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Play Ventures aims to invest $30 million in video game startups
Play Ventures aims to invest $30 million in video game startups
Investments aren’t limited to just game development; Play Ventures is looking at dishing out early investments to companies working with streaming, marketing, user acquisition, and more.
Dec. 4, 2018
Get an inside look at the making of Destiny 2: Forsaken at GDC 2019
Get an inside look at the making of Destiny 2: Forsaken at GDC 2019
Bungie recently released a big overhaul to its biggest game yet with Destiny 2: Forsaken, and at next year's Game Developers Conference you'll get a frontrow seat to see how they pulled it off.
Dec. 4, 2018
Valve's Steam Link app lands on Raspberry Pi
Valve's Steam Link app lands on Raspberry Pi
Valve has rolled out Raspberry Pi support for its Steam Link app in beta, allowing anyone with access to the microcomputer the ability to remotely tap into an instance of Steam on another machine.
Dec. 4, 2018
PlayStation Classic's hidden settings accessible through USB keyboards
PlayStation Classic's hidden settings accessible through USB keyboards
Sony's PlayStation Classic has a hidden menu setting, and all it takes to gain access is a keyboard.
Dec. 4, 2018
Video: The nature of order in game narrative
Video: The nature of order in game narrative
In this GDC 2018 talk, Schell Games' Jesse Schell explores common elements in well-received game narratives in order to help developers create a story that will stick with players.
Dec. 4, 2018
Get a job: Ubiquity6 is looking for an Augmented Reality Prototyper
Get a job: Ubiquity6 is looking for an Augmented Reality Prototyper
Ubiquity6 is looking for an experienced dev to rapidly prototype and refine augmented reality experience features and prototypes as a member of its team in San Francisco.
Dec. 4, 2018
Google's cross-platform mobile app dev kit Flutter hits v. 1.0
Google's cross-platform mobile app dev kit Flutter hits v. 1.0
Google has released version 1.0 of its open-source, cross-platform app building toolkit Flutter, with plans to bring the platform to the web as well.Â
Dec. 4, 2018
PUBG Mobile grabs Best Game in 2018 Google Play Awards
PUBG Mobile grabs Best Game in 2018 Google Play Awards
Google Play has announced its Best Apps of 2018, a list that includes a good number of mobile games released on Android this year.
Dec. 4, 2018
GDC 2019's new Game Discoverability Day will help you get your game noticed!
GDC 2019's new Game Discoverability Day will help you get your game noticed!
Next year's Game Developers Conference will debut a special Game Discoverability Day, a full day of talks discussing practical case studies and strategies for devs to get their games noticed.
Dec. 4, 2018
The Design Lessons Designers Fail to Learn From Dark Souls
The Design Lessons Designers Fail to Learn From Dark Souls
The success of Dark Souls has spawned many imitators, and for today's post, we're going to look at the common elements people get wrong when analyzing Souls-Like design.
Dec. 4, 2018
Your Inner Fish That Wants to Play: What Anthropology Has to Say about Games
Your Inner Fish That Wants to Play: What Anthropology Has to Say about Games
A personal inquiry into anthropological reasons of playing in an attempt to derive some game design suggestions from our inherited desires, needs and behaviors.
Dec. 4, 2018
Cisco Threat Response with Email Security Integration: Harmonizing Your Security Products
Cisco Threat Response with Email Security Integration: Harmonizing Your Security Products
Those of us who have been in security for more than 20 years are very familiar with the assertion that security is a process. For me, security has always been...
Dec. 3, 2018