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Get a job: Nintendo is hiring a Visual Development Artist
Get a job: Nintendo is hiring a Visual Development Artist
Handy with Photoshop? Nintendo of America is looking to hire a visual development artist who will work alongside the team in the company's Redmond office to produce a variety of art assets.
Oct. 6, 2014
Sony rereleasing cult classic Vib Ribbon after awkward E3 nod
Sony rereleasing cult classic Vib Ribbon after awkward E3 nod
SCEA CEO Shawn Layden announced plans today to rerelease the cult classic PlayStation rhythm game Vib Ribbon on contemporary consoles in response to post-E3 fan feedback.
Oct. 6, 2014
Adding a crouch button to Assassin's Creed is no joke, says dev
Adding a crouch button to Assassin's Creed is no joke, says dev
"We rewrote like 6 million lines of code for this," says Ubisoft's Alex Amancio when referencing the company's work adding a stealth mode to its upcoming Assassin's Creed Unity.
Oct. 6, 2014
An argument for games in education without 'gamification'
An argument for games in education without 'gamification'
Game industry veteran Michael John has published an editorial on TechCrunch reminding us that applying game mechanics to real-world education systems may undercut the natural satisfaction of learning.
Oct. 6, 2014
Oculus' Carmack, Abrash, Luckey, and Binstock debate the future of VR
Oculus' Carmack, Abrash, Luckey, and Binstock debate the future of VR
Oculus' biggest visionaries recently gathered to discuss -- and debate, since they don't always agree -- the future of the technology. Here's the record of their discussion.
Oct. 6, 2014
New Mac Malware Uses Reddit to Communicate
New Mac Malware Uses Reddit to Communicate
New Mac Malware Uses Reddit to Communicate. Dr Web warns 17,000 Macs have been infected so far
Oct. 3, 2014
Staff Ready Shadow IT to Bypass Controls Ahead of EU Data Laws
Staff Ready Shadow IT to Bypass Controls Ahead of EU Data Laws
Staff Ready Shadow IT to Bypass Controls Ahead of EU Data Laws. Sophos claims that almost two-thirds of office workers would circumvent corporate IT
Oct. 3, 2014
Internet of Everything: Hype or Hyper Progress?
Internet of Everything: Hype or Hyper Progress?
Last month, Gartner published one of its well-known Hype Cycles, and a Forbes headline summed up a key assertion very well. "It's Official: The Internet
Oct. 3, 2014
Four Indicted for Hacking Xbox, Call of Duty and the US Army
Four Indicted for Hacking Xbox, Call of Duty and the US Army
Members of an international hacking ring are accused of stealing more than $100 million in intellectual property.
Oct. 3, 2014
DirectX 12: Shipping with Windows 10, supported by Unreal Engine 4
DirectX 12: Shipping with Windows 10, supported by Unreal Engine 4
Microsoft has said that DirectX 12 will ship alongside Windows 10, and that the Unreal Engine 4 will support DX12.
Oct. 3, 2014
SingStar studio is trying to work out how to make VR games social
SingStar studio is trying to work out how to make VR games social
It's no surprise that SCE London Studio, the team behind social games like SingStar and EyeToy, is exploring how to make virtual reality games more social.
Oct. 3, 2014
Disney yanks Tiny Death Star from app stores without telling devs
Disney yanks Tiny Death Star from app stores without telling devs
The game was still "a significant source of revenue for us" says developer Ian Marsh, whose studio NimbleBit created the game.
Oct. 3, 2014