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Teen Hacker with Asperger’s Syndrome Ruined Cyber Infrastructure of Tech Giants
Teen Hacker with Asperger’s Syndrome Ruined Cyber Infrastructure of Tech Giants
When Adam Mudd (goes by the online handle of themuddfamily) was 15, he developed a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack tool called Titanium
April 24, 2017
NPD has been underestimating digital game sales since at least 2010
NPD has been underestimating digital game sales since at least 2010
New, 'restated' reporting from NPD shows that spending on game software has actually been increasing steadily since 2010, whereas previously reported data showed somewhat of a spending plateau.
April 24, 2017
Eye tracking tech offers a closer look at Overwatch's UI in action
Eye tracking tech offers a closer look at Overwatch's UI in action
A video from researcher Jon Matthis uses eye tracking software to record how a player's gaze rapidly jumps between different elements of an Overwatch match.
April 24, 2017
Just Cause dev Avalanche nets $10M to double down on self-publishing
Just Cause dev Avalanche nets $10M to double down on self-publishing
Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios has netted $10 million in funding to accelerate its plans to create and self-publish future titles.
April 24, 2017
Everything creator David OReilly explains how artists can forge their own path
Everything creator David OReilly explains how artists can forge their own path
"Being able to have space to grow is important. And in practical terms that basically means having the space to do nothing other than play around."
April 24, 2017
Understanding the psychology behind 'Pay-to-Loot' systems
Understanding the psychology behind 'Pay-to-Loot' systems
"Our brains are wired to try to make sense of unexpected things. When you have a random number determining what loot you get, you're going to get an unexpected predictable result every time."
April 24, 2017
FoldIt dev has a new game that's helping map the human brain
FoldIt dev has a new game that's helping map the human brain
"You can see this as symbiosis -- computers learn from what people are doing and they do better," Center for Game Science director Dr. Zoran Popovic tells The New York Times about its new game Mozak.
April 24, 2017
Days Gone has driven Sony Bend to more than double in size
Days Gone has driven Sony Bend to more than double in size
Oregon newspaper The Bulletin reports Sony's Bend Studio is moving into a bigger office building later this year as it continues to work on its post-apocalyptic PlayStation 4 game Days Gone.
April 24, 2017
Take-Two prods mod team to stop trying to recreate Red Dead Redemption in GTA V
Take-Two prods mod team to stop trying to recreate Red Dead Redemption in GTA V
After reportedly being contacted by representatives of Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive, a team of modders are canning their ambitious efforts to recreate one Rockstar game inside of another.
April 24, 2017
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Sr. UI Tools Programmer 2
Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Sr. UI Tools Programmer 2
Sony's Santa Monica Studio is looking for a self-motivated Senior User Interface Tools Programmer to join its team in Playa Vista, California.
April 24, 2017
Video: Game localization shenanigans in the Chinese-speaking world
Video: Game localization shenanigans in the Chinese-speaking world
At GDC 2017, IGDShare organizer and experienced localizer Jung-Sheng Lin tries to help devs avoid calamity by running down some of the potential pitfalls of localizing for the Chinese-speaking world.
April 24, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: Deus Ex's China Lineage
Video Game Deep Cuts: Deus Ex's China Lineage
This week's Video Game Deep Cuts longform articles/videos include a classic Deus Ex postmortem, making Steam games successful in China, and the surprise smash hit Lineage 2 mobile game, among other things.
April 24, 2017