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New Unity offices in Moscow aim to support Russian devs
New Unity offices in Moscow aim to support Russian devs
As the number of Russian developers adopting the Unity Engine grows, Unity Technologies is looking to better support these devs. The company announced today that it has opened a new office in Moscow.
April 23, 2014
Have you played the Train Jam games?
Have you played the Train Jam games?
In the days leading up to the Game Developers Conference this year, dozens of indie developers all boarded a train from Chicago, and sat together for 56 hours to create games.
April 23, 2014
Ubisoft aims to better support Latin America with local payment options
Ubisoft aims to better support Latin America with local payment options
Ubisoft is looking to more rapidly expand the presence of its video game catalogue in Latin America, Portugal, Spain and Turkey, with a new partnership that will introduce more local payment methods in its games.
April 23, 2014
Cloud Chamber: The TV show you play on Steam
Cloud Chamber: The TV show you play on Steam
How the heck do you describe Cloud Chamber? Imagine following along with your favorite TV series, and after each episode you're able to jump online, dig deeper into what you watched, and discuss the twists and turns with fellow viewers.
April 23, 2014
Close encounters with console indie execs, part 1: PlayStation's Adam Boyes
Close encounters with console indie execs, part 1: PlayStation's Adam Boyes
What are the tastes, backgrounds and game industry experience of some of the biggest decision-makers at major console companies? We find out, starting with PlayStation's Adam Boyes.
April 23, 2014
Spoiler: Steam games with high Metacritic scores tend to sell well
Spoiler: Steam games with high Metacritic scores tend to sell well
According to data gathered as part of Ars Technica's ongoing Steam Gauge project, games with extremely high Metacritic scores tend to see significantly higher sales on Steam than those with extremely low scores.
April 23, 2014
That Dragon, Cancer developer shares grace through game design
That Dragon, Cancer developer shares grace through game design
Josh Larson exhorted fellow developers to think of games as a form of communication between themselves and their players in a talk given today at the 12th annual Games for Change festival.
April 23, 2014
Japan Awaits Its First Bitcoin ATM
Japan Awaits Its First Bitcoin ATM
Japan's first bitcoin ATM will soon be landing in that country, earmarked for unveiling in Suzuka City, home of Japan’s Grand Prix event. From there, it will go on to a permanent location, to be determined.
April 22, 2014
Samsung Joins FIDO Alliance, Creates FIDO-ready Galaxy S5
Samsung Joins FIDO Alliance, Creates FIDO-ready Galaxy S5
Samsung and PayPal have announced that they will be using the S3 Authentication Suite from Nok Nok Labs to leverage the emerging Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) standards for mobile payments.
April 22, 2014
Evolving DDoS Tactics Hijack Internet and Cause Attack Surge
Evolving DDoS Tactics Hijack Internet and Cause Attack Surge
Purveyors of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are chewing up more bandwidth than ever before, and, according to Akamai Technologies’ Prolexic Q1 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report, are looking to turn the internet into one on-demand botnet thanks to evolving techniques that can deliver a bigger punch with fewer resources.
April 22, 2014
Wearable to Aware-able: Contact, Connection, Context
Wearable to Aware-able: Contact, Connection, Context
This two-part blog series discusses the future of wearables and mobility in an #InternetOfEverything world. Since the dawn of time, humans have been
April 22, 2014
Rebel Jam aims to turn a game jam disaster into something positive
Rebel Jam aims to turn a game jam disaster into something positive
The games industry read on in collective despair last month, as it came to light that a production company had attempted (rather hideously) to film a game jam in the format of a reality television show.
April 22, 2014