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Classic Mega Man design secrets that still hold up today
Classic Mega Man design secrets that still hold up today
Mega Man director Akira Kitamura shares insights into how to design action games, in a newly translated interview.
Feb. 10, 2016
Tim Schafer on the future of crowdfunding and publishing, post-Psychonauts 2
Tim Schafer on the future of crowdfunding and publishing, post-Psychonauts 2
Psychonauts 2 has been successfully crowdfunded, to the tune of nearly $4 million. 49 percent of that came from investment. Here, Double Fine's Tim Schafer talks about the future of crowdfunded games.
Feb. 10, 2016
Mobile games to drive app store revenue to $101 billion by 2020
Mobile games to drive app store revenue to $101 billion by 2020
App Annie's latest forecast report is predicting that global app store revenue will rise to $51 billion in 2016, and will have reached $101 billion by 2020.
Feb. 10, 2016
How Street Fighter II changed video games, according to game devs
How Street Fighter II changed video games, according to game devs
Designers of Street Fighter IV, Guilty Gear, Skull Girls, Yomi, and Sentris discuss how Street Fighter II was a sea change in how players could compete against each other in a game.
Feb. 10, 2016
After 25 years, Visual Basic gets its due with DICE award win
After 25 years, Visual Basic gets its due with DICE award win
Microsoft Visual Basic is to be feted at the 19th annual D.I.C.E. Awards in Las Vegas next week, where development lead Scott Ferguson will accept the Technical Impact award on Visual Basic's behalf.
Feb. 10, 2016
Over 80% of UK Kids Exposed to Online Hate – Study
Over 80% of UK Kids Exposed to Online Hate – Study
Over 80% of UK Kids Exposed to Online Hate – Study.Safer Internet Day aims to promote a more inclusive net
Feb. 9, 2016
Imation Sells IronKey Technology to Kingston Digital and DataLocker
Imation Sells IronKey Technology to Kingston Digital and DataLocker
Imation sells the secure USB IronKey brand to Kingston and DataLocker.
Feb. 9, 2016
Microsoft Adds Mobile Email Protection for Exchange
Microsoft Adds Mobile Email Protection for Exchange
With a Skycure integration, Microsoft Exchange is building in protection for the sensitive information stored in email.
Feb. 9, 2016
Poseidon Group Carries Out Global Cyber Espionage by Land, Air and Sea
Poseidon Group Carries Out Global Cyber Espionage by Land, Air and Sea
The Poseidon Group is a previously undiscovered but long-standing team that's been stealing information for at least 10 years.
Feb. 9, 2016
Obama Debuts $19Bn Cybersecurity National Action Plan
Obama Debuts $19Bn Cybersecurity National Action Plan
Part of the plan is a much-needed software patching and updating audit, and more training and recruiting for cybersecurity specialists.
Feb. 9, 2016
Slow and Steady Doesn’t Win This Digital Business Race
Slow and Steady Doesn’t Win This Digital Business Race
When I talk to network professionals, I routinely ask them about the one part of their job that keeps them up at night. The thing that consistently comes
Feb. 9, 2016
YOU Decide Who Speaks in Austin
YOU Decide Who Speaks in Austin
You know the drill. It’s one of the great things about the OpenStack Summit. Unlike most other conferences, where organizers single-handedly set the
Feb. 9, 2016