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GDC 2015 partners with iam8bit to showcase the 'Wheel of Whimsy'
GDC 2015 partners with iam8bit to showcase the 'Wheel of Whimsy'
For the fifth year running, iam8bit will delight GDC attendees with an interactive exhibit on the show floor. This time it's the Wheel of Whimsy, which is tied to four fun live-action minigames.
Jan. 26, 2015
We want your Global Game Jam blogs!
We want your Global Game Jam blogs!
This past weekend, the Global Game Jam took place across over 500 sites around the world. Were you a participant? Blog about your experience and your game!
Jan. 26, 2015
Frontier Developments lays off staff as it launches new franchise
Frontier Developments lays off staff as it launches new franchise
Elite: Dangerous developer Frontier Developments has laid off at least fifteen people as it refocuses development operations from its satellite studio in Halifax to its headquarters in Cambridge.
Jan. 26, 2015
China Hits Back at MITM Outlook Claims
China Hits Back at MITM Outlook Claims
China Hits Back at MITM Outlook Claims. Beijing blames anti-China forces, but Greatfire.org claims its facts add up
Jan. 23, 2015
Journalist Barrett Brown Gets Five Years After Linking to Hacked Stratfor Info
Journalist Barrett Brown Gets Five Years After Linking to Hacked Stratfor Info
Journalist Barrett Brown Gets Five Years After Linking to Hacked Stratfor Info. Brown also threatened FBI agent and intefered with search warrant
Jan. 23, 2015
Lords Gang Up to Try to Force Snooper’s Charter into Law
Lords Gang Up to Try to Force Snooper’s Charter into Law
Lords Gang Up to Try to Force Snooper’s Charter into Law. Cross-party alliance tables amendments to existing bill which would sneak in new powers
Jan. 23, 2015
Adobe Patches Flash Zero-Day...But It Doesn't Work
Adobe Patches Flash Zero-Day...But It Doesn't Work
Millions of PCs are still vulnerable to ad fraud, ransomware and malvertising.
Jan. 23, 2015
HealthCare.gov Shares Patient Data with Marketers
HealthCare.gov Shares Patient Data with Marketers
The White House says the firms are only analyzing the health insurance site's user experience.
Jan. 23, 2015
Flash 0-day Exploited by Angler Exploit Kit
Flash 0-day Exploited by Angler Exploit Kit
This post was authored by Nick Biasini, Earl Carter and Jaeson Schultz Flash has long been a favorite target among Exploit Kits (EK). In October 2014 the
Jan. 23, 2015
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Engineer for Sega Networks 3
Get a job: Be a Mobile Game Engineer for Sega Networks 3
Sega Networks' Three Rings studio is looking for developers with strong backgrounds in mobile and server-side engineering to work on new mobile and live operations games in San Francisco, CA.
Jan. 23, 2015
Get community management tips from MMO experts at GDC 2015
Get community management tips from MMO experts at GDC 2015
At GDC 2015, veteran online game developers Raph Koster, Richard Vogel and Gordon Walton will team up to discuss smart, effective community management practices.
Jan. 23, 2015
Interactive storytelling a top priority at new studio from Brothers designer
Interactive storytelling a top priority at new studio from Brothers designer
We talk to Hazelight's writer and director Josef Fares about the transition from Starbreeze to forming an independent studio, as well as his thoughts on the state of interactive story telling in 2015.
Jan. 23, 2015