News

Google Announces $350,000 Project Zero Prize
Google Announces $350,000 Project Zero Prize
The goal is to find a vulnerability or bug chain that achieves remote code execution on multiple Android devices.
Sept. 14, 2016
IT Security Tops Tech Priorities for CIOs
IT Security Tops Tech Priorities for CIOs
High availability and disaster recovery, user experience, cloud computing and mobility followed closely behind for the third year.
Sept. 14, 2016
Mass layoffs hit Sony San Diego Studio
Mass layoffs hit Sony San Diego Studio
Update Gamasutra has learned that approximately 50 employees have been laid off from Sony San Diego Studio, in a move that may indicate the company's move away from live game development.
Sept. 14, 2016
Following Valve's lead, Oculus is adding a VR boundary system for Touch
Following Valve's lead, Oculus is adding a VR boundary system for Touch
Oculus' Nate Mitchell has confirmed that the company plans to add a virtual boundary system for Touch development in its next SDK update.
Sept. 14, 2016
Video: How Pillars of Eternity's stat system ensures every build is viable
Video: How Pillars of Eternity's stat system ensures every build is viable
If you're an RPG designer wondering how to make sure all the possible builds in your game are viable for all players, this analysis shows why you should look at Pillars of Eternity.
Sept. 14, 2016
Undertale dev reflects on what it's like to have your game become a phenomenon
Undertale dev reflects on what it's like to have your game become a phenomenon
Undertale dev Toby Fox shares his thoughts on what it was like to put out an award-winning indie RPG that became a bit of a pop culture phenomenon.
Sept. 14, 2016
How Grand Theft Auto V can help train self-driving car AI
How Grand Theft Auto V can help train self-driving car AI
A group of researchers have published a paper detailing their efforts to use open-world games like Grand Theft Auto V to help train computers to see and identify objects in the real world.
Sept. 14, 2016
Steam Spy breaks down which games were hit hardest by Steam reviews shake-up
Steam Spy breaks down which games were hit hardest by Steam reviews shake-up
From Fantastic Contraption to Else Heart.Break(), Sergey Galyonkin has shared a list of the (400+) games hit hardest by the Steam reviews shake-up -- according to his Steam Spy analytics platform.
Sept. 14, 2016
Alexis Kennedy becomes Bioware's first ever guest writer
Alexis Kennedy becomes Bioware's first ever guest writer
Failbetter co-founder Alexis Kennedy has been invited to work with BioWare as the Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer's first ever guest writer.
Sept. 14, 2016
Assassin's Creed series has sold over 100M copies
Assassin's Creed series has sold over 100M copies
"To have this franchise join the ranks of those that have reached more than 100M sold is a testament to the teams that have taken on that challenge over the years."
Sept. 14, 2016
League of Legends pulling in over 100M monthly active users
League of Legends pulling in over 100M monthly active users
Riot Games hugely competitive MOBA, League of Legends, is still growing in popularity, and now attracts over 100 million active players each month.
Sept. 14, 2016
Reigns sells big on mobile, proves premium games can still be king
Reigns sells big on mobile, proves premium games can still be king
Card-swiping monarchy sim Reigns has sold over 600,000 in just over a month, developer Nerial has revealed.
Sept. 14, 2016