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Information Warfare a Top Cyber-Threat in 2019
Information Warfare a Top Cyber-Threat in 2019
Nation-state attacks could leverage misinformation to damage enterprises.
Feb. 5, 2019
Vivox's coming SDK brings text and voice chat to Nintendo Switch devs
Vivox's coming SDK brings text and voice chat to Nintendo Switch devs
Vivox is releasing a SDK that gives third-party Nintendo Switch developers the ability to use the company's text and voice chat tools in their own multiplayer games.
Feb. 5, 2019
DeepMind releases an AI learning environment for the card game Hanabi
DeepMind releases an AI learning environment for the card game Hanabi
Working alongside Google's AI division Google Brain, researchers at DeepMind have released an open-source AI training environment for the cooperative card game Hanabi.
Feb. 5, 2019
Road to the IGF: yesyes' Circle0
Road to the IGF: yesyes' Circle0
Circle0 is a game that's designed to break down - an experience in incomprehensibilty and chaos that grows more distorted and unpredictable with every interaction.Â
Feb. 5, 2019
CD Projekt agreed to pay The Witcher author additional royalties
CD Projekt agreed to pay The Witcher author additional royalties
CD Projekt Red has agreed to pay The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski additional royalties to preserve a healthy working relationship.
Feb. 5, 2019
Packaged sales continue to rise at Sega, but profits are in decline
Packaged sales continue to rise at Sega, but profits are in decline
Sega claims new titles like Football Manager 2019 and Judgment delivered the goods at retail, with existing franchises also chipping in with catalog sales.
Feb. 5, 2019
Apex Legends attracts 1 million unique players in under 8 hours
Apex Legends attracts 1 million unique players in under 8 hours
Apex Legends was simultaneously unveiled and launched yesterday for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and Respawn said it was keen to keep the project under-wraps for fear of alienating skeptical players.
Feb. 5, 2019
Microsoft Studios renamed Xbox Game Studios in bid for better branding
Microsoft Studios renamed Xbox Game Studios in bid for better branding
"Today, Xbox is our gaming brand across all devices, no matter how or where you want to play, or who you want to play with," reads an excerpt of the announcement.
Feb. 5, 2019
Kingdom Hearts 3 ships 5 million copies a week after launch
Kingdom Hearts 3 ships 5 million copies a week after launch
Over 5 million copies of Kingdom Hearts 3 have been shipped worldwide since launching last week on January 29, making it a new record for the franchise.
Feb. 5, 2019
Get a job: Join the St. Jude PLAY LIVE team as a Video Game Community Specialist
Get a job: Join the St. Jude PLAY LIVE team as a Video Game Community Specialist
The team at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is looking for someone to engage, steward, and grow the St. Jude PLAY LIVE community to support new and existing video game initiatives and partnerships.
Feb. 5, 2019
Video: Building better relationships with your players
Video: Building better relationships with your players
Players are people too, and in this GDC 2017 talk Big Viking Games' Jacob Van Rooyen offered fellow devs some useful advice on nurturing fruitful relationships with the people who play their games.
Feb. 5, 2019
Catch up on all these great interviews with 2019 alt.ctrl.GDC participants!
Catch up on all these great interviews with 2019 alt.ctrl.GDC participants!
The story behind each of these unique games is fascinating, and the Gamasutra team have been publishing a series of interviews with this year's alt.ctrl.GDC participants that are well worth reading!
Feb. 5, 2019