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Twitter Bans RT and Sputnik Ads Following Election Meddling
Twitter Bans RT and Sputnik Ads Following Election Meddling
Twitter Bans RT and Sputnik Ads Following Election Meddling. Social site says it took decision following US intelligence
Oct. 30, 2017
UK Government Blames WannaCry on North Korea
UK Government Blames WannaCry on North Korea
UK Government Blames WannaCry on North Korea. Security minister says London is “as sure as possible”
Oct. 30, 2017
'unCAPTCHA' Defeats Google CAPTCHA with 85% Accuracy
'unCAPTCHA' Defeats Google CAPTCHA with 85% Accuracy
unCaptcha combines free, public, online speech-to-text engines with a phonetic mapping technique.
Oct. 30, 2017
GameStop to offer in-store game rentals with new PowerPass subscription
GameStop to offer in-store game rentals with new PowerPass subscription
GameStop is officially launching an in-store rental service that turns its stagnant stock of used games into a rental library and a potential new source of income.
Oct. 30, 2017
CCP closes 2 studios as it backs away from VR development
CCP closes 2 studios as it backs away from VR development
The EVE: Valkyrie dev has closed its Atlanta office and made plans to sell its Newcastle studio as it ends VR development, a decision affecting roughly 100 employees.
Oct. 30, 2017
Classic Postmortem: Ensemble Studio's classic RTS Age of Mythology
Classic Postmortem: Ensemble Studio's classic RTS Age of Mythology
15 years ago today, Ensemble Studios released acclaimed RTS Age of Mythology. In this postmortem from Game Developer magazine, they discuss what went right (and wrong) during the making of the game.
Oct. 30, 2017
GDC 2018 reveals first Board Game Design Day talks!
GDC 2018 reveals first Board Game Design Day talks!
The popular Board Game Design Day returns to GDC next year, featuring talks from tabletop game design experts on everything from randomness to integrating a companion app into Mansions of Madness!
Oct. 30, 2017
Get a job: iGotcha Studios is hiring a Tools Developer
Get a job: iGotcha Studios is hiring a Tools Developer
iGotcha Studios is seeking a passionate programmer to join its Stockholm-based studio as a Tools Developer.
Oct. 30, 2017
Video: How Naughty Dog designed The Last Of Us' brutal melee system
Video: How Naughty Dog designed The Last Of Us' brutal melee system
Naughty Dog's Anthony Newman takes to the stage at GDC 2014 to deconstruct a complicated topic: the melee system at play in the studio's brutal post-apocalyptic 2013 game The Last Of Us.
Oct. 30, 2017
Dev draws flak for making a game about resisting oil pipelines
Dev draws flak for making a game about resisting oil pipelines
The political fire around Thunderbird Strike is a good example of the pushback devs should be prepared for when making games with themes & messages that might run counter to interests of major powers.
Oct. 30, 2017
Devs can now peruse the talks and data from Twitch's inaugural Dev Day
Devs can now peruse the talks and data from Twitch's inaugural Dev Day
This month Twitch took a swing at hosting a Developer Day ahead of its annual TwitchCon event, and now the fruits of that labor are available online for curious devs to peruse at their leisure.
Oct. 30, 2017
Nintendo Switch closing in on 8M sales worldwide
Nintendo Switch closing in on 8M sales worldwide
According to the latest figures from Nintendo, Switch sales totalled 7.63 million units as of September 30, 2017, but it's likely even more have flown off shelves in the month since.
Oct. 30, 2017