/tags/gaming Gaming en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:16:23 GMT /2021-07-19/with-gambling-illegal-at-home-north-texans-flock-to-oklahoma-casinos-to-spend Oklahoma casinos say 80% of their patrons are from the Lone Star State. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:16:23 GMT /2021-07-19/with-gambling-illegal-at-home-north-texans-flock-to-oklahoma-casinos-to-spend Michael Marks, Shelly Brisbin /texas/2019-02-27/to-meet-the-needs-of-a-booming-industry-ut-will-offer-a-game-development-and-design-degree From Texas Standard:The total market value of the video-gaming industry reached almost $135 billion in 2018, and with that growth has come an increased� Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:01:32 GMT /texas/2019-02-27/to-meet-the-needs-of-a-booming-industry-ut-will-offer-a-game-development-and-design-degree Michael Marks /texas/2018-09-03/benefits-outweigh-risks-for-developers-of-video-games-that-seek-to-change-peoples-minds From Texas Standard:In May, President Donald Trump’s so-called "zero tolerance" policy led to the separation of hundreds of migrant kids from their� Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:34:58 GMT /texas/2018-09-03/benefits-outweigh-risks-for-developers-of-video-games-that-seek-to-change-peoples-minds Manu Schneider /life-arts/2013-03-12/dads-donkey-kong-hack-recasts-female-as-hero-for-daughter In an industry full of damsels in distress, game designer Mike Mika hacked the classic game to let his 3-year-old play as the female hero. His story is becoming part of a larger conversation about gender roles in the video game industry. But Mika says he didn't set out to push a feminist agenda or statement. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:38:00 GMT /life-arts/2013-03-12/dads-donkey-kong-hack-recasts-female-as-hero-for-daughter Steve Mullis /austin/2013-01-29/gaming-company-launches-first-north-american-studio-in-austin Austin may be reaffirming its place at the center of the gaming industry.A company based in Germany has announced its first studio in North America will� Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:04:28 GMT /austin/2013-01-29/gaming-company-launches-first-north-american-studio-in-austin Filipa Rodrigues /austin/2012-10-24/news-of-social-gaming-layoffs-spreads-through-social-media Social gaming company Zynga is laying off five percent of the company’s total workforce. That means about 100 layoffs in Austin and others in Boston.The� Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:38:22 GMT /austin/2012-10-24/news-of-social-gaming-layoffs-spreads-through-social-media Hady Karl Mawajdeh /life-arts/2012-10-10/the-end-of-trivia-app-qrank-one-tweet-at-a-time The social trivia game Qrank (pronounced "crank") is no more.Co-founders and Austinites Rodney Gibbs and Michael Baird posted a message titled “Goodbye”� Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:32:24 GMT /life-arts/2012-10-10/the-end-of-trivia-app-qrank-one-tweet-at-a-time Laura Rice /business/2012-10-04/gaming-studio-bethesda-issues-an-austin-battlecry Bethesda Softworks has announced plans to open a second gaming development studio in Austin � Battlecry Studios.Battlecry will be headed up by long-time� Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:52:36 GMT /business/2012-10-04/gaming-studio-bethesda-issues-an-austin-battlecry Hady Karl Mawajdeh