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Microsoft's earnings continue to rise, despite lagging Xbox hardware sales
Microsoft's earnings continue to rise, despite lagging Xbox hardware sales
Microsoft's latest earnings report suggests its Xbox software and services businesses appear to be on an upswing even as revenue from sales of Xbox consoles slips ahead of the Xbox One X debut.
July 20, 2017
Gigantic dev makes a case for why games should look like candy
Gigantic dev makes a case for why games should look like candy
"Candy is completely engineered to entice you to pick it up," says Gigantic lead concept artist Vinod Rams in a recent livestreamed chat about the game's design, development, and alluring art style.
July 20, 2017
Churning out Tomb Raider games in the '90s 'just about killed us', says former dev
Churning out Tomb Raider games in the '90s 'just about killed us', says former dev
"We worked long, long hours," Core Studios cofounder and former game dev Jeremy Heath-Smith tells Polygon in a new interview. "But we also earned an awful lot of money."
July 20, 2017
U.S. lifts laptop and game console ban for international flights
U.S. lifts laptop and game console ban for international flights
After a four month ban, game developers and other professionals traveling to the US from a number of Middle-Eastern countries will once again have access to their electronics during international flights.
July 20, 2017
Get a job: Tilting Point is hiring a Sr. Game Designer
Get a job: Tilting Point is hiring a Sr. Game Designer
Tilting Point is looking for an experienced Game Designer with a deep understanding of free-to-play design to join its team in New York.
July 20, 2017
Video: Shigeru Miyamoto's classic 1999 GDC keynote
Video: Shigeru Miyamoto's classic 1999 GDC keynote
In this classic video, restored from the GDC archives, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto speaks to his fellow game makers as part of his keynote address at the 1999 Game Developers Conference.
July 20, 2017
Antihero, Wandersong among 2017 PAX 10 indie showcase picks
Antihero, Wandersong among 2017 PAX 10 indie showcase picks
The organizers behind the Penny Arcade Expo’s Seattle chapter have named the colorful cast of indie games set to be featured in this year’s PAX 10 showcase.
July 20, 2017
Game Texture and Liminal Spaces
Game Texture and Liminal Spaces
On strangely enchanting old games, thinking of games in physical terms, and the potential of flaws to create liminal spaces.
July 20, 2017
A vivisection of Plague Inc: The Board Game - Kickstarter
A vivisection of Plague Inc: The Board Game - Kickstarter
Plague Inc: The Board Game was my first tabletop game project, and when it all began I was hungry for any advice I could get. Now that we have successfully fulfilled our Kickstarter I wanted to share some of the lessons I’ve learned.
July 20, 2017
Policy Driven Automation Enables Innovation or Why Customers Adopt Vscale Architecture
Policy Driven Automation Enables Innovation or Why Customers Adopt Vscale Architecture
Some of our largest enterprise customers are deploying the next-generation of data center networking.  They are delivering automation and intelligence with programmable hardware and software – deployed with application centric...
July 19, 2017
Protecting Your Border or Offering a Service to Others? Part 1
Protecting Your Border or Offering a Service to Others? Part 1
In the previous posts (1 and 2) we talked about how technical innovation (in networking and containers) can address an operational challenge involving
July 19, 2017
3 Reasons Why B2B Virtual Sales is a Movement That’s Here to Stay
3 Reasons Why B2B Virtual Sales is a Movement That’s Here to Stay
Unless you live off the grid, you can’t help but notice that virtual sales is playing a larger role in every facet of our lives. In addition to driving
July 19, 2017