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Overwatch devs ponder the prospect of adding a map editor
Overwatch devs ponder the prospect of adding a map editor
The devs working on Overwatch want to get the players making maps, according to game director Jeff Kaplan, but they expect it's going to be a lengthy process given the game's new engine tech.
March 21, 2017
Get a job: Sucker Punch is hiring a Level Designer
Get a job: Sucker Punch is hiring a Level Designer
Sucker Punch is looking for a Level Designer with a passion for creating compelling layouts to shape environments and gameplay and create meaningful player experiences in Bellevue, Washington.
March 21, 2017
Video: From indie to Fable and back -- 30 years of game dev 'wisdom'
Video: From indie to Fable and back -- 30 years of game dev 'wisdom'
At GDC 2017's Independent Games Summit, veteran developer Dene Carter shared a few of the many lessons he'd learned in 30 years of making games, from Druid to Fable to Spellrazor.
March 21, 2017
Clash Royale's card balancing guru leans less on metrics, more on design intuition
Clash Royale's card balancing guru leans less on metrics, more on design intuition
"We tend to put stuff in that we tested to see how it feels. Then test it again, and so forth. That’s one of the core benefits. It’s not like I take something I designed, like a unit, then hand it over." - Stefan Engblom of Supercell
March 21, 2017
1 out of 5, Worst Blog Post Ever! Ratings Fraud on Kongregate
1 out of 5, Worst Blog Post Ever! Ratings Fraud on Kongregate
Some ne'er-do-wells have been futzing around with user ratings on Kongregate.com to cheat our monthly contests. Let's take a look at what they're doing and how we can try to combat it!
March 21, 2017
Making a commercial video game all by yourself, Part 5: Musical Musings
Making a commercial video game all by yourself, Part 5: Musical Musings
The fifth in a series documenting the production of a commercially viable game, entirely unaided. In this article we explore five ways to ensure that your soundtrack complements the game while maintaining a strong musical identity all its own.
March 21, 2017
Postmortem: how Crescent Loom's Kickstarter made it without going viral.
Postmortem: how Crescent Loom's Kickstarter made it without going viral.
How I got funding to make a game about my neuroscience research. Real-world connections ended up mattering a lot more than "making it" in the larger internet ecosystem, but I still had to activate them.
March 21, 2017
Cisco BGP EVPN in the datacenter
Cisco BGP EVPN in the datacenter
Posting this blog on behalf of Babi Seal, Senior Manager, Product Management, INSBU, who has been driving  BGP EVPN based solutions in the datacenter.
March 20, 2017
WikiLeaks Says Tech Firms Slow to Co-operate on Patching
WikiLeaks Says Tech Firms Slow to Co-operate on Patching
WikiLeaks Says Tech Firms Slow to Co-operate on Patching. US government contracts could be a roadblock, it claims
March 20, 2017
Ubiquiti Patches Critical Flaw Allowing Device and Network Takeover
Ubiquiti Patches Critical Flaw Allowing Device and Network Takeover
The vulnerability affects more than 40 of its products.
March 20, 2017
MajikPOS Shows Evolved Card-Skimming
MajikPOS Shows Evolved Card-Skimming
A new, advanced point-of-sale (PoS) malware is taking aim at businesses across North America and Canada.
March 20, 2017
Star Citizen dev plans to drop DirectX support in favor of Vulkan
Star Citizen dev plans to drop DirectX support in favor of Vulkan
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is toying with the idea of dropping DirectX support from the game and instead solely supporting the OpenGL successor, Vulkan.
March 20, 2017