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The International Game Developers Association released its 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey today, which saw developers highlight numerous issues including equity, diversity, and inclusion, layoffs, and crunch.

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Behaviour Interactive has requested honest feedback from those who play their survival-horror multiplayer game, Dead by Daylight.

Behaviour Interactive wants your views on its tentpole asymmetric horror game, Dead by Daylight.

Fans of the Diablo franchise know that most of the updates and seasons come free of charge since the base game costs a pretty penny. The developers at Blizzard Entertainment have released a survey for the players, and it has raised quite a few red flags for the fan base.

World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion was… divisive. In the case of the Barrens, it was literally divisive—cleaving the once-beloved levelling zone in two. A landslide of other changes to old world content meant that, while The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King were pretty well-received, Cataclysm is the red-headed stepchild of Warcraft's earlier history—and that's to say nothing of its endgame content and patch cycle.

UK games companies can now download the free Salary Survey summary.

The Steam hardware survey is a chance for Valve to get an idea of the kits PC gamers are using. Not long ago, the likes of Nvidia’s RTX 4000 series was hardly being used, but it seems Team Green’s latest generation is starting to find its audience.

When was the last time you took part in a fan poll? If it’s been a while, you must start seeking them out because they can sometimes lead to articles like this! Famitsu, the famous Japanese gaming magazine, decided to host a survey with fans about The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. They asked about characters, locations, the items they could use and cook, etc. In the end, about 1300 people participated in the survey, according to Nintendo Life, and some of the poll questions had some fun results. For example, would you like to guess who was voted the “Favorite Character” in the game?

Teen safety has been a huge concern for parents worried about their children's safety as incidents of crime soar. Now, teens are also aware of safety measures and they themselves are taking precautionary measures to keep themselves and their near ones safe. The extent to which teens are willing to go for safety's sake, however, is stunning, as is shown by this survey. In fact, tens of millions of teens are willingly opting to get tracked by parents. A recent survey shows that most teenagers believe that location tracking by their parents is beneficial for their safety. This is totally opposite to what most films and TV shows indicate through their content. Know how today's generation really feels about location tracking.

It's all well and good to talk about technology trends, but what really concerns most CIOs and other business leaders is what they need to accomplish in the year ahead. So at Gartner Symposium, I was interested in the various takes that different analysts presented in various sessions, often based on surveys the firm has done of different groups.

A new survey of 207,500 North American mobile gamers conducted by in-game advertising experience platform Monetizer is challenging demographic stereotypes. Players over 43 — Gen X and Boomers — represent 43% of gamers on the platform. Notably, they outnumber both Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Gen Z and younger (born 1997 or after) on mobile.

Amid rising concerns over inflation and its impact on the American economy, a recent report indicates that U.S. teenagers continue to prioritise their tech preferences, with Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch leading the pack.

A new survey of 207,500 North American mobile gamers conducted by in-game advertising experience platform Monetizer is challenging demographic stereotypes. Players over 43 — Gen X and Boomers — represent 43% of gamers on the platform. Notably, they outnumber both Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Gen Z and younger (born 1997 or after) on mobile.

Nvidia still seems to be the head honcho when it comes to PC graphics technology. In fact, if the recent Steam survey is to be believed, it shows team green’s products appear to be preferred when it comes to gaming.

The results of Steam's September hardware survey have been released. Though it's not the last word in what goes on in the PC gaming market, it provides an interesting glimpse into the hardware and software that gamers are using.

AI is a thing. Didn't you know? It's been around for years, but with the rise of the likes of ChatGPT and coverage by mainstream media, it's now a part of the public consciousness — and people are wary of it.

For the first time since 2003, Apple faces a challenge from Samsung in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's computers category.

After making your way through the entirety of Watchpoint Alpha and taking care of some loose ends, it is time to discover the truth behind the secrets of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. In Mission 33: Unknown Territory Survey, you will get the chance to go beyond the laser shield beneath Watchpoint Alpha. On the cusp of reaching your true objective, one last play by the corporations puts you in conflict with a close ally. This guide will provide a walkthrough of Mission 33: Unknown Territory Survey in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

Final Fantasy XIV is celebrating its tenth anniversary since the Realm Reborn relaunch, and the MMO seems keen on making us a bigger part of the decision-making process. So far, we’ve seen in-game events like The Rising celebrate some old favorites, but now Square Enix is asking what we want to see.

The iPhone 15 series may become one of the most popular Apple smartphones ever. And it is all because of one single feature — the USB-C charging cable. For a decade, the company has been using the Lightning charging port, but with growing pressure from the European Union on standardizing electronic accessories before the end of 2024, it is expected that Apple might ditch its existing port in favor of the USB-C port. Amazingly, many Apple fans believe this move alone is worth switching from their existing smartphone to the upcoming iPhone 15 series, as per a survey! One of the biggest reasons for this is the fact that people will finally be able to charge their MacBooks, iPads, and iPhones using the very same charging cable. Apple is set to launch its latest phones on September 12 and these include iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

China will soon put into operation a wide-field survey telescope, set to be the most powerful sky survey telescope in the Northern Hemisphere, that will help scientists monitor dynamic astronomical events and carry out the time domain astronomical observation research, the official media reported on Tuesday.

Handler Walter is one of the only characters in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon that you can “trust” or at the very least is someone you can trust more than corporations. While many of your jobs come from companies and freedom fighters, there is a different tone when he comes to you with a job from himself. Mission 19: Survey the Uninhabited Floating City is one of these missions. Unlocked, after completing Mission 18: Tunnel Sabotage, the briefing of this level sees Walter come to you with a personal request. In the Floating City of Xylem, there are secrets about the Coral but the ECM fog covering the city makes surveying and searching the area nearly impossible. Having already lost a survey drone due to the fog, Walter tells you to go into Xylem and deactivate the ECM fog generators. This guide will provide a walkthrough of Mission 19: Survey the Uninhabited Floating City for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

A new union survey raised further concerns about crunch culture in game development, with more than half experiencing crunch in the past two years.

Mission 15: Steal the Survey Data is the first mission in Chapter 3 of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. After crossing the Alean Ocean in Mission 14: Ocean Crossing and reaching the Central Ice Field, the race between the corporations is on as they all attempt to find the location of the Coral Convergence and lay claim to the much sought-after Rubiconian resource. This is the first mission in a new area and contains several new threats, so allow me to help you through the snow-covered region. This guide will provide a walkthrough of Mission 15: Steal the Survey Data for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

Google is apparently sending out a survey to Pixel Superfans, and based on that, we might be getting some new AI-powered camera features. While this does not surprise us, I am glad that Google is adding more features to the Pixel 8 because I really want to see just how AI has made the phone even more effective. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, of course, because knowing Google, these features were going to make their way to the new Pixel phones anyway.

Give it up for the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Nearly nine months since the new RDNA 3 graphics architecture was announced, the RX 7900 XTX is the first example of GPU based on AMD's latest graphics tech to appear in Valve's survey of Steam users.

The most exposed US workers to tasks that artificial intelligence can perform well largely don't feel their jobs are at risk.

We've extended the deadline on the UK games industry salary benchmarking programme following a surge in demand.