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The rising need for game economy designers in freemium mobile games
The rising need for game economy designers in freemium mobile games
Pietro Guardascione of Candy Crush maker King argues that there will be a sharp increase in demand for "analytical game designers" who work closely with lead designers on key game systems.
Oct. 30, 2018
The Three Factors of Effective Horror Design
The Three Factors of Effective Horror Design
Horror can be a tough genre to design around, but there are three elements that must be present if you want to get a scare out of the player.
Oct. 30, 2018
The Reset Problem: A Case for Single-player Matchmaking
The Reset Problem: A Case for Single-player Matchmaking
Match-based single-player games have an inherent efficiency advantage over more linear formats. However, this advantage is threatened by a specific design problem that frequently occurs in those kinds of games and yet is rarely talked about explicitly.
Oct. 30, 2018
Facebook Removes Scores of Fake Iran-Linked Accounts
Facebook Removes Scores of Fake Iran-Linked Accounts
Facebook Removes Scores of Fake Iran-Linked Accounts. Battle against “coordinated inauthentic behavior” continues
Oct. 29, 2018
Canadian Crypto-Exchange Shutters After $6m ‘Hack’
Canadian Crypto-Exchange Shutters After $6m ‘Hack’
Canadian Crypto-Exchange Shutters After $6m ‘Hack’. Commentators suggest exit scam
Oct. 29, 2018
Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach. Thousands may have been affected in Orange County
Oct. 29, 2018
EFF Says DMCA Expansion Doesn't Go Far Enough
EFF Says DMCA Expansion Doesn't Go Far Enough
The Copyright Office adopted new exemptions for DMCA, including smartphones, home appliances and home systems.
Oct. 29, 2018
Hackers Target Fortnite with V-Buck Scams
Hackers Target Fortnite with V-Buck Scams
ZeroFOX has generated more than 53,000 alerts related to Fortnite scams.
Oct. 29, 2018
IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34bn
IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34bn
In what it calls the third-largest tech deal in the US, IBM announced it will acquire Red Hat.
Oct. 29, 2018
IBM acquiring Red Hat for a whopping $34 billion
IBM acquiring Red Hat for a whopping $34 billion
After the deal, Red Hat will join IBM's Hybrid Cloud team while its CEO Jim Whitehurst will also join IBM's senior management team.
Oct. 29, 2018
Don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing...in Spider-Man
Don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing...in Spider-Man
Insomniac Games' Marvel's Spider-Man is the fastest and most fluid open world game in recent memory. So we had to catch up with game director Ryan Smith to dive deeper into the philosophy of the swing.
Oct. 29, 2018
Here are all 20 games you'll get with the PlayStation Classic
Here are all 20 games you'll get with the PlayStation Classic
Sony has revealed the full list of retro games that'll be crammed onto the PlayStation Classic when it launches this December.Â
Oct. 29, 2018