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An Xbox engineer used gift cards to fuel a $10 million fraud spree
Don't Miss: The making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
Get a job: Microsoft is hiring a Senior Software Engineer: Performance Tooling
Humble Bundle sliders are here to stay, but now so are mandatory cuts for Humble
Why multiplayer devs are turning to Aim Lab for advanced player training
Tom Fulp and Laralyn McWilliams to be honored at 2021 Game Developers Choice Awards
Fast Travel Games secures $4 million to develop more VR projects
Blog: What do we mean by 'believable' NPC behavior?
Take-Two acquires Red Dead Redemption 2 facial effects studio Dynamixyz
PlayStation has acquired Dutch technical development studio Nixxes Software
Singularity 6 has raised $30 million to develop its community MMO Palia
Blog: Why fullscreen exclusive is a lie (...sort of)
Drop Fake nets $9 million to create multiplayer social games that move people
Wildlife taps former Marvel Strike Force director to lead new studio Foxbear Games
Mobile studio Dream Games nets $155 million in funding at $1 billion valuation

An Xbox engineer used gift cards to fuel a $10 million fraud spree

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 03:26 PM PDT

An Xbox engineer working on the digital storefront was able to use a bug in the companyâ€ ™s testing software to bilk Microsoft for $10 million, and turn it into personal wealth using Bitcoin. ...

Don't Miss: The making of Star Wars: The Old Republic

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 02:23 PM PDT

Go behind the development of Star Wars: The Old Republic in the lead-up to its launch in 2011. ...

Get a job: Microsoft is hiring a Senior Software Engineer: Performance Tooling

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 02:14 PM PDT

Microsoft is hiring a Senior Software Engineer with a focus in Performance Tooling for its Xbox Graphics team. ...

Humble Bundle sliders are here to stay, but now so are mandatory cuts for Humble

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 01:45 PM PDT

Humble says that the new iteration of sliders will still allow buyers to customize how much money goes where, but there will be a minimum amount earmarked for Humble from every purchase. ...

Why multiplayer devs are turning to Aim Lab for advanced player training

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 11:23 AM PDT

As competitive esports continue to grow, developers like Ubisoft and Riot are turning to Aim Lab for advanced player training softwareâ€ "hereâ€ ™s why. ...

Tom Fulp and Laralyn McWilliams to be honored at 2021 Game Developers Choice Awards

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 09:32 AM PDT

Newgrounds creator Tom Fulp will receive the Pioneer Award, and industry luminary Laralyn McWilliams will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Game Developers Choice Awards on July 21st. ...

Fast Travel Games secures $4 million to develop more VR projects

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 08:24 AM PDT

Swedish virtual realityÂ studio Fast Travel Games has raised $4 million in funding to develop new titles. ...

Blog: What do we mean by 'believable' NPC behavior?

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 07:49 AM PDT

This post outlines why developers should should strive to create NPCs that are "believable," and discusses psychological research that backs up that claim. ...

Take-Two acquires Red Dead Redemption 2 facial effects studio Dynamixyz

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 07:08 AM PDT

Take-Two Interactive has acquired facial effects studio Dynamixyz after working with the company on Red Dead Redemption 2. ...

PlayStation has acquired Dutch technical development studio Nixxes Software

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 06:46 AM PDT

PlayStation has acquired Dutch technical game development studio Nixxes Software for an undisclosed fee. ...

Singularity 6 has raised $30 million to develop its community MMO Palia

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 06:24 AM PDT

U.S. game studio Singularity 6 has secured $30 million to create its cozy community MMO, Palia. ...

Blog: Why fullscreen exclusive is a lie (...sort of)

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 05:56 AM PDT

Fullscreen exclusive is real, but I haven't been able to find a single game where the fullscreen exclusive vs borderless window settings do what you'd expect. ...

Drop Fake nets $9 million to create multiplayer social games that move people

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 04:06 AM PDT

Drop Fake, a new studio helmed by former EA vice president Katherine de Leon, has raised $9 million to develop multiplayer social games. ...

Wildlife taps former Marvel Strike Force director to lead new studio Foxbear Games

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 03:04 AM PDT

Wildlife Studios has opened a new Los Angeles studio called Foxbear Games that will be led by former Marvel Strike Force game director Jonathan Durr. ...