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Arms producer Kosuke Yabuki outlines Nintendo's prototyping process
Arms producer Kosuke Yabuki outlines Nintendo's prototyping process
"Within Nintendo, individual people or teams have their ideas, and also we kind of choose the prototypes that are best suited to a team's skills to work on them."
July 24, 2017
PS3 games are a big deal inside the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
PS3 games are a big deal inside the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
"We're constantly trying to increase the amount of games that we have," an officer at Guantanamo Bay tells Waypoint in a new feature on the camp's game library and how inmates make use of it.
July 24, 2017
'Sometimes life isn't fair': Mario Kart director defends Blue Shell game design
'Sometimes life isn't fair': Mario Kart director defends Blue Shell game design
"When we've experimented without the Blue Shell, actually it feels like something's missing. Like there's something not quite enough in the game," Mario Kart director Kosuke Yabuki explains to Eurogamer.
July 24, 2017
Sponsored: Evolving the tech behind God of War
Sponsored: Evolving the tech behind God of War
As Santa Monica Studio takes God of War in a bold new direction, the studio shares key technological highlights that make this possible on PlayStation -- and maybe you can help.
July 24, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: Castlevania Go-es To Arms
Video Game Deep Cuts: Castlevania Go-es To Arms
This week's longform articles & videos of the week include the making of the Castlevania Netflix series, hardcore Pokemon Go players, and an in-depth Arms interview.
July 24, 2017
Impostor Syndrome: I’m not really qualified to write this article
Impostor Syndrome: I’m not really qualified to write this article
Ever felt like you're a fraud? Like you're faking it? That all of you're successes are attributed to luck and not hard work? Me too! This article explores my dealings with Impostor Syndrome and suggestions on how to combat it.
July 24, 2017
Newcastle Uni Stung by Sophisticated Phishing Site
Newcastle Uni Stung by Sophisticated Phishing Site
Newcastle Uni Stung by Sophisticated Phishing Site. Phishers look to harvest details from prospective international students
July 21, 2017
Microsoft Sues Putin's Hacking Cyberspies
Microsoft Sues Putin's Hacking Cyberspies
Microsoft is using the lawsuit to dismantle big swathes of Fancy Bear's infrastructure.
July 21, 2017
Stealthy Botnet with Half a Million Slaves Represents 'Major Threat'
Stealthy Botnet with Half a Million Slaves Represents 'Major Threat'
ESET said that it can send a fully featured backdoor, and perform brute-force attacks on Joomla and WordPress panels.
July 21, 2017
UAE-Based Hackers Responsible for Qatar's Gulf Crisis
UAE-Based Hackers Responsible for Qatar's Gulf Crisis
The hack on Qatari state websites that has resulted in a diplomatic rift in the Persian Gulf came from the Emirates.
July 21, 2017
Chat with the developer of RPG 'operating system' Kingsway at 3PM EDT
Chat with the developer of RPG 'operating system' Kingsway at 3PM EDT
We're streaming the RPG "operating system" Kingsway today at 3PM EDT and talking with developer Andrew Morrish.
July 21, 2017
Kingsway's developer explains how to make the most out of your user interface
Kingsway's developer explains how to make the most out of your user interface
We talked to the designer of the role-playing 'operating system' Kingsway about indie life and developing a UI-focused game.
July 21, 2017