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New AcidPour Wiper Targeting Linux Devices Spotted in Ukraine
New AcidPour Wiper Targeting Linux Devices Spotted in Ukraine
SentinelLabs researchers identified the malware as a new variant of AcidRain
March 22, 2024
Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?
Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?
Strange Scaffold founder Xalavier Nelson Jr. called out the game industry for its consistent inability to support Black devs.
March 22, 2024
How the Japanese idea of 'Mottainai' shaped Super Mario Bros. Wonder
How the Japanese idea of 'Mottainai' shaped Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo doesn't believe in bad ideas.
March 22, 2024
Riot has 'reset' development on League of Legends MMO
Riot has 'reset' development on League of Legends MMO
Riot is committed to getting League's MMO out into the world, no matter how long it takes.
March 22, 2024
Larian is moving on from Baldur's Gate 3, with no sequel or expansion in development
Larian is moving on from Baldur's Gate 3, with no sequel or expansion in development
Larian CEO Sven Wincke firmly stated that Baldur's Gate 3 is fully over, and the company's moving on to its own thing.
March 22, 2024
How Spider-Man 2's traversal physics sling a faster superhero fantasy
How Spider-Man 2's traversal physics sling a faster superhero fantasy
The programming director of the superhero sequel explained the complex physics of Spider-Man and how the web-wings were a "mess" to get right.
March 22, 2024
Screen Australia supports local devs with $1.6 million production fund
Screen Australia supports local devs with $1.6 million production fund
Australia's media agency continues to put its money in games and support emerging talents.
March 22, 2024
The Epic Games Store on iOS and Android will be 'consistent' with PC marketplace
The Epic Games Store on iOS and Android will be 'consistent' with PC marketplace
'Fundamentally we believe that every platform should be an open platform and should allow open competition.'
March 22, 2024
Panic says two pallets of Playdates worth $400,000 have vanished in Vegas
Panic says two pallets of Playdates worth $400,000 have vanished in Vegas
The company is looking into the matter after a FedEx delivery went awry.
March 22, 2024
Unionization feels closer than ever as new long-term goals emerge
Unionization feels closer than ever as new long-term goals emerge
More and more game studios appear to be considering unionization, according to a panel at GDC 2024, indicating that formerly hushed whispers about labor unions are becoming full-blown roars.
March 22, 2024
Shinji Mikami founds new studio, Kamuy Inc.
Shinji Mikami founds new studio, Kamuy Inc.
As he's done in the past, Mikami's gone and started up another studio, which may be his last before retiring from games.
March 22, 2024
Dragon's Dogma II opens with 200K concurrent PC players
Dragon's Dogma II opens with 200K concurrent PC players
Even with its review lashing on Steam, Dragon's Dogma II has become one of Capcom's biggest PC launches in recent memory.
March 22, 2024