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Valve kicks 179 rule-breaking games off Steam
Valve kicks 179 rule-breaking games off Steam
Valve is keeping rule-breakers from getting too comfortable on its massive digital game platform, even as Steam shifts toward a more open platform.
Oct. 2, 2018
Hone your UX design skills for VR/MR games and apps at XRDC!
Hone your UX design skills for VR/MR games and apps at XRDC!
How do you design the same app for both Hololens and VR? What do you do about the two different input systems? Get the answers from a Microsoft expert at XRDC in San Francisco this month!
Oct. 2, 2018
Get a job: Sucker Punch Productions is hiring a Lead Lighting Artist 2
Get a job: Sucker Punch Productions is hiring a Lead Lighting Artist 2
Sucker Punch Productions is looking for a talented Lead Lighting artist with a solid understanding of current run-time rendering technologies to illuminate the world of Ghost of Tsushima.
Oct. 2, 2018
How Quest for Glory's creators give players room to be themselves in Hero-U
How Quest for Glory's creators give players room to be themselves in Hero-U
Veteran game devs Lori and Corey Cole (Quest for Glory series) open up about how they designed their new game, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, with an emphasis on player agency and role-playing.
Oct. 2, 2018
The Witcher author wants $16 million in royalties from CD Projekt Red
The Witcher author wants $16 million in royalties from CD Projekt Red
The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski has demanded $16 million in additional royalties from CD Projekt Red, and the Polish game studio has politely declined.Â
Oct. 2, 2018
Block party: Minecraft has over 90 million monthly active players
Block party: Minecraft has over 90 million monthly active players
_Minecraft_ might be approaching it seventh birthday, but the evergreen game is proving that age really is just number.
Oct. 2, 2018
After bankruptcy and layoffs, Toys 'R' Us contemplates a comeback
After bankruptcy and layoffs, Toys 'R' Us contemplates a comeback
The folks in charge of selling off Toys 'R' Us assets after the bankrupt retailer closed nearly 1,000 stores and laid off ~33,000 people this year have decided to cancel and revamp the brand instead.
Oct. 2, 2018
Profitable Indie Game Development with Adam Saltsman
Profitable Indie Game Development with Adam Saltsman
Adam Saltsman, also known as Adam Atomic, made the endless runner Canabalt in 2009, where an anonymous runner runs in one direction and is able to jump and slide upon landing. Since then, Adam has formed his studio Finji, continuing to produce and have pu
Oct. 2, 2018
Narrativizing Night in the Woods
Narrativizing Night in the Woods
How do systems and story interact? This article examines how Night in the Woods puts the mechanics in support of the story - not the other way around.
Oct. 2, 2018
The Impact of “Limitless” in Multicloud IT
The Impact of “Limitless” in Multicloud IT
In a world of limited resources, you use only what is needed. Should that be the case for Multicloud IT resources as well? Depends. First, understand what you actually need.
Oct. 1, 2018
Enterprises choose Cisco HyperFlex for SAP Application Modernization (Part 2)
Enterprises choose Cisco HyperFlex for SAP Application Modernization (Part 2)
SAP data centers around the world are already using Cisco HyperFlex to modernize their infrastructure, unlocking the full potential of HCI for easier migrations, simplified management and improved performance.
Oct. 1, 2018
Your Email Security Toolbox: Defense in Depth
Your Email Security Toolbox: Defense in Depth
Criminals know that easily-obtained data can help them craft a compelling attack campaign.  Here are some essential tools defenders must have to thwart these sophisticated attacks.
Oct. 1, 2018