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GDC Next: Don't miss Gamasutra's coverage
GDC Next: Don't miss Gamasutra's coverage
Last week was the inaugural GDC Next in Los Angeles, and we covered some great sessions while we were there. Here's what you might have missed while you were busy making video games.
Nov. 11, 2013
IGF 2014 sees record Student Competition entries, over 1,000 total
IGF 2014 sees record Student Competition entries, over 1,000 total
Organizers have tallied over 1,000 entries submitted to the 16th annual Independent Games Festival, with entrant records now broken across the board and Student Competition entries now available for everyone to view.
Nov. 11, 2013
Get a job: Irrational Games is looking for a Lead FX Artist
Get a job: Irrational Games is looking for a Lead FX Artist
Irrational is looking for a Lead FX Artist to manage a small art team while implementing FX and animation in triple-A titles.
Nov. 11, 2013
Adobe Breach is Far, Far Worse than Originally Thought
Adobe Breach is Far, Far Worse than Originally Thought
After Brian Krebs gave Adobe a strong hint that it had been breached, the company announced that just short of three million accounts may have been compromised. It later upped this to 38 million – but it now appears that the true figure is around 150 million.
Nov. 8, 2013
Ecosystem for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Tackles Application Agility
Ecosystem for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Tackles Application Agility
Yesterday, Nov 6, Cisco unveiled details of the Application Centric Infrastructure with an ecosystem of partners that share our common view - IT is in need of a transformation to...
Nov. 8, 2013
Server TCO Tools – Everybody Has One and They Are Different.
Server TCO Tools – Everybody Has One and They Are Different.
Every server manufacturer has a Server TCO tool, of sorts. Why do I say “of sorts”? Because rather than a straightforward approach to TCO, some tools
Nov. 8, 2013
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Includes Strong Ecosystem for Security and Network Services
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Includes Strong Ecosystem for Security and Network Services
When Cisco designed the concept of an Application Centric Infrastructure, we knew it wouldn't reach its full...
Nov. 8, 2013
Video: Raph Koster on how games and social media are converging
Video: Raph Koster on how games and social media are converging
"Games are social media," Ultimate Online designer Raph Koster proclaims. "From their inceptions, they have been tools for the transmission of wisdom. They're how we talk to each other, in forms of play."
Nov. 8, 2013
Digital on track to comprise 34 percent of console market by 2017
Digital on track to comprise 34 percent of console market by 2017
With the rise of digital distribution within the last console cycle, analysts predict that digital spend will continue its upward trend through Sony's and Microsoft's oncoming console transition.
Nov. 8, 2013
Early Access games no longer appearing as new releases on Steam - Report
Early Access games no longer appearing as new releases on Steam - Report
Gamasutra is receiving reports that Early Access games are no longer appearing under the 'New Releases' heading on Valve's Steam marketplace, a potentially blow to the games' discoverability.
Nov. 8, 2013
Fuse adds easy character creation to Steam
Fuse adds easy character creation to Steam
Mixamo has announced the release of Fuse, a 3D character modeler program on Steam built to aid the fast generation of royalty-free creations for use in animation and games.
Nov. 8, 2013
Games Republic, a community-based games storefront
Games Republic, a community-based games storefront
Anomaly developer 11 bit studios has announced Games Republic, a social media hub and storefront for developers and players to connect, blog, sell games and share media.
Nov. 8, 2013