While dealing with modern fast-paced business challenges, many companies decide to go for IT outsourcing to gain instant access to highly-skilled software engineers and cloud architects. However, many businesses are still reluctant to follow this road due to the various risks of IT outsourcing. We list the most important IT outsourcing risks and solutions for them, so you can make an informed decision. 4 main risks of working with an IT outsourcing company: Loss of control over the project Uncertain project outcomes Exceeding the initial budget IP loss and disclosure of data Here is why this happens and how to solve these quandaries. Loss of control over the project Hiring…

The homeland of the word “lottery” is Italy. Translated, it means “fate.” Any lottery draw is a game of chance based on a random selection of a ticket or number. The prize fund is formed from the total amount of money that the players themselves have made to participate in the draw. A certain share of funds is deducted to the organizers, and also goes to the payment of state taxes. For example, part of the Great Wall of China was erected thanks to the money of the players. Internet lottery Lottery (lotto) gained popularity around the world. They are involved, for the most part, gambling optimistic players who dream…

You’re an honest-to-goodness, law abiding citizen. You don’t lie, you don’t steal, and you most certainly don’t kill. Like most people in society, you behave according to an ethical moral code which forbids any sort of reckless, deviant behavior. But when it comes to video games, that code is temporarily deactivated, and another, largely contradictory set of rules emerges: As Kara, you stole the bus tickets in Detroit: Become Human, and proceeded to lie about having found them. As Spyro the dragon, you routinely set flocks of sheep on fire. And as Garrett the master thief, you picked pockets and swiped valuables without a moment’s hesitation. A curious observer might conclude that…

The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the many, many positions being advertised right now. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Harmonix is seeking an experienced network-focused software engineer to join our team developing in-house backend services for our titles in development. As an integral part of our game development teams, you will work closely with designers and gameplay engineers to build out online functionality for brand new music-based games across multiple platforms. This is a senior, experienced role. As such, you’ll have the flexibility to help define and extend our (already modern) technology stack. It also…