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Danish studio Full Control gives up making new games, lays off staff
Danish studio Full Control gives up making new games, lays off staff
The 11-year-old Danish studio responsible for games like Jagged Alliance: Flashback and Space Hulk has stopped developing new projects and laid off almost all staff after running out of money.
March 18, 2015
Jeff Minter reportedly engaged in legal fight with Atari over TxK
Jeff Minter reportedly engaged in legal fight with Atari over TxK
UPDATE The developer says Atari is acting like a "copyright troll" and blocking him from releasing ports of TxK, pressuring him to remove it from PSN and cease making Tempest-esque games entirely.
March 18, 2015
Iwata outlines Nintendo's approach to making mobile games
Iwata outlines Nintendo's approach to making mobile games
In an interview with TIME, Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata sheds some light on how Nintendo plans to make mobile games with DeNA and what it thinks about free-to-play vs. premium pricing.
March 18, 2015
Video: Improving romance in games with rivalry and respect
Video: Improving romance in games with rivalry and respect
During the GDC 2014 Narrative Summit, writer Chris Dahlen took to the stage to explore new models of building affinity between your characters that introduce more surprise, tension and challenge.
March 18, 2015
Observations from Mobile World Congress 2015
Observations from Mobile World Congress 2015
I have just returned from a very interesting and jammed-packed week at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. A record 93,000 plus people are estimated to have attended...
March 17, 2015
Research Spotlight: Exploiting Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities
Research Spotlight: Exploiting Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities
This blog post was authored by Earl Carter & Yves Younan. Talos is constantly researching the ways in which threat actors take advantage of security
March 17, 2015
Traditional ISVs – Transform your Business into the World of Cloud Computing
Traditional ISVs – Transform your Business into the World of Cloud Computing
If you’re a traditional on-premises software company, you’re in the right place. Today, I will talk about how cloud computing can transform your business.
March 16, 2015
App Store Phishing Email Stealing Apple User Credentials
App Store Phishing Email Stealing Apple User Credentials
A PhishTank has been located where the Apple store users have been the victims of phishing emails.
March 16, 2015
This Week in Video Game Criticism: The Limits of Games with Stories
This Week in Video Game Criticism: The Limits of Games with Stories
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the limits of games with stories to the psychological effects of game violence.
March 16, 2015
Video: Zach Barth's SpaceChem postmortem
Video: Zach Barth's SpaceChem postmortem
Speaking at GDC 2013, developer Zach Barth digs into the differences between SpaceChem and other puzzle games, sharing sales data and advice on how to make your own design-based puzzle games.
March 16, 2015
Get a job: Shield Break Studios seeks a Software Engineer
Get a job: Shield Break Studios seeks a Software Engineer
A handful of AAA veterans have launched the Costa Mesa-based indie venture Shield Break Studios, and they're looking for an engineer skilled in C++ to help with Bierzerkers server development.
March 16, 2015
Peter Molyneux joins burgeoning Reboot Develop speaker roster
Peter Molyneux joins burgeoning Reboot Develop speaker roster
Molyneux and a number of other notable European game industry figures have signed on to speak at this year's Reboot Develop conference, which is being held next month in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
March 16, 2015