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How Activision's first CEO helped define the publishing playbook
How Activision's first CEO helped define the publishing playbook
These days Activision is best known as the behemoth behind Call of Duty, but it wasn't always so; amateur historian Jimmy Maher sheds light on the company's founding in an excellent blog post.
Nov. 5, 2014
How do young people think about games? Find out at GDC 2015
How do young people think about games? Find out at GDC 2015
Well-known educator and author Rosalind Wiseman is teaming up with game industry personality Ashly Burch to tackle a challenging topic at GDC 2015: How do young people feel about modern video games?
Nov. 5, 2014
Video: Lessons learned from designing games for disabled players
Video: Lessons learned from designing games for disabled players
Expert Ian Hamilton spoke about the topic at GDC 2014 earlier this year, sharing sucess storie and lessons learned from when developing accessible games for disabled players hasn't gone well.
Nov. 5, 2014
Get a job: Blizzard is hiring a UNIX Systems Engineer
Get a job: Blizzard is hiring a UNIX Systems Engineer
The company running Hearthstone and World of Warcraft needs a UNIX-versed systems engineer to join the network operations engineering team at Blizzard's Irvine, CA headquarters.
Nov. 5, 2014
Atrocity Videos and Celeb Sex Tapes Bombard Facebook
Atrocity Videos and Celeb Sex Tapes Bombard Facebook
Atrocity Videos and Celeb Sex Tapes Bombard Facebook. Attackers are piquing social network users’ curiosity with malicious scams
Nov. 4, 2014
Effortless School Holidays Thanks to a Great Customer Experience
Effortless School Holidays Thanks to a Great Customer Experience
Last week I was at Westminster Central Hall in London for the EMEAR and UK&I Customer...
Nov. 4, 2014
How Cisco uses Open Source Cloud to transform Telcos (Part 1 of 2)
How Cisco uses Open Source Cloud to transform Telcos (Part 1 of 2)
Here is my first blog, which I am writing to you from Johannesburg, South Africa where I am on an assignment with a customer engagement.  Based in Dubai,
Nov. 4, 2014
Why Implement Microsoft SQL Server on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)?
Why Implement Microsoft SQL Server on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)?
A Guest Blog by Cisco’s Frank Cicalese:  Frank is a Technical Solutions Architect with Cisco, assisting customers with their design of SQL Server
Nov. 4, 2014
IGF 2015 welcomes packed lineup of Main Competition entrants
IGF 2015 welcomes packed lineup of Main Competition entrants
The 17th annual Independent Games Festival -- the longest-running and largest showcase for independent developers -- festival has seen more than 600 entries for its Main Competition once again.
Nov. 4, 2014
See how third-party developers can make your game better at GDC
See how third-party developers can make your game better at GDC
No matter how good your game is, CCP Games technical designer Blok-Andersen is betting it could probably be improved if you opened it up to third-party developers. At GDC 2015, he'll show you how.
Nov. 4, 2014
Video: Understanding how analytics help you make better games
Video: Understanding how analytics help you make better games
Understanding analytics data is critical if you want to make your best games. Epic Games' Jim Brown shows you how, using examples from Fortnite's development, in this GDC Europe 2014 talk.
Nov. 4, 2014
No More Excuses: Why quality game audio is easier than ever
No More Excuses: Why quality game audio is easier than ever
Veteran sound designer Damian Kastbauer believes audio production these days is a breeze -- and that means you have no excuses not to make your game sound great.
Nov. 4, 2014