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Developers respond to Steam's new refund policy
Developers respond to Steam's new refund policy
What effects will Valve's new refund policy have on developers? Gamasutra speaks to the minds behind games like Gunpoint and I Get This Call Every Day to find out what they think.
June 8, 2015
Blizzard exec becomes Ready At Dawn's CEO as it expands to Austin
Blizzard exec becomes Ready At Dawn's CEO as it expands to Austin
After nearly 20 years, Blizzard exec Paul Sams has quit his post to take a job as CEO of Irvine-based Ready At Dawn as it opens a new office in Austin and searches for a "strategic partner."
June 8, 2015
You no longer need to be a licensed dev to test apps on Apple's devices
You no longer need to be a licensed dev to test apps on Apple's devices
One interesting bit of iOS news: "Program membership is not required" for testing on Apple's devices via Xcode 7.
June 8, 2015
Get a job: CBS Digital is seeking an Unreal Developer
Get a job: CBS Digital is seeking an Unreal Developer
The team at CBS Digital is looking for an experienced Unreal 4 dev "to help build our look dev and offline rendering pipeline into an easy to use and powerful testing pipeline."
June 8, 2015
iOS 9 brings new game dev tools: GameplayKit and ReplayKit
iOS 9 brings new game dev tools: GameplayKit and ReplayKit
In San Francisco today, Apple has taken the veil off of iOS 9, which offers upgrades to existing in-OS game dev tools and two entirely new ones -- for logic and video sharing.
June 8, 2015
Digital Eclipse is back with a new mission: preserve classic games
Digital Eclipse is back with a new mission: preserve classic games
The long-dormant studio has been resuscitated with a new focus on accurately preserving classic games in a playable state, starting with its first project: a Capcom-published Mega Man omnibus.
June 8, 2015
Video: How to make your game just completely hilarious
Video: How to make your game just completely hilarious
Stanley Parable co-creator William Pugh takes the stage at GDC 2015 to deliver a talk on humor in games that's both amusing and remarkably adept at breaking down what it takes to make a comedy game.
June 8, 2015
Russia Blamed for Data Stealing Attack on German Parliament
Russia Blamed for Data Stealing Attack on German Parliament
Russia Blamed for Data Stealing Attack on German Parliament. Bundestag hack last month exposed 20,000 lawmakers’ accounts
June 5, 2015
China Believed to Be Behind Largest-Ever US Government Hack
China Believed to Be Behind Largest-Ever US Government Hack
4 million records on federal employees are believed to be compromised, in an effort to build a massive database on American citizens.
June 5, 2015
Tesla Debuts Bug Bounty Program
Tesla Debuts Bug Bounty Program
The program will pay researchers up to $1,000 for disclosing vulnerabilities in the Tesla web domains.
June 5, 2015
Skype-Dwelling Botnet Serves Up Adware
Skype-Dwelling Botnet Serves Up Adware
Pay per-install adware campaign boosted the botnet via phishing messages.
June 5, 2015
Angler EK: More Obfuscation, Fake Extensions, and Other Nonsense
Angler EK: More Obfuscation, Fake Extensions, and Other Nonsense
This post was authored by Nick Biasini Late last week Talos researchers noticed a drastic uptick in Angler Exploit Kit activity. We have covered Angler
June 5, 2015