got our first look at the retro-inspired console back in July, and now we finally know how much it'll cost and what sort of tech it's packing.
Sept. 26, 2017
Sony 'not comfortable' leading the VR charge, wants more competition
Sony 'not comfortable' leading the VR charge, wants more competition
Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Andew House wants to see more competition in the virtual reality sector, and says he's uncomfortable with Sony being the market leader.
Sept. 26, 2017
“I want it just like LoL”: How do you monetize in-game skins?
“I want it just like LoL”: How do you monetize in-game skins?
Indie developers love repeating that they’ll never make pay-to-win games, nodding to League of Legends’ business model to justify their opinion. Is it really that easy to make money by selling visual content? And if so, how should one go about doing it?
Sept. 26, 2017
Taking live soundtrack improvisation to the next level
Taking live soundtrack improvisation to the next level
We did a very bold experiment: we let people play whatever game they wanted and we improvised a live soundtrack based on what happened on the screen. In this post I explain our approach and what we learned about what works musically and what doesn't.
Sept. 26, 2017
Advancing your programmability journey with latest IOS XR innovations
Advancing your programmability journey with latest IOS XR innovations
Discover the latest IOS XR innovations to help you drive the next level of network programmability.
Sept. 25, 2017
Verizon Hit by Another Amazon S3 Leak
Verizon Hit by Another Amazon S3 Leak
Verizon Hit by Another Amazon S3 Leak. Engineer-owned bucked containing data marked ‘confidential’ exposed
Sept. 25, 2017
Over a Quarter of UK Councils Hit by Ransomware
Over a Quarter of UK Councils Hit by Ransomware
Over a Quarter of UK Councils Hit by Ransomware. The good news is that local authorities are backing up, not paying up
Sept. 25, 2017
Deloitte Hack Exposes Confidential Email for World's Largest Companies—Report
Deloitte Hack Exposes Confidential Email for World's Largest Companies—Report
The attackers hit the global email server via a hacked administrator account lacking two-factor authentication.
Sept. 25, 2017
BankBot Resurfaces in Google Play with New Tricks
BankBot Resurfaces in Google Play with New Tricks
It calls itself Jewels Star Classic—in an effort to be conflated with a legitimate mobile game called simply Jewels Star.
Sept. 25, 2017