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US Pressures UK on Final Huawei Decision
US Pressures UK on Final Huawei Decision
New bill threatens to withdraw intel-sharing with allies
Jan. 10, 2020
MAZE Relaunches "Name and Shame" Website
MAZE Relaunches "Name and Shame" Website
Ransomware group MAZE is again publishing data exfiltrated from uncooperative alleged victims
Jan. 10, 2020
Patients of Hacked US Surgical Company Hit with Ransom Demands
Patients of Hacked US Surgical Company Hit with Ransom Demands
Cyber-criminals attempt to individually blackmail patients of hacked facial reconstruction company
Jan. 10, 2020
Cyber-Attack Makes Pennsylvania Students Learn "Old School" Style
Cyber-Attack Makes Pennsylvania Students Learn "Old School" Style
Pennsylvania students left without internet after school ransomware attack
Jan. 10, 2020
Analyst: With $894 million in revenue, 2019 marked Pokemon Go's best year so far
Analyst: With $894 million in revenue, 2019 marked Pokemon Go's best year so far
Sensor Tower estimates clock 2019 as Pokemon Go’s best year so far, surpassing even the year of its landmark launch.
Jan. 10, 2020
Xbox won't kick off the Series X generation with next-gen exclusives
Xbox won't kick off the Series X generation with next-gen exclusives
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty says the plan is to be more PC like in the first few years of the next generation.
Jan. 10, 2020
Video: Understanding the bottom-up design philosophy behind Crashlands
Video: Understanding the bottom-up design philosophy behind Crashlands
In this 2018 GDC talk Butterscotch Shenanigans' Seth Coster breaks down the studio's bottom-up design approach & discusses the implications for project and team management on games like Crashlands.
Jan. 10, 2020
Come to GDC for the inside track on how Riot re-imagines League of Legends music
Come to GDC for the inside track on how Riot re-imagines League of Legends music
Come to GDC in March and learn all the tricks and techniques Riot uses to remix and re-imagine League of Legends champion themes to complement their alternate skins!
Jan. 10, 2020
Sign up now for GDC Connect and start making connections for GDC 2020!
Sign up now for GDC Connect and start making connections for GDC 2020!
The GDC Connect tools for arranging meetings with business contacts & mentors at GDC 2020 is now online with significantly expanded access -- so sign up today and start setting up productive meetings!
Jan. 10, 2020
The Importance of the New Player's Experience
The Importance of the New Player's Experience
Every videogame is someone's first, and it's important for every designer to think about their game from the new player's experience as a way of improving the playability and onboarding of their title.
Jan. 10, 2020
TILTit postmortem - or how to not publish a game in todays market
TILTit postmortem - or how to not publish a game in todays market
The postmortem of physics based, falling blocks, puzzle game - TILTit.
Jan. 10, 2020
Kirby Super Star Retrospective
Kirby Super Star Retrospective
A deep dive into one of the more unique game releases on the SNES. Kirby Super Star managed to redefine what it means to be a Kirby game.
Jan. 10, 2020