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Howard S. Warshaw revisits Yars' Revenge in GDC Classic Game Postmortem
Howard S. Warshaw revisits Yars' Revenge in GDC Classic Game Postmortem
Howard Scott Warshaw, best known for his pioneering work at Atari on titles like Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, will be delivering a Classic Game Postmortem on Yars' Revenge at GDC 2015.
Dec. 17, 2014
A Circular Problem in Current Information Security Principles
A Circular Problem in Current Information Security Principles
Editor's Note: In this second installment of the blog series on more responsive security, we take a closer look at the circular problems associated with
Dec. 16, 2014
Video & Software Updates Don’t Need To Overwhelm Your Enterprise Network
Video & Software Updates Don’t Need To Overwhelm Your Enterprise Network
Guest post from Lorenz Jakober Video growth is overwhelming the enterprise network We have all been there. At work trying to watch the live company
Dec. 16, 2014
Get a job: Be a Gameplay Programmer for Obsidian
Get a job: Be a Gameplay Programmer for Obsidian
Got a knack for coding gameplay and AI in C++? Obsidian Entertainment is looking to hire just such a talent to work alongside the design, art and programming teams at its Irvine, CA studio.
Dec. 16, 2014
How do indie game sales today compare to 2009? Find out at GDC
How do indie game sales today compare to 2009? Find out at GDC
Don't miss Mike Rose, TinyBuild talent scout extraordinaire, sharing indie game sales advice on the based on real sales figures from a wide range of developers as part of the GDC 2015 Independent Games Summit.
Dec. 16, 2014
Publisher Bitcomposer files for bankruptcy
Publisher Bitcomposer files for bankruptcy
Bitcomposer, the publisher of games such as Space Hulk, Shadowrun Returns and Jagged Alliance, has filed for bankruptcy after having applied for a protective shield procedure back in September.
Dec. 16, 2014
Q&A: Inside Papers, Please's journey through the Apple approval process
Q&A: Inside Papers, Please's journey through the Apple approval process
After releasing Papers, Please on iOS, we talk with Lucas Pope about the process of porting, and Apple's issue with the game's nudity.
Dec. 16, 2014
5 events that shook the game industry in 2014
5 events that shook the game industry in 2014
As the year winds down around us, we zero in on five specific events that rocked the industry in 2014.
Dec. 16, 2014
Flappy Bird and 2048 trump Destiny in Google searches this year
Flappy Bird and 2048 trump Destiny in Google searches this year
Google reports that 2014 saw more people using its search engine to look for information on mobile games Flappy Bird and 2048 than any other game, including big-budget releases like Titanfall and Destiny.
Dec. 16, 2014
Dots studio Playdots reaps $10M from Tencent and other investors
Dots studio Playdots reaps $10M from Tencent and other investors
New York's own Playdots, the mobile studio responsible for both Dots and TwoDots, announced today that it has raised $10 million in a recent round of Series A investment.
Dec. 16, 2014
Jagex shutters short-lived Transformers MOBA
Jagex shutters short-lived Transformers MOBA
The developers of free-to-play browser-based MOBA Transformers Universe plan to shutter the game at the end of January, less than a year after it entered beta testing.
Dec. 16, 2014
Humble Bundle surpasses $50M raised for charity
Humble Bundle surpasses $50M raised for charity
The Humble Bundle organization has raised more than $50 million for charitable causes in the four years since Wolfire Games spearheaded the launch of the very first Humble Indie Bundle.
Dec. 16, 2014