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Nation-State Threats From Unexpected Countries
Nation-State Threats From Unexpected Countries
Netherlands and Lebanon are rising in the ranks of nation-sponsored attacks.
May 15, 2018
Devs share the most memorable things they've had to cut from games
Devs share the most memorable things they've had to cut from games
Sometimes the things you have to kill stay with you, as we discover in talking with devs on everything from Wizardry to Prototype to Shadowrun about their most memorable cut content and features.
May 15, 2018
Why procedural levels were better than handmade ones for City of Brass
Why procedural levels were better than handmade ones for City of Brass
The developers behind City of Brass describe what they've learned while taking up the technology of procedural generation.
May 15, 2018
Browser-based VR/AR/3D toolkit Amazon Sumerian now available for devs
Browser-based VR/AR/3D toolkit Amazon Sumerian now available for devs
Amazon Sumerian, a platform for creating VR, AR and 3D applications, is now available for developers.
May 15, 2018
Discord now boasts 130M users, 85M more than one year ago
Discord now boasts 130M users, 85M more than one year ago
Discord has shared a handful of interesting statistics about the chat platform, offering devs a look at how it has evolved as a community-building tool since its first debut.
May 15, 2018
Video: How EA Sports games are designed for blind players
Video: How EA Sports games are designed for blind players
In this GDC 2018 session, EA Sports' Karen Stevens discusses how gameplay without sight is currently possible for many popular EA titles.
May 15, 2018
Get a job: Join 505 Games as a Sr. Producer
Get a job: Join 505 Games as a Sr. Producer
505 Games is looking for a Sr. Producer to oversee several projects for multiple platforms as a member of its publishing team in Calabasas, California.
May 15, 2018
Sonic the Hedgehog devs explain how competing with Mario influenced development
Sonic the Hedgehog devs explain how competing with Mario influenced development
Shmuplations has shared another translated article from its archives, this time featuring a collection of developer interviews about the creation of the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
May 15, 2018
Mod.io API aims to help developers create mod-friendly games
Mod.io API aims to help developers create mod-friendly games
The network behind online mod and game development communities like GameFront, IndieDB, and ModDB has released mod.io, an API geared at making it easier for developers to include mod support in their games.
May 15, 2018
SteamVR adopts controller configuration options
SteamVR adopts controller configuration options
The change, currently in beta, allows SteamVR users to build their own controller bindings for a wide variety of PC compatible controllers.
May 15, 2018
The Ocelot is a home-brew console that outputs to an oscilloscope
The Ocelot is a home-brew console that outputs to an oscilloscope
If you're a sucker for outlandish, quirky, or otherwise 'out-there' video game hardware, you'll want to feast your eyes on the Ocelot Arcade System.
May 15, 2018
Bigben Interactive acquires Styx developer Cyanide for $24M
Bigben Interactive acquires Styx developer Cyanide for $24M
"This acquisition is a capital milestone in Bigben's strategy as it greatly enhances our ability to create new games that meet our ambitions in the AA segment."
May 15, 2018