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Ebury Botnet Operators Diversify with Financial and Crypto Theft
Ebury Botnet Operators Diversify with Financial and Crypto Theft
The 15-year-old Ebury botnet is more active than ever, as ESET found 400,000 Linux servers compromised for cryptocurrency theft and financial gain
May 14, 2024
Data Breaches in US Schools Exposed 37.6M Records
Data Breaches in US Schools Exposed 37.6M Records
Comparitech said 2023 was a record year for breaches with 954 reported, up from 139 in 2022 and 783 in 2021
May 14, 2024
How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler
How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler
'Once we'd settled on using words for everything, the ideas for mechanics just kept coming.'
May 14, 2024
Developer Double Eleven taken off Prison Architect series after nine years
Developer Double Eleven taken off Prison Architect series after nine years
After nine years on the series, Paradox is replacing developer Double Eleven with co-development studio Kokku ahead of Prison Architect 2's release.
May 14, 2024
Square Enix to lay off employees in American, European offices
Square Enix to lay off employees in American, European offices
Square Enix's "unforgettable experiences" will be made without some unforgettable people.
May 14, 2024
Sony has appointed two PlayStation CEOs to replace Jim Ryan
Sony has appointed two PlayStation CEOs to replace Jim Ryan
PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst and Platform Experience Group SVP Hideaki Nishino are preparing to step up.
May 14, 2024
Unity Create boss Marc Whitten is resigning
Unity Create boss Marc Whitten is resigning
Whitten will receive multiple payments worth over $800,000 upon leaving the company.
May 14, 2024
Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game
Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game
Firaxis veteran Jake Solomon and several former colleagues have founded Midsummer Studios and are making a run at The Sims.
May 14, 2024
Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked
Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked
The company also hopes to grow first-party software sales just months after cutting jobs at key internal studios.
May 14, 2024
Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?
Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?
As I think about the strategy genre, and the complexity of them, I wonder if it’s time for a structural change to how strategy and tactics games are made.
May 14, 2024
Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games
Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games
Apart from the traditional screenplay and 3d production hurdles, multiverse narratives and games produce even more complex structures of going about the production of ideas and concepts.
May 14, 2024
Capcom rumored to be working on a remake of the first Resident Evil game on the REX Engine
Capcom rumored to be working on a remake of the first Resident Evil game on the REX Engine
It appears that Capcom may be working on a remake of the first Resident Evil game on the REX Engine.
May 13, 2024