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15 years later, dev releases source code of cancelled Game Boy Color RPG
15 years later, dev releases source code of cancelled Game Boy Color RPG
More than a decade after shutting down, defunct video game studio Affinix Software has briefly returned from the dead to release a ROM and the source code for its cancelled Game Boy Color RPG Infinity.
Aug. 16, 2016
Communication Tips for the Video Game Music Composer
Communication Tips for the Video Game Music Composer
Good communication amongst team members can make or break the development of a game. This article highlights some GDC 2016 sessions that discuss this topic, and also includes a personal anecdote from the development of the SimAnimals game.
Aug. 16, 2016
The Alpha Release Cycle: Running a Successful EA Program
The Alpha Release Cycle: Running a Successful EA Program
Sharing the entire process behind building a single major alpha version, from start to finish. Project management and marketing all in one!
Aug. 16, 2016
A Key Ingredient Organizations Need to Combat Advanced Cyber Threats
A Key Ingredient Organizations Need to Combat Advanced Cyber Threats
CFOs, and their technical counterparts, are leading board-room level strategic information security decisions. This isn’t a surprise. A recent Accenture
Aug. 15, 2016
5 Features To Consider When Buying a Top of Rack Switch
5 Features To Consider When Buying a Top of Rack Switch
I was playing Pokémon GO the other day, and I realized how new technologies and applications are being launched every day, rapidly reshaping how we
Aug. 15, 2016
Trump Resort Under Fire After Failing to Register with ICO
Trump Resort Under Fire After Failing to Register with ICO
Trump Resort Under Fire After Failing to Register with ICO. Multi-million pound Scottish golf course blames ‘clerical error’
Aug. 15, 2016
Hackers Claim to Compromise NSA's Elite Cyber-spy Team
Hackers Claim to Compromise NSA's Elite Cyber-spy Team
The Shadow Brokers have claimed responsibility for stealing files from the Equation Group, and are auctioning them off.
Aug. 15, 2016
Pokémon Go Exploitation Saga Continues; Beware of New Ransomware
Pokémon Go Exploitation Saga Continues; Beware of New Ransomware
Pokémon Go’s augmented reality tech has attracted the attention of gamers and mobile phones users like no other game has done ever before. It is being played
Aug. 15, 2016
5 storytelling tips from a Disney Pixar veteran
5 storytelling tips from a Disney Pixar veteran
Writer and artist Matthew Luhn shared his insights on storytelling at GDC Europe, drawing from his 20 years of work at Pixar.
Aug. 15, 2016
Get a job: Sucker Punch seeks an experienced Systems Programmer
Get a job: Sucker Punch seeks an experienced Systems Programmer
InFamous: Second Son studio Sucker Punch is hiring an experienced coder to work as a senior systems programmer on a yet-unannounced project at its Bellevue, Washington offices.
Aug. 15, 2016
Video: Making _ Her Story_ and using the player's imagination as a narrative tool
Video: Making _ Her Story_ and using the player's imagination as a narrative tool
In this GDC 2016 talk game designer Sam Barlow shares lessons learned from making Her Story and explores why the most powerful game engine in the world is your player's brain.
Aug. 15, 2016
Marvel Contest of Champions bringing in over $25M a month
Marvel Contest of Champions bringing in over $25M a month
Free-to-play brawler Marvel Contest of Champions has become Marvel's highest grossing game of all time, across every platform.
Aug. 15, 2016