Can’t beat the price Valentine’s Day is in the rear view mirror, football season is finished, and the NBA playoffs won’t start for more than a month. Find yourself looking for something to do this weekend? That leaky faucet still needs fixed, but if you’re not up for manual labor, you can log some multiplayer…
Pissed off penguins Linux users are chastising Microsoft for not paying enough attention to its Skype software on their platform of choice. They’re ticked off that Skype had gone without an update on Linux for over a year and a half, and that the the long overdue upgrade that was rolled out this past Monday…
Burning Bridges Microsoft wanted to make it easy for mobile app developers to port their software over to Windows 10 without having to rewrite their code, so it created a series of so-called bridges. They’re essentially toolkits designed to do the dirty work for developers. There was one for porting Android apps to Windows 10…
In response to the US government request that Apple create special software to access a locked iPhone 5c, the company filed a motion on Thursday to reverse the court order, stating that the dispute isn’t about one isolated case, but the “dangerous power” that could be given to the Department of Justice and the FBI….
Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said during a congressional hearing on Thursday that the company plans to file an amicus brief next week to show its support for Apple. The news follows a statement made by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates earlier this week, who said he was “disappointed” that media outlets felt…
If you’re not yet familiar with us or our game, hi! We’re Ska Studios, a husband and wife team that’s been making deliciously bloody indie games for like eight years now (what!?). We’re working on a game called Salt and Sanctuary, an insanely ambitious platformer that aims to capture the “Soulslike” genre, faithfully reimagine it…
Microsoft launched Windows 10 last summer as a free upgrade for customers using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Of course, the software isn’t completely free: you must own a valid (read: Genuine) copy of the older operating systems in order to upgrade to the latest and greatest. To buy Windows 10 outright, the “Home” version…
Double Dragon II: The Revenge is an action game that was released by Technos Japan in 1989. In order to avenge your girlfriend Marian, Billy and Jimmy use their signature move So-Setsu-Ken to challenge mysterious armed forces. In the game, players can use even more skills than the previous entry in the franchise which leads…
Games are perfect for creating complex worlds and stories to get lost in, particularly action games where emotions are high and your moment-to-moment decisions mean life or death. As a developer I like telling unique stories and watching as players change the narrative based on what they do. I’m happy to finally announce our game…
You know that moment: the moment you lose you work because you saved a little too late, or completely forgot save. The moment you look down at your palms. It’s a terrible feeling, especially when your computer crashes. This is why if you’re writing something, do it using Google Docs. Unfortunately, if you’re using Windows…