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The Illusion of an Analog World
The Illusion of an Analog World
There is something about unclear options which make choices a lot more interesting. This post goes into the reasons behind this, and various ways of achieving it in games.
July 10, 2017
Steam Greenlight vs. Steam Direct: What indies need to know
Steam Greenlight vs. Steam Direct: What indies need to know
Are you familiar with Steam Greenlight? Heard the news?! There's a new system in town called Steam Direct and here's some things you should know.
July 10, 2017
Selling packs: Evaluating and improving store through UI/UX methods
Selling packs: Evaluating and improving store through UI/UX methods
Heuristic evaluation is a powerful tool for analyzing possible UI/UX design drawbacks. Used mainly for apps, it may be applied to games too, and in this article I made an attempt to analyze Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes currency and IAP shop with this tool.
July 8, 2017
Huge WWE Leak Exposes Data of Three Million Wrestling Fans
Huge WWE Leak Exposes Data of Three Million Wrestling Fans
IT error may have exposed the personal information of millions of WWE fans
July 7, 2017
Exit Scam Fears as Darknet Giant AlphaBay Goes Offline
Exit Scam Fears as Darknet Giant AlphaBay Goes Offline
Exit Scam fears as Darknet Giant AlphaBay Goes Offline. World’s biggest marketplace panics customers
July 7, 2017
Luxembourg Uni Researchers Join Honda to Overcome Car Key Fob Attacks
Luxembourg Uni Researchers Join Honda to Overcome Car Key Fob Attacks
Luxembourg Uni Researchers Join Honda to Overcome Car Key Fob Attacks. Car thieves can use relay attacks to commit the perfect crime
July 7, 2017
Report: 50 laid off as Gree shutters Melbourne studio
Report: 50 laid off as Gree shutters Melbourne studio
Mobile and social game powerhouse Gree International Entertainment has laid off 50 at its Melbourne office, effectively shuttering the studio.
July 7, 2017
Bandai Namco signs publishing deal with Duelyst dev Counterplay
Bandai Namco signs publishing deal with Duelyst dev Counterplay
Bandai Namco Entertainment America has agreed to publish free-to-play collectible card game, Duelyst.
July 7, 2017
Designing each of the 50 weapons in Dead Cells to feel distinctive
Designing each of the 50 weapons in Dead Cells to feel distinctive
"The basic sword is pretty boring – you just hack and slash. But then, the next iteration of that sword might be, if you’ve got less than fifty percent health, then it does critical hits at all times."
July 7, 2017
Weekend reading: 300+ pages of interviews with John Carmack
Weekend reading: 300+ pages of interviews with John Carmack
Heads up, devs: If you're looking for a little light reading this weekend, why not check out French programmer Fabien Sanglard's archive of John Carmack interviews from 1996-2008?
July 7, 2017
Devs tell the tale of making NBA Jam: 'I was down on the monster dunks'
Devs tell the tale of making NBA Jam: 'I was down on the monster dunks'
"I was down on the monster dunks," former Midway dev John Carlton recalls in a new Sports Illustrated oral history. "I loved the NBA for what it was; I didn't want to turn this into a clown show."
July 7, 2017
How Nintendo is using first-party Switch games to inspire third-party devs
How Nintendo is using first-party Switch games to inspire third-party devs
"It was important to have these three very different [launch games] to be able to transmit to the people the originality of the console," notes Nintendo's Shinya Takahashi.
July 7, 2017