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Persona dev: When dev cycles run long, 'you start to question your instincts'
Persona dev: When dev cycles run long, 'you start to question your instincts'
"The longer it takes for the game to hit the market, you start to lose confidence in what's expected of you," Persona 5 dev Shigenori Soejima told Glixel. "You start to question your instincts."
May 5, 2017
Heads up, Unreal devs: Steam Audio SDK now works with UE4
Heads up, Unreal devs: Steam Audio SDK now works with UE4
When Valve first debuted the tech it was pitched as offering (among other things) "physics-based sound propagation" that helps devs set up audio effects that reflect & bounce off of in-game geometry.
May 5, 2017
NaturalMotion founder Torsten Reil stepping down after 15 years
NaturalMotion founder Torsten Reil stepping down after 15 years
Torsten Reil, the founder and CEO of Zynga-owned software and game developer NaturalMotion, will be stepping down.
May 5, 2017
Learn, learn, learn: Storytelling tips from the director of What Remains of Edith Finch
Learn, learn, learn: Storytelling tips from the director of What Remains of Edith Finch
"In terms of the production realities of making these things come to life, the biggest piece of advice I could give is to learn a bunch of tools."
May 5, 2017
Valve doubles down on transparency with new Steam Support Stats page
Valve doubles down on transparency with new Steam Support Stats page
A new Steam Support Stats page gives users a way to keep tabs on how many help requests have been submitted and dealt with each day.
May 5, 2017
Overwatch just became a billion-dollar franchise
Overwatch just became a billion-dollar franchise
Overwatch has become the 8th billion-dollar franchise in Activision Blizzard's extensive portfolio, joining other big-hitters likes of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Skylanders.
May 5, 2017
Story - What is it good for?
Story - What is it good for?
Do videogames really have to try to tell stories? Are they not just better off focusing on interactive systems and gameplay? In this post I argue that stories are fundamental to the play experience by supplying context. This story context is crucial in or
May 5, 2017
Making it Work as a Solo Game Developer
Making it Work as a Solo Game Developer
Advice and guidelines for aspiring small / solo game developers, discussing misconceptions, and how to get there.
May 5, 2017
VR Cinematic Storytelling, Part Four: Anatomy of a Scene
VR Cinematic Storytelling, Part Four: Anatomy of a Scene
For our VR ghost story Séance: The Unquiet, our team set out to reinvent cinematic storytelling for virtual reality. In this fourth and final installment, we discuss pulling together our previous topics into the creation of a single pivotal scene.
May 5, 2017
Girls Power Tech Brings Digital Skills to Life in Berlin
Girls Power Tech Brings Digital Skills to Life in Berlin
On April 27, my Cisco Berlin colleagues and I had the pleasure of celebrating International #GirlsInICTDay as a part of Cisco’s Girls Power Tech (GPT) initiative.
May 4, 2017
Heading to New Orleans for VeeamON 2017 this year? So is Cisco at Expo booth #104!
Heading to New Orleans for VeeamON 2017 this year? So is Cisco at Expo booth #104!
Heading to New Orleans for VeeamON 2017 this year? So is Cisco and we would love to talk to you about what we have been doing in the data protection space
May 4, 2017
NYPD: Fraud Ring Recruited Mules Via Social Media
NYPD: Fraud Ring Recruited Mules Via Social Media
NYPD: Fraud Ring Recruited Mules Via Social Media. Sophisticated operation resulted in $2.5m counterfeit check deposits
May 4, 2017