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More esteemed developers, artists join IGF Jury Panels
More esteemed developers, artists join IGF Jury Panels
The juries behind the GDC 2015 Independent Games Festival take form as an exciting lineup of lauded developers and industry professionals sign on to decide the finalists for the March awards.
Jan. 5, 2015
Video: Exploring the Japanese indie game dev scene
Video: Exploring the Japanese indie game dev scene
Speaking at GDC 2014, BitSummit director James Mielke talks about how Japanese indies are changing the status quo of Japanese game development despite rarely being acknowledged by mainstream media.
Jan. 5, 2015
Cryptic Comet's Vic Davis retires from digital games
Cryptic Comet's Vic Davis retires from digital games
Vic Davis, creator of Armageddon Empires, Solium Infernum and Occult Chronicles, has announced his retirement from making digital games, moving instead to designing board games.
Jan. 5, 2015
Destiny's multithreaded rendering architecture explained at GDC 2015
Destiny's multithreaded rendering architecture explained at GDC 2015
Bungie graphics engineering architect Natalya Tatarchuk will walk you through the lessons learned in developing Destiny's multtithreaded rendering architecture at GDC 2015.
Jan. 5, 2015
PlayStation 4 crosses 18.5 million units sold globally
PlayStation 4 crosses 18.5 million units sold globally
The company now has 10.9 million PlayStation Plus subscribers -- and sold 4.1 million PlayStation 4 consoles across the globe in its holiday sales period.
Jan. 5, 2015
Sony gears up to launch PlayStation Now subscription system
Sony gears up to launch PlayStation Now subscription system
Sony has set prices and a launch date of January 13th on a subscription system for its PlayStation Now game streaming service, which has been working through beta testing since last January.
Jan. 5, 2015
Monument Valley: Only 5 percent of Android installs were paid
Monument Valley: Only 5 percent of Android installs were paid
While developer Ustwo says that a small number of those free installs are legitimate, it seems that piracy continues to be a major problem for premium games on Google's platform.
Jan. 5, 2015
Former DICE and Spark devs launch indie venture Fugitive Games
Former DICE and Spark devs launch indie venture Fugitive Games
Four devs from the likes of DICE (Battlefield 4) and Spark Unlimited (Lost Planet 3) have debuted a new indie studio in Santa Monica and seek to crowdfund development of a space survival sim.
Jan. 5, 2015
Cisco and Microsoft in 2014, the Year in Review
Cisco and Microsoft in 2014, the Year in Review
It’s a new year and we’re looking forward to an exciting 2015. Let pause to take one last look at 2014. For the teams from Cisco and Microsoft supporting
Jan. 3, 2015
FBI on the Hunt for Cyber Special Agents
FBI on the Hunt for Cyber Special Agents
FBI on the Hunt for Cyber Special Agents. Feds want more tech experts in their crime-fighting ranks.
Jan. 2, 2015
China Blocks Gmail as Censorship Noose Tightens
China Blocks Gmail as Censorship Noose Tightens
China Blocks Gmail as Censorship Noose Tightens. Activists urge tech giants to revoke certificates.
Jan. 2, 2015
Hackers Gain Admin Rights with Windows 8.1 Flaw
Hackers Gain Admin Rights with Windows 8.1 Flaw
An unpatched privilege escalation flaw in Windows 8.1 opens the door for network infiltration.
Jan. 2, 2015