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Russia, China's Cyber-Capabilities Are Catastrophic
Russia, China's Cyber-Capabilities Are Catastrophic
Both have the capability to launch kinetic and cyber-attacks that cause complete paralysis and/or destruction of critical systems and infrastructure.
Jan. 18, 2018
Video: Producers should be making more to-do lists
Video: Producers should be making more to-do lists
In this 2015 GDC Session, Oculus' Bernard Yee offers advice for producers who manage a team and project's to-do list, why they are important and how to be effective on a daily basis.
Jan. 18, 2018
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg to step down in March
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg to step down in March
Eric Hirshberg is stepping down from his position as CEO of Activision after nearly 8 years with the company. Though his departure was announced today, he will remain with the company until March.
Jan. 18, 2018
Nintendo hardware sold a combined 2.6M units in December alone
Nintendo hardware sold a combined 2.6M units in December alone
While the Switch added another 1.5 million to its lifetime sold, Nintendo says December 2017 marked the best sales month for the Nintendo 3DS since 2014.
Jan. 18, 2018
Inside the Harebrained task of reviving Battletech
Inside the Harebrained task of reviving Battletech
Battletech game director Mike McCain of Harebrained Schemes sits down to discuss the digital revival of Battletech and its broader implications for strategy game design.
Jan. 18, 2018
How crunch is more than a labor issue in the video game industry
How crunch is more than a labor issue in the video game industry
A piece by Game Informer features interviews from various people working in the game industry, discussing a massive labor problem that has been plaguing developers for years: crunch.
Jan. 18, 2018
PlayStation's VP of dev relations Florian Hunzicker departs Sony
PlayStation's VP of dev relations Florian Hunzicker departs Sony
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that head of third-party developer relations Floarian Hunziker has parted ways with the company.
Jan. 18, 2018
How Shooty Skies dev Mighty Games aims to do serious games right
How Shooty Skies dev Mighty Games aims to do serious games right
Contributor Katherine Cross chats with the team at Australian indie Mighty Games about their new serious games branch, Mighty Serious, and the ethics of making F2P games about real-world issues.
Jan. 18, 2018
Minecraft chief Matt Booty taking charge of Xbox game dev and publishing
Minecraft chief Matt Booty taking charge of Xbox game dev and publishing
Minecraft team leader Matt Booty has been named as the new head of Microsoft Studios, and will fill the gap left by the recently promoted Phil Spencer.
Jan. 18, 2018
Factor 5 reflects on the dev decisions that doomed Lair
Factor 5 reflects on the dev decisions that doomed Lair
How did a title backed by Sony, and developed over three years to the tune of $25 million, wind up so disjointed? The Factor 5 team have told their side of the story.
Jan. 18, 2018
New Oculus Start program aims to provide support for new VR devs
New Oculus Start program aims to provide support for new VR devs
Oculus announced today the launch of Oculus Start, a developer program aimed at providing funding, access to hardware/software, and support to help jumpstart qualifying devs who are new to VR.
Jan. 18, 2018
Mythic founder's new MMO game studio nets $7.5M in funding
Mythic founder's new MMO game studio nets $7.5M in funding
Developers of the MMO Camelot Unchained City State Entertainment announced today that it has secured a $7.5 million minority investment.
Jan. 18, 2018