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Small-Business Owners Unaware of Looming GDPR
Small-Business Owners Unaware of Looming GDPR
Mere days away from GDPR enforcement, SMBs are woefully unaware of their responsibilities.
May 18, 2018
Watch Scavenger Studio discuss making Darwin Project a watchable game
Watch Scavenger Studio discuss making Darwin Project a watchable game
Lead developers Simon Darveau and Keane Tan discuss the process of making 'watchable' multiplayer games while we stream Darwin Project.
May 18, 2018
Gamelynx raises $1.2 million to develop esports games on mobile
Gamelynx raises $1.2 million to develop esports games on mobile
Gamelynx has raised $1.2 million toward its goal of creating team-based competitive games on mobile platforms in an effort to make esports more accessible and global.
May 18, 2018
ADL partners with Global Game Jam, NYU's Game Center to reduce hate in games
ADL partners with Global Game Jam, NYU's Game Center to reduce hate in games
The Anti-Defamation League partners with the Global Game Jam, NYU's Game Center, and IGDA in an effort to reduce hate and bias in the games community.
May 18, 2018
ESRB points devs toward IARC ratings as it looks to phase out short-form option
ESRB points devs toward IARC ratings as it looks to phase out short-form option
The ESRB will stop offering its ‘short form’ ratings process in the future, though the organization notes that it has no “hard date” for when the option will be fully retired.
May 18, 2018
Oculus adds DLC support to mobile store, Rift support soon to follow
Oculus adds DLC support to mobile store, Rift support soon to follow
The Oculus Mobile Store now allows developers to launch new downloadable content for games and apps already live on the platform
May 18, 2018
Get a job: Game Closure is looking for a Studio Game Engineer
Get a job: Game Closure is looking for a Studio Game Engineer
Game Closure is on the hunt for Game Engineers to help it build the social games that guide the development of its mobile game engine.
May 18, 2018
Microsoft's next Halo game is an arcade cabinet
Microsoft's next Halo game is an arcade cabinet
Microsoft announced yesterday that its next game in the Halo franchise is actually an arcade-exclusive light-gun shooter titled Halo: Fireteam Raven.
May 18, 2018
Xbox stat tracker explores how much time players invest in campaign modes
Xbox stat tracker explores how much time players invest in campaign modes
In wake of the news that Call of Duty developer Treyarch isn't planning on including a campaign mode in Black Ops 4, True Achievements took a look at how many of its users typically play campaigns anyway.
May 18, 2018
Valve threatens to pull games now deemed 'sexually explicit' from Steam
Valve threatens to pull games now deemed 'sexually explicit' from Steam
Valve is taking aim at adult content on Steam, and has threatened to delist a number of games it had already approved unless they're amended to remove sexual content.
May 18, 2018
[ALT CTRL] Game Design Beyond Screens & Joysticks - Introduction (1/5)
[ALT CTRL] Game Design Beyond Screens & Joysticks - Introduction (1/5)
Tatiana Vilela dos Santos is an indie game designer & interactive artist making games with special interfaces. She gave in March 2018 a 60 minutes talk at the GDC titled Game Design Beyond Screens & Joysticks. This article discusses details of this talk.
May 18, 2018
3 books all Producers should read
3 books all Producers should read
You can't learn Production from a book, but, I do believe you can take inspiration and ideas from these three and I would recommend them to all Producers, no matter your level.
May 18, 2018