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#BSidesSF: Managing Secrets in Your Cloud Environment
#BSidesSF: Managing Secrets in Your Cloud Environment
Common mistakes in secret management and solutions to the problem
April 16, 2018
HTC releases development kit for Vive Pro front-facing cameras
HTC releases development kit for Vive Pro front-facing cameras
HTC announces the SRWorks SDK, a development kit for the front-facing cameras on the Vive Pro.
April 16, 2018
Procedurally generating enemies, places, and loot in State of Decay 2
Procedurally generating enemies, places, and loot in State of Decay 2
Undead Labs devs chat about how they distribute gear, materials, and enemies in State of Decay 2 in a way that feels interesting and intentional -- without having to do all of the grunt work by hand.
April 16, 2018
Google Play under investigation by South Korea's FTC over market abuse
Google Play under investigation by South Korea's FTC over market abuse
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is investigating Google Play after claims that the mobile marketplace used its position to pressure game devs into publishing titles through Google Play only.
April 16, 2018
Ex-Scopely, EA devs form Ordinal Games mobile studio
Ex-Scopely, EA devs form Ordinal Games mobile studio
A pair of devs previously hailing from EA and Scopely teams have partnered up to form a new game studio, focused specifically on creating narrative-focused free-to-play mobile games.
April 16, 2018
Dwarf Fortress is giving its dwarves the ability to form (and dwell on) memories
Dwarf Fortress is giving its dwarves the ability to form (and dwell on) memories
An upcoming update diminishes the 'overbearing' effect of alcohol in-game and gives each little dwarf memories, and the ability to be traumatized by them.
April 16, 2018
Video: Building a community around PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Video: Building a community around PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
In this 2018 GDC session, PUBG Corp's Sammie Kang explains how PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds communicated with a small player base since its pre-alpha test phase.
April 16, 2018
Get a job: Mothership Entertainment is hiring a Sr. Engineer
Get a job: Mothership Entertainment is hiring a Sr. Engineer
Austin-based Mothership Entertainment is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer help develop, maintain, and optimize the next game in the Aven franchise.
April 16, 2018
Terraria spin-off canned after three years in development
Terraria spin-off canned after three years in development
Terraria: Otherworld has been canned by developer Re-Logic after the studio realized the title wasn't going to reach its potential in "any sort of reasonable time or fashion."
April 16, 2018
Sega entering micro-console biz with Mega Drive Mini
Sega entering micro-console biz with Mega Drive Mini
Sega is getting in on the mini-console act with the Mega Drive Mini, a bite-sized reimagining of its classic 16-bit home console not too dissimilar from Nintendo's shrunk down SNES and NES Classics.
April 16, 2018
Ex-Crystal Dynamics chief joins Microsoft Studios exec team
Ex-Crystal Dynamics chief joins Microsoft Studios exec team
Microsoft Studios chief Matt Booty announced this morning (via Twitter) that the division will soon have a new face at its executive leadership table: game industry vet Darrell Gallagher.
April 16, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: Dancing Below The Ceiling?
Video Game Deep Cuts: Dancing Below The Ceiling?
This week's highlights include an update on Capy's much-discussed Below, how Valve gets you to look up in their first-person shooters, and lots more.
April 16, 2018