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Half of All Orgs Hit with Ransomware in 2017
Half of All Orgs Hit with Ransomware in 2017
Of the companies that refused to pay the ransom, a full 87% recovered their data.
March 7, 2018
Chat with Fortnite's user experience researcher at 3PM EST
Chat with Fortnite's user experience researcher at 3PM EST
If you've got an interest in UX, join us at 3PM EST for a chat with Epic Games' Ben Lewis-Evans to talk about the UX research driving Fortnite!
March 7, 2018
Cataloguing soda machines in games throughout the ages
Cataloguing soda machines in games throughout the ages
After being inspired by a soda machine in Batman: Arkham Knight, professor Jason Morrissette decided to start cataloguing the different ways video games represent the machines.
March 7, 2018
HQ Trivia app secures $15 million in funding
HQ Trivia app secures $15 million in funding
The live-streaming game show app HQ Trivia has raised $15 million in funding through an investment from venture-capital firm Founders Fund and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
March 7, 2018
Video: Insomniac's unconventional pitch for Sunset Overdrive
Video: Insomniac's unconventional pitch for Sunset Overdrive
In this 2015 GDC talk, Insomniac Games' Drew Murray discusses how the team pitched Sunset Overdrive without referencing other games as examples.
March 7, 2018
The time and place for jump scares, according to horror devs
The time and place for jump scares, according to horror devs
PC Gamer sat down with a number of noted horror game makers to discuss one of the genre’s most infamous features.
March 7, 2018
Software error causes mass Oculus Rift outage
Software error causes mass Oculus Rift outage
An expired security certificate has seemingly knocked the world’s Oculus Rift VR headsets out of commission all at once.
March 7, 2018
Trump's meeting with the game industry over gun violence may be a debate
Trump's meeting with the game industry over gun violence may be a debate
Game industry execs have been invited to the White House tomorrow to discuss gun violence and violent video games, and it looks like they'll�also be joined by some vocal critics of the game industry.
March 7, 2018
Brush up on advanced game graphics techniques at GDC 2018
Brush up on advanced game graphics techniques at GDC 2018
Brought to you as a collaboration of the industry's leading hardware & software vendors, this day-long GDC 2018 tutorial offers leading insight on how to create cutting-edge game graphics!
March 7, 2018
Magic Leap raises $461 million in funding from Saudi Arabian investment arm
Magic Leap raises $461 million in funding from Saudi Arabian investment arm
Mixed reality startup Magic Leap announced today that it has raised an additional $461 million in funding, provided by The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia's investment arm.
March 7, 2018
Game Design: Introducing Mechanics
Game Design: Introducing Mechanics
Originally posted 80lvl: https://80.lv/articles/game-design-introducing-mechanics/
March 7, 2018
Homeless for a Night – Chicago’s Sleep Out
Homeless for a Night – Chicago’s Sleep Out
Rolly walks us through The Sleep Out in Chicago experience and what he learned from being homeless for a night.
March 6, 2018