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US Launches First Political Campaign Information Sharing and Analysis Organization
US Launches First Political Campaign Information Sharing and Analysis Organization
New US group shares cyber-threat information with political campaigns
March 19, 2020
GameStop pauses trade-in program for 9 days due to COVID-19 concerns
GameStop pauses trade-in program for 9 days due to COVID-19 concerns
GameStop is temporarily halting its trade-in program in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and implementing a handful of other new policies to minimize the risk to staff working at its retail locations.
March 19, 2020
GameStop rules itself 'essential retail' and therefore immune to lockdown closures
GameStop rules itself 'essential retail' and therefore immune to lockdown closures
GameStop’s top brass have decided the video game retailer counts as an essential business during coronavirus times, and has told store management to keep its locations open despite local lockdowns.
March 19, 2020
GameStop bumps up Doom Eternal release to cut back on in-store crowds
GameStop bumps up Doom Eternal release to cut back on in-store crowds
Doom Eternal was previously slated for a March 20 launch alongside Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but game retailer GameStop has opted to release the game a day early in the interest of promoting social distancing.
March 19, 2020
GoldenEye 007, Guitar Hero among 2020 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists
GoldenEye 007, Guitar Hero among 2020 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists
The Strong Museum has named the 12 games shortlisted for this years World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees, a list that includes repeat nominees like Minecraft alongside some fresh faces.
March 19, 2020
Thatgamecompany opening new San Francisco office to support Sky
Thatgamecompany opening new San Francisco office to support Sky
Journey and Flower developer thatgamecompany is preparing to expand with the opening of a new office in the San Francisco Bay Area.
March 19, 2020
Razer will start manufacturing surgical masks to help fight COVID-19
Razer will start manufacturing surgical masks to help fight COVID-19
Game peripheral maker Razer, best known for creating neon-drenched keyboards, mice, and headsets, will start making surgical masks to assist in the fight against COVID-19.
March 19, 2020
Road to the IGF: Pixpil's Eastward
Road to the IGF: Pixpil's Eastward
Eastward has players guide a miner and mysterious girl through a broken world, meeting quirky new friends as they seek answers about the girl's identity.
March 19, 2020
Road to the IGF: No Code's Observation
Road to the IGF: No Code's Observation
Observation casts players as a ship's AI, helping a distressed member of the crew survive while also dealing with your own newly-growing consciousness.
March 19, 2020
Mobile studio Scopely nets $200 million for more acquisitions
Mobile studio Scopely nets $200 million for more acquisitions
Mobile studio Scopely has raised $200 million in Series D funding to accelerate its investment and acquisition strategy.
March 19, 2020
Get a job: Carnegie Mellon University is hiring Game Design Teaching Track Faculty
Get a job: Carnegie Mellon University is hiring Game Design Teaching Track Faculty
Join us as we diversify our project-based curriculum and prepare our students to build the entertainment professions of the 21st century.
March 19, 2020
GDC organizers plan new 3-day GDC Summer event for August
GDC organizers plan new 3-day GDC Summer event for August
GDC organizers have announced GDC Summer, a three-day celebration of the art, craft and business of game development, to be held from August 4-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
March 19, 2020