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Blizzard cracks down on third-party data-tracking apps in Overwatch
Blizzard cracks down on third-party data-tracking apps in Overwatch
Blizzard has warned users that further use of third-party data tracking applications for Overwatch will lead to bans on their accounts.
Sept. 20, 2018
Political extremism and gunplay meet in The Church in the Darkness
Political extremism and gunplay meet in The Church in the Darkness
Columnist Katherine Cross examines the upcoming The Church in the Darkness, a game that confronts the complicated themes surrounding political extremism.
Sept. 20, 2018
Marvel's Spider-Man sold over 3.3 million units in first three days
Marvel's Spider-Man sold over 3.3 million units in first three days
The PlayStation 4 exclusive was developed by Ratchet & Clank and Sunset Overdrive creator Insomniac Games, and launched just under two weeks ago on September 7.Â
Sept. 20, 2018
How Exapunks dev Zachtronics finds the fun in hacking
How Exapunks dev Zachtronics finds the fun in hacking
"I'm kind of uninterested in the kind of hacking games where you just connect to stuff," says Zachtronics' Zach Barth. "I kind of think that hacking, maybe, is just like entirely about being cool."
Sept. 20, 2018
Get a job: Heart Machine is hiring a Gameplay Engineer 2
Get a job: Heart Machine is hiring a Gameplay Engineer 2
As a critical anchor for the project, you’ll be crafting code for character interactions, NPC interactions, scripted sequences, combat, environmental interactions and much more.
Sept. 20, 2018
Sony officially ending Vita production in Japan in 2019
Sony officially ending Vita production in Japan in 2019
After winding down support for the Vita for some time, Sony has officially announced plans to discontinue production of the handheld in Japan next year.
Sept. 20, 2018
Learn about AR and VR's unique therapeutic potential at XRDC 2018!
Learn about AR and VR's unique therapeutic potential at XRDC 2018!
Come out to XRDC in San Francisco next month to learn from leaders at forefront of therapeutic VR/AR aps about treating chronic pain, improving mood with neurofeedback, and more!
Sept. 20, 2018
Monster Hunter: World grabs top prize at Japan Game Awards 2018
Monster Hunter: World grabs top prize at Japan Game Awards 2018
Japan’s Consumer Entertainment Supplier’s Association has shared the winners of its 2018 Japan Game Awards, held this year at the Tokyo Game Show.
Sept. 20, 2018
Game Changer: How Ragna Cycle Turned Into All-Star Troopers
Game Changer: How Ragna Cycle Turned Into All-Star Troopers
A look into how Norsfell's latest mobile game, All-Star Troopers, started out as a very different project called Ragna Cycle. This article details how design plans evolved as a result of feedback and the changing mobile marketplace.
Sept. 20, 2018
The Order/Chaos Spectrum
The Order/Chaos Spectrum
A look at games from the dual processes of bringing order and wreaking chaos.
Sept. 20, 2018
A tale of two bugs
A tale of two bugs
A detailed account of hunting down two bugs in The Machinery alpha.
Sept. 20, 2018
Automated Policy & Segmentation Violation Alerting with Stealthwatch Cloud
Automated Policy & Segmentation Violation Alerting with Stealthwatch Cloud
Stealthwatch Cloud is best known for network behavioral anomaly detection and entity modeling, but the level network visibility value it provides far exceeds these two capabilities. The underlying traffic dataset...
Sept. 19, 2018