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SLocker Android Ransomware Resurfaces in Undetectable Form
SLocker Android Ransomware Resurfaces in Undetectable Form
More than 400 new variations of SLocker are targeting corporate mobile device fleets through third-party app stores.
May 10, 2017
Learn how these developers are building their careers (so you can improve yours)
Learn how these developers are building their careers (so you can improve yours)
We sat down with three up-and-coming game developers to learn how they're navigating the waters of early game development careers these days to see what other developers could learn from.
May 10, 2017
Get some career insight from up-and-coming game developers today at 6PM EDT
Get some career insight from up-and-coming game developers today at 6PM EDT
What does it take to succeed in the game industry in 2017? We check in with three up-and-coming game developers to talk about their experience and what advice they have for newcomers
May 10, 2017
PlayStation picks up former Lionhead studio director Stuart Whyte
PlayStation picks up former Lionhead studio director Stuart Whyte
Whyte has joined up with PlayStation to head VR product development for the company's office in London.
May 10, 2017
EA expects 40% of industry-wide game sales to be digital this year
EA expects 40% of industry-wide game sales to be digital this year
EA CFO Blake Jorgensen believes that 2017 will be the year that digital sales comprise 40 percent of game sales across the entire game industry.
May 10, 2017
Rime can't fix its price disparity 'without selling at a loss' on the Switch
Rime can't fix its price disparity 'without selling at a loss' on the Switch
Though publisher Grey Box lowered the digital price, physical Switch cartridges of Rime are still more expensive to compensate for higher development, manufacturing, and publishing costs.
May 10, 2017
Google acquires Job Simulator dev Owlchemy Labs
Google acquires Job Simulator dev Owlchemy Labs
Google has acquired the virtual reality-focused development studio Owlchemy Labs for an undisclosed amount.
May 10, 2017
Designer Interview: Crafting Flinthook's hookshot wasn't easy
Designer Interview: Crafting Flinthook's hookshot wasn't easy
Flinthook’s fluid, accessible hookshot is the result of months of design work, solving problems from controller mapping and aim-assist to the role it takes in the game.
May 10, 2017
Keywords nabs localization expert XLOC for $900K
Keywords nabs localization expert XLOC for $900K
Game tech service provider Keywords has continued its shopping spree by picking up XLOC for $900,000.
May 10, 2017
Survey: VR awareness has doubled over the past year, but will that mean more sales?
Survey: VR awareness has doubled over the past year, but will that mean more sales?
The latest edition of Nielsen's annual Games 360 Report shows that virtual and augmented reality devices are becoming more engrained in the public consciousness.
May 10, 2017
Zynga funds USC design course to teach the next generation and foster diversity
Zynga funds USC design course to teach the next generation and foster diversity
Zynga has partnered with the University of Southern California to help promote the study of social mobile games, inclusive game production, and diversity in the industry.
May 10, 2017
Video: What AR/VR game devs can (and should) learn from MMOs
Video: What AR/VR game devs can (and should) learn from MMOs
At GDC 2017, veteran online game designer Raph Koster gives an intriguing talk about what lessons (social, ethical, and design) AR and VR game makers can learn from studying MMO games.
May 10, 2017