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Cisco UCS Innovations: Leverage the Power of Unification, Performance and Scalability
Cisco UCS Innovations: Leverage the Power of Unification, Performance and Scalability
Cisco leads the industry with a Unified, Application-centric approach to computing. Building on the architectural foundations, partnerships, and rapid
Feb. 2, 2016
Nintendo reports drop in sales and profit
Nintendo reports drop in sales and profit
Nintendo has reported a year-over-year drop in both sales and profit for the nine month period ending December 2015.
Feb. 2, 2016
The Witness has grossed over $5 million, selling 100k+ in a week
The Witness has grossed over $5 million, selling 100k+ in a week
Jonathan Blow has revealed the sales data for his long-awaited new game, and as far as launch goes, it's looking good.
Feb. 2, 2016
Chinese mobile game dev Linekong spends $20M on a new U.S. studio
Chinese mobile game dev Linekong spends $20M on a new U.S. studio
Chinese mobile game firm Linekong is making a big push Westward by investing $20 million in a new California-base studio, Linekong US, intended to help it succeed in the Western mobile game market.
Feb. 2, 2016
Take-Two taken to court in copyright lawsuit over in-game tattoos
Take-Two taken to court in copyright lawsuit over in-game tattoos
Developer Visual Concepts and its parent company are being taken to court in a copyright lawsuit over the tattoos depicted in its NBA2K games -- but not by the players who bear them.
Feb. 2, 2016
25 years after closing its doors, one British studio is making games again
25 years after closing its doors, one British studio is making games again
British firm Hewson Consultants is making a show of relaunching its game business this week with some new hires and a new game, Mechinus, in early production.
Feb. 2, 2016
Opinion: Prejudice as a game mechanic
Opinion: Prejudice as a game mechanic
The label 'empathy games' is associated with indie titles like Dys4ia to Cibele. But it may also apply to AAA titles like Dragon Age: Inquisition and the forthcoming Mafia III.
Feb. 2, 2016
Thought EA had Star Wars locked up? Lego Star Wars says no
Thought EA had Star Wars locked up? Lego Star Wars says no
The key is likely that EA's exclusivity deal was for games aimed at a "core gaming audience" -- like its Battlefront franchise.
Feb. 2, 2016
Mixed reality outfit Magic Leap nets $793.5 million
Mixed reality outfit Magic Leap nets $793.5 million
Mixed reality startup Magic Leap has raised $793.5 million through a new funding round led by Chinese e-commerce outfit, Alibaba.
Feb. 2, 2016
The state of game development in Africa
The state of game development in Africa
They dream of African heroes and mythical beings getting embraced by people around the world — whatever their ethnicity — in the same way they've embraced the likes of Thor.
Feb. 2, 2016
Get a job: Sony Santa Monica seeks experienced Tools Programmer
Get a job: Sony Santa Monica seeks experienced Tools Programmer
Sony Santa Monica is looking to hire an experienced coder to work as a Senior Programmer designing tools and other production systems alongside other artists, designers and coders at the studio.
Feb. 2, 2016
Video: Coding AI to do multiple things at once in The Sims 4
Video: Coding AI to do multiple things at once in The Sims 4
At GDC 2014 Maxis' Peter Ingebretson explains how in The Sims 4, Maxis developed a system for authoring interactions that allows Sims to express multiple concurrent behaviors -- just like real people.
Feb. 2, 2016