Month: August 2018

I will start with a bold statement: today is an historic day in the videogames industry. It might not be perceived as such by many, of course, and even those who would acknowledge the fact as true would not be rushing to include it in the headlines, but the truth is that an independent studio just did something unprecedented. MercurySteam has rebranded their independent title, Raiders of the Broken Planet as Spacelords, offered it to all players as a free-to-play game, and added 25% more content on top of it all. Almost a year ago, MercurySteam embarked on a very… Continue reading From Raiders of the Broken Planet to Spacelords, an Epic Free-to-Play Adventure Continues→

Starting at 3:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180819-1920). This is the first 1810 build shipped to The Preview Beta ring. Check out the exciting new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Fixes: Language Various localization fixes. Known Issues: Audio We are aware that some users are experiencing issues where mics do not work. Please ensure that your controller is running the latest Firmware (Settings – Kinect & Devices… Continue reading New Preview Beta 1810 Update – 8/23/18→

The world of TERA is a magical place full of many wondrous beings, dire dangers, and fantastic adventures—an action-packed MMO universe where magic, science, gods, and monsters cross paths on a regular basis. Sometimes, though, it’s a lot like our own. Case in point, the festivals of Rootstock and Pond Faire are a time where people of all races come together to celebrate peace and harmony with intense competitions and displays of skill. First off, there’s Rootstock, tucked into the Freeholds area just north of Chebika in the province of Val Aureum. Rootstock celebrates farm life and the harvest, so… Continue reading TERA Launches Two End-of-Summer Events→

The Workplace Analytics team is excited to announce the following new features for August (see past blog articles here):
 

Custom metrics for meeting queries in Workplace Analytics
Workplace Analytics helps with meeting space planning
More flexib… Continue reading Workplace Analytics – August 2018: New custom meeting metrics, space planning, and more→

In this episode, Robert is joined by Andrew Cheung and Alicia Chan, who show how Visual Studio can help you stop storing sensitive data like connection strings and other user secrets in your code. They show how to store secrets locally in json or XML f… Continue reading Managing User Secrets | Visual Studio Toolbox→

Once, gods and men coexisted. No longer. Ancient betrayal and earthshaking disaster has led to thousands of years of enmity between the mortal and the divine. Now, heavenly whispers speak. The mad mistress of the dark, great and terrible Lumenas, will return to destroy the race of man and sink the earth into endless night. Ready yourself. Gather your allies close. As the unspeakable horrors of the world salivate for your grim end, stand fast and stoke your fury. Your endless foes would see you weakened and beaten before their dark gods. But you will not hide or cower… No,… Continue reading Make Them Pray in Bless Unleashed→

The Need- User Interface Design process involves a lot a creativity that starts on a whiteboard where designers share ideas. Once a design is drawn, it is usually captured within a photograph and manually translated into some working HTML wireframe to … Continue reading Sketch2Code | AI Show→

Earlier this year, fans were given an initial look at the upcoming novel “Halo: Silent Storm – A Master Chief Story.” As the first novel to focus on the franchise’s most iconic hero in nearly a decade, anticipation is high to revisit the early career of John-117 when the book debuts on September 4. “Halo: Silent Storm” is penned by New York Times Bestselling author Troy Denning, with the audiobook narrated by critically acclaimed and veteran Halo narrator Scott Brick. The story brings readers alongside the Master Chief and his Spartan-II teammates on Blue Team – Fred-104, Kelly-087, and Linda-058… Continue reading Prepare for “Halo: Silent Storm” with the Voice of John-117→