“PRACTICE is a unique opportunity to understand and refine what we do when we design games.” The annual conference for developers of all disciplines will be held at New York University’s Game Center from November 15th through the 17th. Sign up!

The first update for Ridiculous Fishing on iOS is now available. Which means today is as good a time as any to join the shotgun-toting old man who knows a thing or two about tranquil hobbies.

Eternal Darkness spiritual successor Shadow of the Eternals has returned to Kickstarter after two failed crowd-funding attempts this spring. They’ve scaled down their goal and brought in a familiar face, er, voice: David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 1-4.

This Just In: Mike Tyson is bad at his own videogame.

Microsoft’s Summer of Backtracking continues. Earlier this week Marc Whitten, Xbox One’s Chief Product Officer, issued a statement saying that independent developers would be able to self-publish on the new console.

Moreover, Whitten states each console will include a debug kit, allowing developers to make and test games on the same console they buy at the store. Not every indie is buying what Microsoft is selling.

Drones are the present-day jetpacks we thought we’d have by now. Soon they’ll be everywhere, hovering above tollbooths and delivering your FedEx packages. Feel what it’s like to be one using the Oculus Rift VR headset.

Hit ’em straight!