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Video: How Respawn evolved the Titan combat in Titanfall 2
Video: How Respawn evolved the Titan combat in Titanfall 2
At GDC 2017, Respawn game designer Carlos Pineda speaks about how the studio balanced Titans in the game so that Titanfall 2 combat is satisfying -- whether players are fighting in robots or on foot.
March 23, 2017
Mad Catz is being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange
Mad Catz is being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange
Peripheral maker Mad Catz has received notice the NYSE is working to have it removed from trading due to its "abnormally low" stock value, and the company says it will not appeal the process.
March 23, 2017
Amid falling earnings, GameStop chief says Switch has 'potential to be Wii-like'
Amid falling earnings, GameStop chief says Switch has 'potential to be Wii-like'
GameStop today reported its earnings for the final quarter and the full 12 months of its 2016 fiscal year, and sales and profits are down across the board for the retail giant.
March 23, 2017
Join us as we continue our Deus Ex stream today at 3 PM ET
Join us as we continue our Deus Ex stream today at 3 PM ET
Tune into the Gamasutra Twitch channel today at 12 PM PT (3 PM ET) as we continue to rummage through Deus Ex in search of game design gems.
March 23, 2017
GameStop: Switch demand 'incredibly strong', Zelda attach rate 'almost 1:1'
GameStop: Switch demand 'incredibly strong', Zelda attach rate 'almost 1:1'
GameStop's Tony Bartel said the company is seeing "incredibly strong" demand for Nintendo's newest console, sharing some notable (if vague) data the company has about how Switch games are selling.
March 23, 2017
Phil Spencer: Microsoft 'very focused' on first-party development
Phil Spencer: Microsoft 'very focused' on first-party development
Microsoft's head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, says the company is "very focused" on first-party development with the launch of Scorpio in sight.
March 23, 2017
YouTuber-driven game retailer Chrono nets $1M in funding
YouTuber-driven game retailer Chrono nets $1M in funding
Online retailer Chrono.gg, which sells one game a day for a discounted price, has netted $1 million in funding.
March 23, 2017
Finnish mobile dev Traplight nets $2.7M to expand portfolio
Finnish mobile dev Traplight nets $2.7M to expand portfolio
Finnish mobile studio Traplight has secured $2.7 million in funding, taking the developer's total lifetime investment to $5 million.
March 23, 2017
The Latest Mobile Makeover: Why and How Unlimited Data Plans Have Re-emerged
The Latest Mobile Makeover: Why and How Unlimited Data Plans Have Re-emerged
Learn why and how unlimited data plans have re-emerged and what this means for mobile operators in the future.
March 22, 2017
Wondering who will speak at the OpenStack Summit?
Wondering who will speak at the OpenStack Summit?
A couple weeks ago I posted about the OpenStack Summit speaker selection process. I shared an interview with one of the track chairs, Gary Kevorkian. I
March 22, 2017
El Machete Reappears to Hack Its Way Through LatAm
El Machete Reappears to Hack Its Way Through LatAm
About 300 unique victims have been identified in Latin America over the past month, and more than 100GB of data stolen.
March 22, 2017
LastPass Fixes Password Manager Zero-Day in Record Time
LastPass Fixes Password Manager Zero-Day in Record Time
The flaw would allow remote code execution and the ability to steal users’ passwords.
March 22, 2017