The developers of the streaming platform Rainway detail their own crusade against a potent piece of adware that had infected seemingly thousands of Fornite players. ...

Iron Mountain Interactive has secured a $3 million investment at the close of its Series A funding round, notably scooping up leading investor Oasis Games as a minority shareholder in the process. ...

Microsoft has filed a patent application for machine learning tech that would sniff out cheaters on Xbox Live on the platform level, rather than the more traditional per-game anti-cheat approach. ...

OpenAI has been teaching a group of neural networks how to play Dota 2 in the hopes they'll be able to compete against a team of pros at The International esports tournament this August. ...

It's possible to make design choices that turn players away, but it's also possible to make art and writing decisions that cause similarly negative reactions. Here's how to walk the design tight rope. ...

Incoming Paradox chief exec Ebba Ljungerud wants the strategy specialist be pulling in at least 10 percent of its sales from mobile titles by 2020.  ...

The record-breaking total is the highest in Games Done Quick history, and was raised during a week that saw a group of volunteers and super-quick professionals blitz through over 150 games. ...

Frisco Fields was the most diverse district in Mafia III, featuring high-society and walled off communities, while at the same time oppressed families and backwoods racism. ...

Brazilian VFX artist Gregory Silva explains some of the techniques, animations and shaders he used to recreate some of the VFX from the game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in Unity. ...

This week's highlights include a piece on random number generation in classic games, what the upcoming Tetris Effect can learn from other classic updates, & lots more. ...