Ian Birnbaum
game development
Game Developers Say It Helps When Fans Realize They’re Human
A thriving Discord community has become an essential part of the game dev toolkit—especially for small independent games and busy community managers.
Ian Birnbaum
10.15.21
Games News
Why GOG Suddenly Fixed a 13-Year-Old 'Far Cry' Glitch
A modder helped GOG fix the bug Ubisoft introduced in 2006.
Ian Birnbaum
6.7.19
tech-diy
Here’s a Gaming PC You Can Build for the Price of a Mac Pro Stand
$999 can buy all the computing power most people need.
Ian Birnbaum
6.4.19
Gaming
The Best Video Game DRM in the Business Is Getting Cracked Before Games Even Launch
After years of anti-piracy dominance, Denuvo's security is getting broken faster and faster.
Ian Birnbaum
11.12.18
movies are bad
Fox Is Using Google's Machine Learning to Predict What Movies You'll Like
Data scientists at 20th Century Fox and Google Cloud have developed machine-learning software that can analyze movie trailers and predict how likely people are to see those movies in theaters.
Ian Birnbaum
11.2.18
City of Heroes
Copyright Law Just Got Better for Video Game History
In a series of rulings, the Library of Congress has carved out a number of exemptions that will help the movement to archive and preserve video games.
Ian Birnbaum
Matthew Gault
10.25.18
FOIA
Oakland Police Open Records Transparency Investigation After 'Watch Dogs 2' Lawsuit
Earlier this year, Oakland Police refused to turn over documents about any collaboration with Ubisoft. An activist sued the agency, and won.
Ian Birnbaum
10.24.18
Work
You Can Now Receive Slack Messages Inside a Super Nintendo Game
Defying the laws of God and man, this engineer got Slack working inside an old Japanese SNES game.
Ian Birnbaum
10.22.18
Grand Theft Auto
'GTA: Online' Hack Let Trolls Kill Gamers in Single-Player Mode
Cheaters could kill or wipe character bank accounts as long as players remain connected to Rockstar Social Club.
Ian Birnbaum
10.19.18
remake
Here’s What ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Would Look Like in Unreal Engine 4
The intro to ‘Metal Gear Solid’ looks amazing with modern graphics.
Ian Birnbaum
9.10.18
Will you marry me?
'Spider-Man' for PS4 Has to Be Patched to Remove This Failed Marriage Proposal
One of the best selling video games of the year is currently also a sad reminder of a failed relationship.
Ian Birnbaum
9.10.18
thq nordic
Curt Schilling's Disastrous Role-Playing Games Find a New Home
RPG fantasy game 'Kingdoms of Amalur' now belongs to Austrian game publisher THQ Nordic.
Ian Birnbaum
9.6.18
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