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Cisco UCS and Major League Baseball @The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Cisco UCS and Major League Baseball @The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
For baseball fans like me - especially if your favorite team made the playoffs – the October postseason is  the most wonderful time of the year (with
Oct. 23, 2014
Infinifactory and the next generation of the 'Minecraft genre'
Infinifactory and the next generation of the 'Minecraft genre'
Gamasutra speaks with Zach Barth about Infinifactory, and how he's attempting to build the next-generation for the block-building genre.
Oct. 23, 2014
On that incredible demo from the maker of Papers, Please...
On that incredible demo from the maker of Papers, Please...
Papers, Please developer Lucas Pope released an early build of his next game this week, and spoke to Gamasutra about the genesis of its remarkable mechanics and '1-bit' visual style.
Oct. 23, 2014
New scientific statement questions effectiveness of 'brain training' games
New scientific statement questions effectiveness of 'brain training' games
Nearly 70 psychology, neuroscience, and gerontology scholars have co-signed a skeptical statement about "brain training" games, questioning the effectiveness of such games.
Oct. 23, 2014
New Unity CEO Riccitiello takes to forums to soothe devs' fears
New Unity CEO Riccitiello takes to forums to soothe devs' fears
The new CEO waded into the discussion to offer his views on how he views the company and address the concerns of Unity developers who weren't too keen on the announcement.
Oct. 23, 2014
TestFlight is changing in iOS 8, under Apple's watch
TestFlight is changing in iOS 8, under Apple's watch
The popular testing tool, which Apple acquired in February, is making some changes under iOS 8 -- including iTunes Connect integration.
Oct. 23, 2014
Xbox console sales up, but third-party game sales down
Xbox console sales up, but third-party game sales down
The Xbox One has driven up both Microsoft's revenue and costs year-on-year -- and its hardware division made gains of over a billion from the comparable quarter, the latest results reveal.
Oct. 23, 2014
Yu Suzuki recalls using military tech to make Virtua Fighter 2
Yu Suzuki recalls using military tech to make Virtua Fighter 2
Last December marked the 20th anniversary of Virtua Fighter, and to celebrate Sega launched a commemorative website with fresh commentary from notable Japanese developers on the game's history.
Oct. 23, 2014
Carbine Studios struck hard by NCSoft layoffs
Carbine Studios struck hard by NCSoft layoffs
WildStar publisher NCsoft has admitted to laying off a number of people at Carbine Studios and its other Western holdings as part of a restructuring initiative.
Oct. 23, 2014
5 years after closing its doors, 3D Realms reopens for business
5 years after closing its doors, 3D Realms reopens for business
Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms effectively shut down in 2009, but now it's relaunching with a new leadership team and a plan to begin developing games again.
Oct. 23, 2014
ESA awards $90K in game dev scholarships to promote diversity
ESA awards $90K in game dev scholarships to promote diversity
This week $90,000 in scholarships was awarded to 30 students pursuing degrees related to game development by the charitable arm of the Entertainment Software Association.
Oct. 23, 2014
Google now embeds information about games in search results
Google now embeds information about games in search results
The dominant search company has expanded its "Knowledge Graph" program to serve up info on games from a simple search.
Oct. 23, 2014