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Blizzard registers trademark for Compete eSports service
Blizzard registers trademark for Compete eSports service
A new filing for an "internet-based system application featuring technology enabling users to organize and promote e-sports tournaments" has popped up.
Aug. 11, 2015
Two resources to help you dig into the Steam Summer Sale results
Two resources to help you dig into the Steam Summer Sale results
What effect did the incredibly popular, yearly promotion have on game developers? Two resources break it down for your perusal.
Aug. 11, 2015
Facebook launches native video ads for mobile apps
Facebook launches native video ads for mobile apps
And if you want to put them into your game, you can do so today -- by downloading the latest version of the company's mobile ad SDK.
Aug. 11, 2015
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Against 'flow' design
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Against 'flow' design
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the war economy of The Witcher 3 to a conversation on the limits of 'flow' design in games.
Aug. 10, 2015
Honest tales from the trenches of AAA game writing
Honest tales from the trenches of AAA game writing
Game writers TJ Fixman, Marianne Krawczyk, and Tom Bissell gathered at the WGA West in Los Angeles on a panel moderated by Naughty Dog creative director and writer Neil Druckmann to talk the craft of game writing.
Aug. 10, 2015
Rare Replay is studio's first UK no. 1 in 17 years
Rare Replay is studio's first UK no. 1 in 17 years
Rare Replay has replaced Lego Jurassic World at the top of the UK games charts to become the studio's first No. 1 title since Banjo-Kazooie hit shelves back in 1998.
Aug. 10, 2015
Pixar to open-source its Universal Scene Description software
Pixar to open-source its Universal Scene Description software
The tool, which helps manage the content of large virtual scenes, hooks into existing tools, and can be used by game developers, too.
Aug. 10, 2015
Dark Souls director Miyazaki offers his philosophy on boss design
Dark Souls director Miyazaki offers his philosophy on boss design
The famously challenging games have remarkable boss encounters -- and it's no surprise that the series' director has strong feelings on how you create them.
Aug. 10, 2015
Take Two digital revenues shoot up, but market is unimpressed
Take Two digital revenues shoot up, but market is unimpressed
Grand Theft Auto V on PC proves an unsurprising hit, but in-game transactions for Grand Theft Auto Online and NBA 2K15 also boost the company's numbers significantly.
Aug. 10, 2015
Sponsored: Integrating Cortana with Unity in Windows Universal games (Unite 2015)
Sponsored: Integrating Cortana with Unity in Windows Universal games (Unite 2015)
If you are a Unity developer, integrating Unity with Cortana can certainly add flavor to your Windows version of the app. And for users it just means more fun! So let’s get started…
Aug. 10, 2015
Windows 10 is Free, But Microsoft is Charging For Add-Ons/Other Features
Windows 10 is Free, But Microsoft is Charging For Add-Ons/Other Features
Windows 10 is absolutely free for those who are upgrading from Windows 7 or Windows 8, but Microsoft played a clever trick there, by removing basic features
Aug. 9, 2015
Spear Phishing Attack at Pentagon’s Network, Breached 4000 Military Accounts
Spear Phishing Attack at Pentagon’s Network, Breached 4000 Military Accounts
Phishing Attack | Russian hackers have been blamed for conducted a Phishing Attack the Pentagon network last month.
Aug. 7, 2015