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Game dev parents, rejoice: Childcare services return for GDC 2016
Game dev parents, rejoice: Childcare services return for GDC 2016
Game Developers Conference officials are excited to continue their partnership with leading childcare provider KiddieCorp to offer GDC 2016 attendees access to an on-site children's program.
Oct. 22, 2015
Former ESPN CEO will lead Activision's new eSports division
Former ESPN CEO will lead Activision's new eSports division
Activision Blizzard is aiming to become one of the eSports industry's biggest players by opening a new competitive gaming division helmed by former ESPN and NFL Network CEO, Steve Bornstein.
Oct. 22, 2015
Lucky's Tale developer Playful nets $25 million
Lucky's Tale developer Playful nets $25 million
Indie outfit Playful has received $25 million from private investors to help accelerate the development of its Oculus Rift exclusive platformer, Lucky's Tale.
Oct. 22, 2015
YouTube Red will make ad-free video game streams a reality
YouTube Red will make ad-free video game streams a reality
On October 28 YouTube will introduce YouTube Red, a new premium service that lets users watch ad-free videos for $9.99 a month.
Oct. 22, 2015
InXile opens new Louisiana studio with the governor's blessing
InXile opens new Louisiana studio with the governor's blessing
Wasteland 2 developer inXile is expanding this year, as studio chief Brian Fargo and Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal announced this week that it will open a sister studio in New Orleans by December.
Oct. 22, 2015
How Bonnie Ross became the Halo chief
How Bonnie Ross became the Halo chief
Bloomberg Businessweek published a profile of 343 Industries boss Bonnie Ross on its website today that's worth reading for insight into how both the studio and its chief operate.
Oct. 22, 2015
Assassin's Creed dev: We need to challenge our attitudes on diversity
Assassin's Creed dev: We need to challenge our attitudes on diversity
Senior Ubisoft staffers open up to Develop about some of the things they learned from Assassin's Creed: Unity's troubled launch as they prepare to debut Assassin's Creed: Syndicate this week.
Oct. 22, 2015
Vivendi ups its stakes in Ubisoft and Gameloft, may buy more stock
Vivendi ups its stakes in Ubisoft and Gameloft, may buy more stock
Vivendi buys more stock in the two publishers with an eye toward "a strategic vision of operational convergence" -- just days after Ubisoft management called the initial buy "unsolicited and unwelcome."
Oct. 22, 2015
Xbox sales fall slightly, while Xbox Live users and revenues rise
Xbox sales fall slightly, while Xbox Live users and revenues rise
The Xbox One may not be the dominant console this generation, but Microsoft is seeing slight revenue gains -- mostly due to Minecraft, it seems.
Oct. 22, 2015
Twitter upping its Unity game with tweeting and Crashlytics support
Twitter upping its Unity game with tweeting and Crashlytics support
Twitter now aims to integrate well with Unity, letting users tweet directly from games -- and its Crashlytics tool is adding Unity support as well.
Oct. 22, 2015
Sony to Fork Out $8 Million on Staff Lawsuit After Cyber Attack
Sony to Fork Out $8 Million on Staff Lawsuit After Cyber Attack
Sony to Fork Out $8 Million on Employee Law Suit After Cyber Attack. Costs of destructive attack keep mounting
Oct. 21, 2015
IT Personnel Are the Riskiest Business Users
IT Personnel Are the Riskiest Business Users
The very people who have the greatest access to company data are those most likely to engage in risky behaviors.
Oct. 21, 2015