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Video: Making exploration rewarding in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Video: Making exploration rewarding in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Eidos Montreal's Clemence Maurer speaks at GDC 2017 about how Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's hub city of Prague was thoughtfully laid out to reward players for exploring its nooks and crannies.
Aug. 14, 2017
Get a job: Digital Extremes is hiring a UI/UX Designer
Get a job: Digital Extremes is hiring a UI/UX Designer
Digital Extremes is looking for a UI/UX Designer intimately familiar with its game Warframe to further develop and improve the game's current interface.
Aug. 14, 2017
Slime Rancher dev: Give players a place to feel 'cozy' and they'll keep coming back
Slime Rancher dev: Give players a place to feel 'cozy' and they'll keep coming back
�It's like eating mac-and-cheese in video game form.� Nick Popovich says that capturing that comfort-food feeling is key to bringing players back to your game time and time again.
Aug. 14, 2017
Report: Tencent invests in Battlegrounds dev Bluehole
Report: Tencent invests in Battlegrounds dev Bluehole
UPDATE: Tencent has reportedly invested an undisclosed amount in the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds dev after the South Korean company turned down its acquisition offer.
Aug. 14, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: GTA Online's Flash Dream
Video Game Deep Cuts: GTA Online's Flash Dream
This week's longform articles/videos include GTA Online's crime issues, the history of the Flash game scene, & the triumphant completion of The Dream Machine.
Aug. 14, 2017
Scholars Discuss Urban Empire
Scholars Discuss Urban Empire
Historians Bob Whitaker and Kyle Shelton discuss Urban Empire. Topics include city building games, the history of urban development, and the politics of big cities.
Aug. 14, 2017
AuroraBound Postmortem and Sales Figures - A Modest Part-Time Success
AuroraBound Postmortem and Sales Figures - A Modest Part-Time Success
A postmortem of AuroraBound, a recently released mobile title, as well as an analysis of its first 3 months of sales figures and analytics.
Aug. 14, 2017
AMD Navi 7nm GPU’s to have Advanced AI Acceleration Hardware
AMD Navi 7nm GPU’s to have Advanced AI Acceleration Hardware
Aug. 12, 2017
First 3DMark score for Intel’s new Coffee-Lake i7 8700K, faster than i7 7700K & AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
First 3DMark score for Intel’s new Coffee-Lake i7 8700K, faster than i7 7700K & AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Aug. 12, 2017
GoldenEye: Source – New version released, comes with a Server blacklist feature
GoldenEye: Source – New version released, comes with a Server blacklist feature
Aug. 12, 2017
Guard Duty is a Source Engine remake of the classic Half-Life: Blue Shift
Guard Duty is a Source Engine remake of the classic Half-Life: Blue Shift
Aug. 12, 2017
Russian Hackers Spying on VIP Hotel Guests Using Leaked NSA Tool
Russian Hackers Spying on VIP Hotel Guests Using Leaked NSA Tool
All this is being done to control the Wi-Fi network of a hotel where their targeted personality is staying as a guest. The hackers use acquired access to the
Aug. 12, 2017