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Happy Wars shutting down Xbox 360 and PC servers this year
Happy Wars shutting down Xbox 360 and PC servers this year
Happy Wars will be ending its service for Xbox 360 and Windows 10 marketplaces beginning June 14 2018, but will still be active on the Xbox One.
March 9, 2018
Video: How to design NPCs that will increase player empathy
Video: How to design NPCs that will increase player empathy
In this 2016 GDC talk, Polyhedron Productions' CJ Kershner suggests best practices for writers and designers interested in increasing the narrative value of NPCs.
March 9, 2018
Writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves Bioware a second time to pursue freelancing
Writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves Bioware a second time to pursue freelancing
Drew Karpyshyn announces his departure from Bioware today, marking this as the second time he has left the studio.
March 9, 2018
Google Maps transforms into Mario Kart for Mario Day
Google Maps transforms into Mario Kart for Mario Day
In celebration of Mario Day, Google and Nintendo partner up to bring Mario Kart to Google Maps.
March 9, 2018
Road to the IGF: Karina Popp's 10 Mississippi
Road to the IGF: Karina Popp's 10 Mississippi
10 Mississippi explores a life through interactive photographs of mundane parts of their day, having players get to know someone through the bits and pieces of their everyday life.
March 9, 2018
Epic bringing Fortnite to mobile with cross-platform support
Epic bringing Fortnite to mobile with cross-platform support
Simply dubbed Fortnite Battle Royale, the smartphone version promises to be the same 100-player game people know from consoles and PC.
March 9, 2018
DoubleJump acquires Tiny Realms and Merc dev TinyMob
DoubleJump acquires Tiny Realms and Merc dev TinyMob
The move will strengthen DoubleJump's own game portfolio with the addition of successful TinyMob releases like Tiny Realms and Merc.
March 9, 2018
Gabe Newell: Valve has always been a 'bit jealous' of companies like Nintendo
Gabe Newell: Valve has always been a 'bit jealous' of companies like Nintendo
Valve CEO Gabe Newell has spoken about how the company's time in the trenches of hardware development has changed its approach to making games.
March 9, 2018
Bethesda Game Studios expands with BattleCry merger
Bethesda Game Studios expands with BattleCry merger
The Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda has expanded its development operations by officially bringing BattleCry Studios into the Bethesda Game Studios fold.
March 9, 2018
Now you can muck around with the Build engine successor: Build2
Now you can muck around with the Build engine successor: Build2
Update Roughly twelve years after he started working on it, Build engine creator Ken Silverman has published a working version of its unfinished successor: Build2.
March 9, 2018
My Cisco Story Begins: The First 2 Weeks and 3 Tips
My Cisco Story Begins: The First 2 Weeks and 3 Tips
Liona shares her first two weeks as a Cisco Intern and 3 tips she's learned.
March 8, 2018
Balancing Cybersecurity Program Priorities: It’s Time to Get Help
Balancing Cybersecurity Program Priorities: It’s Time to Get Help
The Project Management Triangle. The Iron Triangle.  The Triple Constraint. There are many names for the three-word phrases in the title of this blog, but it all comes down to...
March 8, 2018