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US DHS Issues Cybersecurity Vulnerability Directive
US DHS Issues Cybersecurity Vulnerability Directive
Federal agencies must remediate critical vulnerabilities within 15 days of initial detection.
May 1, 2019
Brute-Force Attempts More Common on Edge Devices
Brute-Force Attempts More Common on Edge Devices
Edge devices pose increasing threats to enterprises.
May 1, 2019
Cyber-Attacks in UK Grew by 140% in 2018
Cyber-Attacks in UK Grew by 140% in 2018
UK employees are targeted more than their global counterparts, report finds.
May 1, 2019
Understanding Inkle's approach to making unique game settings
Understanding Inkle's approach to making unique game settings
Inkle cofounders Jon Ingold and Joe Humfrey share their ideas for making unique game settings that will draw your players in.
May 1, 2019
Knockin' on Heaven's Vault: How Inkle designed its first 3D game
Knockin' on Heaven's Vault: How Inkle designed its first 3D game
Inkle co-founders Jon Ingold and Joe Humfrey break down the design decisions that brought Heaven's Vault to life.
May 1, 2019
Denmark creates 'national esports strategy' to nurture competitive gaming
Denmark creates 'national esports strategy' to nurture competitive gaming
The Danish government is backing esports in a big way, and has devised a national 'esports strategy' to help grow and legitimize the sport in the country.
May 1, 2019
Microsoft is using the Xbox Adaptive Controller to support U.S. veterans
Microsoft is using the Xbox Adaptive Controller to support U.S. veterans
Microsoft has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide Xbox Adaptive Controllers to 22 initial VA rehab centers across the United States.
May 1, 2019
A brief history of 3D texturing in video games
A brief history of 3D texturing in video games
Insomniac Games senior environment artist, Ryan Benno, has put together a super informative Twitter thread that looks at the history of 3D texturing in video games, and it's a doozy.
May 1, 2019
Blizzard will skip Gamescom this year to 'focus on development'
Blizzard will skip Gamescom this year to 'focus on development'
Today Blizzard Entertainment announced it won't have a booth on the show floor at Germany's massive Gamescom event this summer "as part of a renewed effort this year to maintain our focus on development."
May 1, 2019
Epic Games acquires Rocket League dev Psyonix
Epic Games acquires Rocket League dev Psyonix
The deal is expected to close late this month or early next, and when it does Epic will have one of the more popular and enduring multiplayer games in recent history firmly in its stable.
May 1, 2019
Get a job: Hi-Rez Studios is hiring a Gameplay Programmer 2
Get a job: Hi-Rez Studios is hiring a Gameplay Programmer 2
Hi-Rez Studios is looking to hire an innovative Gameplay Programmer to work at our studio in Alpharetta, Georgia, on an Unannounced Project.
May 1, 2019
Video: The Paperboy Classic Game Postmortem
Video: The Paperboy Classic Game Postmortem
At GDC 2019 veteran game maker John Salwitz (Paperboy, Rampart, Klax) delivers a fantastic postmortem of Atari's 1985 arcade classic Paperboy!
May 1, 2019