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Criminals Earn Big with Fraudulent Label Services
Criminals Earn Big with Fraudulent Label Services
Criminals cash out on fraudulent purchases using illicit shipping labels, says Flashpoint.
Oct. 23, 2018
Brewing meaningful UX in the interactive visual novel Coffee Talk
Brewing meaningful UX in the interactive visual novel Coffee Talk
Toge Productions UX and UI engineer intern Adlan Arvyanda Ramly explains how they improved the user interface, user experience, and general usability of chatty barista simulator, Coffee Talk.
Oct. 23, 2018
Betting platform nabs license for cryptocurrency gambling on eSports
Betting platform nabs license for cryptocurrency gambling on eSports
Live-betting esports platform Unikrn had its crypto-gambling license approved by the Isle of Man earlier today, allowing for users to legally gamble on video game competitions via crypto-currency.Â
Oct. 23, 2018
Submissions for the 2019 DICE Awards are now open to developers
Submissions for the 2019 DICE Awards are now open to developers
Registration for the 2019 DICE summit is now open, with the annual event returning to Las Vegas from February 10 to the 13 at a new venue, the Aria Resort & Casino.
Oct. 23, 2018
Rockstar devs detail the company's long and troubled relationship with crunch
Rockstar devs detail the company's long and troubled relationship with crunch
A long and in-depth story from Kotaku collects the experiences of over 70 Rockstar developers, 43 former and 34 current, to dig into the developer’s public and private relationship with crunch culture.
Oct. 23, 2018
A Nintendo-backed initiative aims to work Labo into classrooms
A Nintendo-backed initiative aims to work Labo into classrooms
Nintendo has joined forces with the Institute of Play to kick off an initiative that seeks to use its craftable Nintendo Labo kits as a way to introduce STEAM concepts to elementary school kids.
Oct. 23, 2018
VR and AR dev Resolution Games secures $7.5 million in funding
VR and AR dev Resolution Games secures $7.5 million in funding
The developer behind the Magic Leap game Angry Birds FPS has closed a Series B funding round that now leaves the company with an additional $7.5 million to its name.
Oct. 23, 2018
EA Origin Access includes more indie games in its repertoire
EA Origin Access includes more indie games in its repertoire
Last week EA announced its new collection of games available to Origin Access subscribers for the month of October, which includes many indie games this time around.
Oct. 23, 2018
Video: How to design educational games for low income students
Video: How to design educational games for low income students
In this GDC 2018 talk, IDEO's Peter Slattery and Kate Schnippering discuss specific methods for tackling educational objectives in games for reaching a wide range of students.
Oct. 23, 2018
Get a job: MLB Advanced Media is hiring a Lead Technical Director
Get a job: MLB Advanced Media is hiring a Lead Technical Director
NYC-based MLB Advanced Media is looking to immediately fill a Lead TD position. The TD is responsible for the entire MLB Advanced Media engineering team, in close coordination with the other leads.
Oct. 23, 2018
Study how VR can help raise awareness about real issues at XRDC
Study how VR can help raise awareness about real issues at XRDC
Come to XRDC in San Francisco next week and meet leading VR/AR/MR innovators from around the world, including a pair speaking about how they use VR to raise environmental awareness about oil drilling!
Oct. 23, 2018
Classic Tools Retrospective: The tools that built Deus Ex, with Chris Norden
Classic Tools Retrospective: The tools that built Deus Ex, with Chris Norden
David Lightbown interviews Chris Norden about the history of tools development for Deus Ex. Learn about how the team customized the Unreal Editor, developed dialogue and export tools, and created innovative lip-sync technology for this innovative FP-RPG.
Oct. 23, 2018