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Senate Passed Fed Cyber Workforce Program Act
Senate Passed Fed Cyber Workforce Program Act
A new rotational workforce program allows cybersecurity practitioners to learn across agencies.
May 3, 2019
Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for CCPA
Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for CCPA
Those compliant with GDPR have an advantage, according to research.
May 3, 2019
War Against Fraudsters Looks Winnable, Report Says
War Against Fraudsters Looks Winnable, Report Says
More fraud will be stopped than will succeed in 2019, research suggests.
May 3, 2019
Phoenix Games has acquired UK studio Well Played Games
Phoenix Games has acquired UK studio Well Played Games
Phoenix Games, the latest venture from Flaregames founder Klaas Kersting, has acquired UK game studio Well Played Games for an undisclosed fee.
May 3, 2019
Riot agrees to scrap mandatory arbitration, but only for new employees
Riot agrees to scrap mandatory arbitration, but only for new employees
"As soon as current litigation is resolved, we will give all new Rioters the choice to opt-out of mandatory arbitration for individual sexual harassment and sexual assault claims."
May 3, 2019
Risk of Rain 2 crosses 1 million sales in first month
Risk of Rain 2 crosses 1 million sales in first month
Risk of Rain 2 has sold over 1 million units during its first month on Steam Early Access, according to developer Hopoo Games.
May 3, 2019
The Limitations of Leveling in Game Design
The Limitations of Leveling in Game Design
Today's post looks at how RPG progression has become tied to action-based design, and where I feel designers have hit the limit in terms of getting these two philosophies to work together.
May 3, 2019
81monkeys: Transitioning from Desktop to Mobile
81monkeys: Transitioning from Desktop to Mobile
81monkeys blog post on transition from desktop to mobile game development using GameMaker
May 3, 2019
Level Design Principles - Familiarity
Level Design Principles - Familiarity
I recently recorded a podcast about one of the core design principles I use every day - the familiarity principle. You can watch the video and also go through my notes.
May 3, 2019
Mapping Your Soft Launch With Hard-Hitting IP
Mapping Your Soft Launch With Hard-Hitting IP
Strong IP is a boost that can catapult games apps to the top of the charts.To make it big requires a new level of teamwork and open communications. Miss a step (or a deadline) and even a hit title can miss the mark.
May 3, 2019
Publishers: How to find them and what to expect
Publishers: How to find them and what to expect
Signing with a publisher is a step which shouldn't be taken lightly. Its important to ask yourself the right questions and to set up realistic expectations. To that end, I've prepared a series of steps to take and questions you might want to ask yourself.
May 3, 2019
Intel’s upcoming Xe graphics cards for data center will support hardware accelerated ray tracing
Intel’s upcoming Xe graphics cards for data center will support hardware accelerated ray tracing
May 2, 2019