Articles associated with topic: game development career
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Weekend Roundup: Apple’s Schiller Retires, Levandowski Sentenced
You’ve reached the end of the week! Congrats. Before you shut down for the weekend, let’s touch on some of tech’s top stories from the week that you might have missed, including the retirement of a key Apple em… -
Weekend Roundup: Apple Arcade Strategy Shift; Facebook VR Glasses
It’s the holiday weekend! Whether you’re participating in a socially-distanced BBQ or just sticking at home by yourself, it’s a good time to take stock and relax. In the meantime, here were some of the interest… -
Weekend Roundup: Uber CEO Layoff Approach, Unreal Engine 5
It was quite a week, huh? Before we plunge into the weekend, here’s a rundown of some interesting stories from the past few days that we hadn’t yet covered, including reports of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s phi… -
Epic Games’ Google Fight Over Fortnite Highlights App Revenue Issue
Three years ago, Epic Games launched “Fortnite,” a cartoonish battle royale game that quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. The game was available through a variety of storefronts and portals—except for Google… -
SponsoredWalmart Global Tech: You Belong
People-led, tech-powered. That’s what Walmart Global Tech delivers every day, while helping people save money and live better. And that’s not just for customers. Living better is also a goal the company has for… -
Rockstar Games Trying to Ease Crunch Time, Boost Work-Life Balance
In the game-development industry, “crunch time” remains a persistent and emotionally fraught issue. Game companies of all sizes have pledged to respect their developers’ work-life balance, and not subject them… -
What Big Game Dev Companies Look For When Hiring
In 2020, the global games market will generate revenues of more than $160 billion. Combine this with the fact that there are over 2.5 billion video gamers across the globe, and it’s no wonder that there is an e… -
Swift Tutorial: Learning Enums and Switch Statements
Swift enums aren’t quite as easy to master as some other aspects of the Swift programming language, but it’s a feature you should familiarize yourself with early in your quest to learn Swift. Though enums (enum… -
Weekend Update: Atari Hotels, Google Planning a Slack Killer?
Is it just us, or did January feel like it went on forever? In any case, it’s the weekend—and February! This week featured some… unusual news, to put it mildly: Google really wants to beat Slack, and that famou… -
Game Developers: Are Stories of 'Crunch Time' Overblown?
Do most game developers really struggle with endemic overwork and “crunch time,” as news reports often suggest? A new survey suggests the answer is “no”—with some important caveats. According to the Game Develo… -
Game Developers Wary of Subscriptions, Cloud Streaming
Game developers remain overwhelmingly interested in building games for the PC, despite a new generation of consoles and streaming services competing for gamers’ attention. There’s also some potential bad news f… -
SponsoredCelebrating a Legacy of Innovation at The Walt Disney Company
This year, The Walt Disney Company is celebrating 100 years of storytelling, dreams and innovation. As we approach our centennial celebration, we caught up with three technologists to learn more about how techn…