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DevNet Delivering New Fast Lane Validation Program for iOS Developers
DevNet Delivering New Fast Lane Validation Program for iOS Developers
As a result of the partnership between Apple and Cisco, enterprises now enjoy a technical advantage of great importance -- mobile apps that reinvent entire workflows and transform businesses.
June 5, 2017
DoD Files Found on Publicly Accessible Amazon Server
DoD Files Found on Publicly Accessible Amazon Server
DoD Files Found on Publicly Accessible Amazon Server. Booz Allen Hamilton blames human error
June 5, 2017
More Payloads Appear for EternalBlue NSA Weapon
More Payloads Appear for EternalBlue NSA Weapon
It is likely that we will see yet more additional payloads for the tool.
June 5, 2017
ESA launches lawsuit against Chicago for its tax on online games
ESA launches lawsuit against Chicago for its tax on online games
The ESA is taking aim against an amusement tax put in place by the city of Chicago that levies a 9 percent tax on streaming and subscription services that target online entertainment.
June 5, 2017
Apple ups VR developer support with Metal 2, Steam VR SDK, and more
Apple ups VR developer support with Metal 2, Steam VR SDK, and more
Apple shared a number of VR-minded announcements at its WWDC keynote earlier today, ranging from a new version of its 'Metal' API to Unreal and Unity VR support for Mac.
June 5, 2017
How Halo: Combat Evolved encourages learning and exploration through design
How Halo: Combat Evolved encourages learning and exploration through design
"With Halo, you're constantly engaged in a space. Everything you see or hear inspires you to move, to shoot, to act."
June 5, 2017
PlayStation VR has sold over 1M units worldwide
PlayStation VR has sold over 1M units worldwide
"We don't see it as a fad. It's a brand new medium, not only for gaming entertainment, but non-gaming entertainment."
June 5, 2017
Sony: One in every five PS4s sold is a Pro
Sony: One in every five PS4s sold is a Pro
Sony's head of global development Shawn Layden revealed that for every five PlayStation 4s the company sells, one is a PlayStation 4 Pro.
June 5, 2017
Breaking down the shifting design philosophies of The Elder Scrolls
Breaking down the shifting design philosophies of The Elder Scrolls
During our recent Twitch stream with Elder Scrolls designer Ken Rolston, one intrepid viewer asked how his views on game design changed between Morrowind and Oblivion.
June 5, 2017
Apple inches closer to making 32-bit apps disappear from iOS
Apple inches closer to making 32-bit apps disappear from iOS
Over the weekend, 32-bit apps were temporarily scrubbed from Apple's App Store and rendered all but invisible unless you had a direct link to download them, presaging a coming 32-bitpocalypse on iOS.
June 5, 2017
Violent video game montages are grounds for demonetization on YouTube
Violent video game montages are grounds for demonetization on YouTube
YouTube has clarified how some of its guidelines on what videos are eligible for ads apply to video games, telling Polygon that just playing video games is fine -- but montages of violence are not.
June 5, 2017
Dev explains the origins of Arms' eponymous extendable appendages
Dev explains the origins of Arms' eponymous extendable appendages
In a brief interview with Game Informer, Nintendo devs Kosuke Yabuki and Masaaki Ishikawa explain how a lot of the game's design stems from wanting to make a 3D fighter with a behind-the-back camera.
June 5, 2017