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Acquired by Riot, Radiant shuts down Rising Thunder
Acquired by Riot, Radiant shuts down Rising Thunder
League of Legends maker Riot Games has acquired Radiant Entertainment, the California-based indie venture founded by Tom & Tony Cannon.
March 8, 2016
How doing things differently leads to success and sustainability for Toca Boca
How doing things differently leads to success and sustainability for Toca Boca
“We’re trying to build something different from a gaming company making a lot of money. We’re trying to build a brand that survives over time.” -
March 8, 2016
Coleco yanks name from failing Chameleon retro console project
Coleco yanks name from failing Chameleon retro console project
The Retro VGS failed to make a splash, and its second iteration -- using the licensed brand name of a popular retro console manufacturer -- does not look good.
March 8, 2016
Abstraction's Impact on Accessibility in Game Design
Abstraction's Impact on Accessibility in Game Design
The Game Industry became a lot more accessible over the last decade, and part of that was a decision to abstract design and mechanics. Today's post looks at what that means and one of the best examples of it in action.
March 8, 2016
The Perfect Soundtrack
The Perfect Soundtrack
The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, and Castlevania. These are games with incredible soundtracks. Each one is unique in its own way, but they all share common traits.
March 8, 2016
Speech in Game Texts
Speech in Game Texts
Some survey results and insights into direct speech and indirect speech in games.
March 8, 2016
From unemployment to finding a publisher
From unemployment to finding a publisher
After working fourteen years for a small business while developing games part-time I lost my day job. This is how I turned a bad situation into an opportunity with the help of another indie game developer.
March 8, 2016
Dear Game Developers, Twitchers, YouTubers and Bloggers, please read this.
Dear Game Developers, Twitchers, YouTubers and Bloggers, please read this.
A little tale about releasing a game on Steam and getting bombarded by fake Twitcher and YouTubers requests to get free game keys.
March 8, 2016
Fighting Off Franchise Fatigue
Fighting Off Franchise Fatigue
Fighting Off Franchise Fatigue - Last week, Ubisoft confirmed that there would be no major Assassin’s Creed release in 2016. Is franchise fatigue to blame? Red Fox Insights weighs in.
March 8, 2016
‘KeRanger’ Ransomware Hits OS X
‘KeRanger’ Ransomware Hits OS X
‘KeRanger’ bypassed Apple’s Gatekeeper protection with a signed valid Mac app development certificate
March 7, 2016
Cox Communications Investigates Data Breach Affecting 40K Employees
Cox Communications Investigates Data Breach Affecting 40K Employees
Names, email addresses, phone numbers and phishing-ready info on employees has turned up on a Dark Web marketplace.
March 7, 2016
Fresh APT Found Targeting Indian Military, Diplomats
Fresh APT Found Targeting Indian Military, Diplomats
The multi-vector campaign drops a remote access trojan (RAT) with data exfiltration, screen capture and keylogging capabilities.
March 7, 2016