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Law Firm to the Stars Confirms Ransomware Attack
Law Firm to the Stars Confirms Ransomware Attack
Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks notifies celebrity clients of ransomware attack
May 12, 2020
First-party PlayStation games to be collected under new PlayStation Studios brand
First-party PlayStation games to be collected under new PlayStation Studios brand
This bit of additional branding aims to help players better understand which games are developed by teams at SIE moving into the next console generation, info that hasn't always been easily apparent.
May 12, 2020
Starbreeze cuts losses by $7.2 million, calls Payday 3 publishing talks 'positive'
Starbreeze cuts losses by $7.2 million, calls Payday 3 publishing talks 'positive'
Net sales are down at Payday 2 developer Starbreeze, although profits have risen significantly despite the company still recording a loss.
May 12, 2020
Grand strategy title Stellaris has sold over 3 million copies in four years
Grand strategy title Stellaris has sold over 3 million copies in four years
Paradox Interactive's sweeping sci-fi strategy title Stellaris has sold over 3 million copies in four years.
May 12, 2020
Video: Using deep reinforcement learning for NPCs and playtesting
Video: Using deep reinforcement learning for NPCs and playtesting
In this GDC 2020 virtual talk Unity's Jeffrey Shih explains how deep reinforcement and imitation learning can be used for scaling playtesting and NPC creation in games.
May 12, 2020
Get a job: Join Ori developer Moon Studios as a remote Sr. Character TD
Get a job: Join Ori developer Moon Studios as a remote Sr. Character TD
Moon Studios - award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps - are looking for Senior Character TDs.
May 12, 2020
How the Game & Watch Impacted Nintendo's Handheld Gaming Product Vision
How the Game & Watch Impacted Nintendo's Handheld Gaming Product Vision
Many folks know about the Game & Watch, but how many know the impact that it had on Nintendo's handheld gaming? In this video, learn more about how important Product Vision is, how you can use it to drive your product growth, using examples from Nintendo.
May 12, 2020
Four better ways to talk about 'immersion'
Four better ways to talk about 'immersion'
We aspire to create ‘immersive’ games, but this word is used to mean several different things. If we are more specific, we can be clearer in what we are trying to achieve, and help our teams work towards a common goal.
May 12, 2020
The original Red Faction gets an improved AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack
The original Red Faction gets an improved AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack
This new Texture Pack for Red Faction uses an improved AI-enhanced method to upscale the original textures, resulting in slightly better visuals.
May 11, 2020
New 2.2GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for The Witcher 3 overhauls over 700 clutter textures
New 2.2GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for The Witcher 3 overhauls over 700 clutter textures
Modder 'rfuzzo' has released a new AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for The Witcher 3.
May 11, 2020
The Elder Scrolls VI news is years away according to Bethesda’s Pete Hines
The Elder Scrolls VI news is years away according to Bethesda’s Pete Hines
According to Bethesda's Pete Hines, we won't be getting any The Elder Scrolls VI news in the foreseeable future.
May 11, 2020
AMD announces four new effects for FidelityFX: SSSR, CACAO, LPM & SPD
AMD announces four new effects for FidelityFX: SSSR, CACAO, LPM & SPD
FidelityFX will support Stochastic Screen Space Reflections, Combined Adaptive Compute Ambient Occlusion, Luminance Preserving Mapper, and Single Pass Downsampler.
May 11, 2020