Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind ‘Call of Duty,’ dies at 55

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind best-selling video games such as “Call of Duty,” has died. He was 55.

Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55

Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and also worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall and Battlefield franchises.
Visual Studio Magazine

Aspire 13 Makes Python a First-Class Workload with .NET and JavaScript

Microsoft has added official Python support to Aspire 13, expanding the platform beyond .NET and JavaScript for building and running distributed apps. Documented today in a Microsoft DevBlogs post, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Anomaly Detection Using K-Means Clustering with JavaScript

Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of anomaly detection using k-means data clustering, implemented with JavaScript. Compared to other anomaly detection techniques, ...
PCGamesN

A limited-time Escape From Tarkov code lets you add its controversial director to your game

Escape From Tarkov game director Nikita Buyanov has always been a divisive presence, unafraid to speak his mind and ready to give much as he gets from the extraction shooter's hardcore community. He's ...
IEEE

Visual Analytics of Ball Handlers’ Decisions in Basketball Games

Abstract: In basketball, decision-making is one of the core skills for players. For example, when a player is holding the ball, the success of the team’s offense is primarily determined by her/his ...
The Escapist

Is too much visual flair ruining fighting games?

From Street Fighter 6 to Tekken 8 to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, the fighting games of 2025 continue to grow in popularity — but it’s not really due to complex, competitive gameplay. While that ...
automaton-media

“Interrupting gameplay for visual flair is unacceptable in a fighting game.” New VIRTUA FIGTHER Project producer talks about the title’s pursuit of “reality”

SEGA’s RGG Studio is currently working on New VIRTUA FIGHTER Project. This upcoming 3D fighting game is the Virtua Fighter series’ sixth mainline entry and first brand-new title in almost two decades.
PC Gamer

Galaxy Princess Zorana is like if you made BG3 passive checks into a whole game, a great tale of political intrigue, and will give you like 4,000 ways to die embarrassingly

The reign of Galaxy Princess Zorana was unhappy and unproductive. Fortunately, it was also short—ended in its infancy when Her Imperial Highness took a javelin straight through the skull in some kind ...
IGN

Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure

UPDATE: Valve has responded with a statement sent to GamesIndustry.biz, confirming its decision not to release Horses on Steam is "final". "We reviewed the game back in 2023. At that time, the ...
GamesRadar+

After 2 years and $100,000 invested, acclaimed indie studio is "likely closing" due to Steam ban, says it was "tricked and betrayed" by Valve: "A system that allows that is broken"

Acclaimed Italy-based indie studio Santa Ragione says its upcoming experimental horror game Horses will likely be its final project due to a Steam ban it calls "extremely frustrating and also fucked ...