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Get a job: Disney seeks an experienced Lead Game Designer
Get a job: Disney seeks an experienced Lead Game Designer
The Walt Disney Company seeks an experienced designer to take a lead role at the company's Glendale, California studio and guide design and development of F2P iOS and Android games.
Feb. 5, 2016
4 Security Vulnerabilities That Affected Voice Recognition Technology
4 Security Vulnerabilities That Affected Voice Recognition Technology
Voice Recognition Technology is a big thing these days but did you know the threats it carries within itself?
Feb. 4, 2016
Road to the IGF: Night School Studio's Oxenfree
Road to the IGF: Night School Studio's Oxenfree
Oxenfree's watercolor art style has earned it a nomination for the IGF Award in Excellence in Visual Art. Lead designer Sean Krankel explains how its visual design impacted gameplay.
Feb. 4, 2016
22cans switches Godus Wars DLC from paid to free after fan outcry
22cans switches Godus Wars DLC from paid to free after fan outcry
The Godus development debacle continues. Is it possible to finish the game and repair the company's reputation with fans?
Feb. 4, 2016
Have a look at what it's like to develop Unreal VR games -- in VR
Have a look at what it's like to develop Unreal VR games -- in VR
The folks at Epic published an intriguing video to YouTube today in which company chief Tim Sweeney and technical director Mike Fricker demonstrate the Unreal Engine editor being used in VR via an HTC Vive dev kit.
Feb. 4, 2016
Games dominate the Windows Store download charts
Games dominate the Windows Store download charts
When it comes to the Windows Store, games accounted for the most downloads and the most in-app purchases over the 2015 holiday season, according to a blog post published today by Microsoft.
Feb. 4, 2016
Kardashian game maker cut 50 jobs during 'disappointing' holiday season
Kardashian game maker cut 50 jobs during 'disappointing' holiday season
Celebrity-focused mobile game maker Glu Mobile axed 50 positions in December in a restructuring effort following a 'disappointing' holiday season that saw the company's revenues and profits drop.
Feb. 4, 2016
New content, new access puts games in front of viewers, YouTube data reveals
New content, new access puts games in front of viewers, YouTube data reveals
The company has released its top trending list for January, and while the list itself isn't particularly revealing, the reasons behind ghe games' popularity is.
Feb. 4, 2016
Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' product initiative put on ice
Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' product initiative put on ice
"... we do not have the conviction that the sleep-and-fatigue-themed [device] can enter the phase of actually becoming a product," says Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima.
Feb. 4, 2016
Square Enix sales and profits on the up
Square Enix sales and profits on the up
Both sales and profits are up at Square Enix, which posted its financial results for the nine month period ending December 31, 2015, earlier today.
Feb. 4, 2016
Taylor Swift and Glu Mobile partner up for new game
Taylor Swift and Glu Mobile partner up for new game
Bouyed by the success of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, mobile developer Glu has agreed to make Taylor Swift the star of a new mobile title.
Feb. 4, 2016
Get a job: Turbine seeks an Art Director
Get a job: Turbine seeks an Art Director
Turbine is looking for someone with experience as an artist and an art director to take up the latter role again on the company's new Game of Thrones mobile game at its Needham, Massachusetts studio.
Feb. 4, 2016