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Your Android games can now be lauded with new Google Play awards
Your Android games can now be lauded with new Google Play awards
Google launches its Google Play awards, a new annual program which aims to 'recognize our incredible developer community' by nominating 50 games & apps for 10 awards like Standout Indie & Best Game.
April 26, 2016
Linden Lab opens up VR world Project Sansar to outside creators
Linden Lab opens up VR world Project Sansar to outside creators
The company that opened up user generated 3D space with Second Life, and has a plan to do it once again -- but this time, in virtual reality.
April 26, 2016
iPhone sales decline year-over-year for first time ever
iPhone sales decline year-over-year for first time ever
The tech company had a big earnings miss with its latest quarterly results, and that's largely thanks to the performance of the iPhone.
April 26, 2016
Building Emotional Connections With Game Design
Building Emotional Connections With Game Design
In this article, game designer Sande Chen follows up on the ways games can provide a truly emotional experience.
April 26, 2016
Avoiding the Hoarder Trap in Game Design
Avoiding the Hoarder Trap in Game Design
Hoarding in game design shows a problem with the game's design and mechanics, and today's post looks at some alternative options for game designers.
April 26, 2016
Mexican Voters at Risk as Database of 90+ Million Found
Mexican Voters at Risk as Database of 90+ Million Found
Mexican Voters Exposed as Database of 90+ Million Found. Information was publically available on Amazon cloud server
April 25, 2016
Philippine Police Cuff Comelec Hack Suspect
Philippine Police Cuff Comelec Hack Suspect
Philippine Police Cuff Comelec Hack Suspect. IT graduate arrested following country’s biggest ever breach
April 25, 2016
SWIFT Software Bug Exploited by Bangladesh Bank Hackers
SWIFT Software Bug Exploited by Bangladesh Bank Hackers
SWIFT Software Bug Exploited by Bangladesh Bank Hackers. Attackers manipulated key database, according to report
April 25, 2016
US Presidential Primary Apps Leak Sensitive Data
US Presidential Primary Apps Leak Sensitive Data
Symantec has found that out of more than 1,200 presidential-primary-related Android apps, more than 50% exposed sensitive data.
April 25, 2016
Sony Finally Implements 2FA for PlayStation Network
Sony Finally Implements 2FA for PlayStation Network
5 years after a data breach affected 77 million people, Sony implements two-factor authentication for the PlayStation Network.
April 25, 2016
How Supergiant Games aggressively prototyped its way into Pyre
How Supergiant Games aggressively prototyped its way into Pyre
Supergiant Games newest game Pyre makes a big change from how its other games are played, we spoke to creative director Greg Kasavin about how they brought it to life.
April 25, 2016
Get a job: Be a Gameplay Programmer at Insomniac Games 2
Get a job: Be a Gameplay Programmer at Insomniac Games 2
Ratchet & Clank studio Insomniac Games is hiring a gameplay programmer to work closely with its design and animation departments in Durham, North Carolina to build game systems and features.
April 25, 2016