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Video: Larian's lessons learned making Divinity: Original Sin
Video: Larian's lessons learned making Divinity: Original Sin
Studio founder Swen Vencke speaks to Larian's experience of becoming an independent, self-publishing company after 15 years of working with publishers in this Divinity: Original Sin postmortem.
June 12, 2015
Opinion: Cultural influence does not preclude diversity
Opinion: Cultural influence does not preclude diversity
Columnist Katherine Cross examines the fraught topic of "faithfulness" to regional history and mythology in fantasy-themed games.
June 12, 2015
The secrets of Smash Bros. play-balance, from Masahiro Sakurai
The secrets of Smash Bros. play-balance, from Masahiro Sakurai
"At the end of the day, I’m aiming for intermediately-skilled players to be able to properly enjoy the game," writes the director of a fighting franchise beloved by the hardcore.
June 12, 2015
The essence of Splatoon, and what it gets right
The essence of Splatoon, and what it gets right
Gamasutra's Christian Nutt explains what makes Splatoon work -- a peek into the design of a shooter that confounds expectations by breaking genre norms and working all the better for it.
June 12, 2015
Arc System Works picks up Double Dragon, Kunio-Kun IP rights
Arc System Works picks up Double Dragon, Kunio-Kun IP rights
The creator of the Guilty Gear series has taken over all the Technos Japan IP -- one which it's been very closely associated with in recent years.
June 12, 2015
Why a World of Goo dev made a puzzle game about programming humans
Why a World of Goo dev made a puzzle game about programming humans
Why is assembly language so appealing to puzzle game makers? Gamasutra speaks to World Of Goo dev Kyle Gabler about designing Tomorrow Corp.'s thinly-veiled programming puzzler Human Resource Machine.
June 12, 2015
Google challenges Twitch with new YouTube Gaming site/app combo
Google challenges Twitch with new YouTube Gaming site/app combo
Google further pushes YouTube as a Twitch competitor with the impending summer launch of YouTube Gaming, a dedicated website/app that aims to showcase both recorded and livestreamed game videos.
June 12, 2015
Big Data Could be Reason for Large-Scale Nation State Attacks
Big Data Could be Reason for Large-Scale Nation State Attacks
Big Data Could be Reason for Large-Scale Nation State Attacks.Sophisticated analytics single out vulnerable individuals to spies, says Context
June 11, 2015
CISOs Face 38% Increase in Security Costs Over Next Decade – Report
CISOs Face 38% Increase in Security Costs Over Next Decade – Report
CISOs Face 38% Increase in Security Costs Over Next Decade – Report. RAND Corporation claims investments in wrong areas could hinder teams
June 11, 2015
Anderson Report: UK Snooper's Charter 'Unnecessary'
Anderson Report: UK Snooper's Charter 'Unnecessary'
Britain’s electronic surveillance laws are “incomprehensible to all but a tiny band of initiates,” and wholly “without statutory safeguards.”
June 11, 2015
Europol Busts Operation Triangle in Six-Nation Raid
Europol Busts Operation Triangle in Six-Nation Raid
Major international cyber-ring pilfered $6 million in a complex phishing-man-in-the-middle-malware-money laundering scheme.
June 11, 2015
Big Data Installs Spark Security Concerns
Big Data Installs Spark Security Concerns
Primary data types managed in big data systems include personally identifiable information, card info and national security intelligence data.
June 11, 2015