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GameSalad adds cloud features with Together Games acquisition
GameSalad adds cloud features with Together Games acquisition
Drag-and-drop, template-based game creation tool gets a useful upgrade thanks to the Together Platform, bringing achievements, leaderboards, chat, and multiplayer.
July 22, 2014
Game Developer Salary Survey 2014: The results are in!
Game Developer Salary Survey 2014: The results are in!
Gamasutra recently polled over 4,000 game developers worldwide, asking them the question: How much money did you make?
July 22, 2014
Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. average
Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. average
The gender pay gap is once again a hot topic in the world of U.S. politics, and in the world of video game development, the issue has reared its head.
July 22, 2014
Old and Persistent Malware
Old and Persistent Malware
Malware can find its way into the most unexpected of places. Certainly, no website can be assumed to be always completely free of malware. Typically,
July 21, 2014
IT Transformation: Understanding environment and business goals
IT Transformation: Understanding environment and business goals
In my last blog, I established reasons behind today’s need for IT Transformation. We know that CIOs hope to cut their budget in half, but this will be...
July 21, 2014
Cisco Invests in Developers
Cisco Invests in Developers
One of the marvelous things about community and teamwork is that it allows us to engage with people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we pool our
July 21, 2014
ACI—Some lesser known features
ACI—Some lesser known features
I am a consultant at a Cisco partner and I get to see a lot of different networks. Most of the networks are Cisco, but there are a few that are not. From
July 21, 2014
This Week in Video Game Criticism: On the Perils of Selling Your Game
This Week in Video Game Criticism: On the Perils of Selling Your Game
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from a Japanese lexicon for fun to getting lost in a crowded games market.
July 21, 2014
Get a job: Firaxis is hiring a Senior Software Engineer
Get a job: Firaxis is hiring a Senior Software Engineer
The makers of Civilization: Beyond Earth are looking to hire a senior software engineer to help design and implement next-gen systems code from the studio's offices in Baltimore, Maryland.
July 21, 2014
Video: No more scapegoats -- Improving the public image of games
Video: No more scapegoats -- Improving the public image of games
In this GDC 2013 panel, professor Ian Bogost joined Epic expat Mike Capps and the IGDA's Daniel Greenberg to argue against public misconceptions about games, and what we can do to counter them.
July 21, 2014
Developer of cancelled Yogscast game reveals where the money went
Developer of cancelled Yogscast game reveals where the money went
Winterkewl Games' lead developer Kris Vale has published a frank accounting of how the indie studio managed to spend nearly half a million dollars in Kickstarter pledges without making a game.
July 21, 2014
A new $25M investment fund for game developers
A new $25M investment fund for game developers
Chasing the game-driven success of LINE, mobile messaging platform Tango has hired a Gree expat and set aside $25 million to entice developers and fund nascent internal development efforts.
July 21, 2014