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Valve under investigation by Brazilian gov't over violent political game
Valve under investigation by Brazilian gov't over violent political game
Valve is under investigation by the Brazilian government after a violent political game was published to Steam last week.
Oct. 12, 2018
Report: Blizzard considering bringing cross-platform play to Diablo 3
Report: Blizzard considering bringing cross-platform play to Diablo 3
Update A Blizzard rep said the company is in talks with Sony and Microsoft to enable cross-platform play across competing consoles with the arrival of Diablo 3 on the Nintendo Switch.
Oct. 12, 2018
Weekly Jobs Roundup: Outfit7, Cryptic Studios, and more are hiring now!
Weekly Jobs Roundup: Outfit7, Cryptic Studios, and more are hiring now!
Here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on Gamasutra's Job Board.
Oct. 12, 2018
Facebook confirms 30 million people had personal data stolen in breach
Facebook confirms 30 million people had personal data stolen in breach
While the number is less than the company’s original 50 million estimate, a significant chunk of the platform’s userbase had either their contact or profile info accessed in the breach.
Oct. 12, 2018
Facebook is testing a mobile app for watching Facebook Gaming streams
Facebook is testing a mobile app for watching Facebook Gaming streams
Facebook is currently testing a mobile spin on its Fb.gg streaming platform that groups features currently available in the company’s Facebook Gaming web platform into a mobile-friendly app.
Oct. 12, 2018
Video: BioWare's postmortem look at the making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
Video: BioWare's postmortem look at the making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
At GDC 2012, BioWare Austin leads Richard Vogel and Dallas Dickinson share how _Star Wars: The Old Republic_ positioned itself to break into the World of Warcraft-dominated MMO game market.
Oct. 12, 2018
John Carmack and ZeniMax have ended their legal dispute
John Carmack and ZeniMax have ended their legal dispute
The legal battle between id Software co-founder John Carmack and current id owner ZeniMax has ended, though a case involving Oculus rages on.
Oct. 12, 2018
Bethesda teams up with West Virginia Tourism Office for Fallout 76 promo
Bethesda teams up with West Virginia Tourism Office for Fallout 76 promo
Fallout 76 developer Bethesda is partnering with the West Virginia Tourism Office to promote the upcoming game which takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of the state.
Oct. 12, 2018
Making cars and writing code: Production Line's refreshing dev approach
Making cars and writing code: Production Line's refreshing dev approach
Gamasutra chats with veteran indie Cliff Harris (aka Cliffski) about the work that went into turning car manufacturing into an engrossing game in his Early Access puzzler Production Line.
Oct. 12, 2018
Exhibiting at GDEX 2018: The Great Post-Mortem
Exhibiting at GDEX 2018: The Great Post-Mortem
It's hard to show off your game at an expo. It's even harder when you're a solo indie dev. It's absolutely ridiculous when your game is a JRPG, one of the hardest genres to demo. Here's my experience.
Oct. 12, 2018
Kliuless? Gaming Industry ICYMI #7
Kliuless? Gaming Industry ICYMI #7
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
Oct. 12, 2018
US Arrests Alleged Chinese Spy
US Arrests Alleged Chinese Spy
DoJ claims MSS operative tried to steal aviation secrets
Oct. 11, 2018