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Creative UK's latest fund offers up to £25K to North East teams
Creative UK's latest fund offers up to £25K to North East teams
The new North East Shared Success fund also provides creative enterprises in the area with support and 'creative freedom' to test their ideas.
Aug. 31, 2024
Russian Hackers Use Commercial Spyware Exploits to Target Victims
Russian Hackers Use Commercial Spyware Exploits to Target Victims
In a campaign targeting Mongolian government websites, Russian-backed APT29 leveraged exploits previously used by spyware vendors NSO Group and Intellexa
Aug. 30, 2024
Published Vulnerabilities Surge by 43%
Published Vulnerabilities Surge by 43%
Forescout highlighted a 43% increase in published vulnerabilities in H1 2024, with attackers targeting flaws in VPNs and network infrastructure for access
Aug. 30, 2024
Year-Long Malware Campaign Exploits NPM to Attack Roblox Developers
Year-Long Malware Campaign Exploits NPM to Attack Roblox Developers
A year-long malware campaign targets Roblox developers using fake NPM packages mimicking "noblox.js" to steal data.
Aug. 30, 2024
Nintendo ends New 3DS repair support after draining parts supply
Nintendo ends New 3DS repair support after draining parts supply
It's the end of another era as Nintendo stops providing repairs to another one of its decade-old systems.
Aug. 30, 2024
Rogue Snail decouples free-to-play mechanics from Relic Hunters Legend after Gearbox split
Rogue Snail decouples free-to-play mechanics from Relic Hunters Legend after Gearbox split
The studio is making its Early Access game into a premium title when it hits 1.0 due to a lack of time and effort to dedicate into monetization.
Aug. 30, 2024
Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?
Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?
We ventured to Gamescom 2024 in search of answers.
Aug. 30, 2024
Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher
Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher
'There's not a really strong moat around this space, so competition can increase rapidly and decrease rapidly. The ones that survive have a strong brand.'
Aug. 30, 2024
Report: NetEase cutting jobs at Ouka Studios ahead of potential closure
Report: NetEase cutting jobs at Ouka Studios ahead of potential closure
Layoff and shutdown rumors have begun to swirl just days after the launch of Ouka's latest project, Visions of Mana.
Aug. 30, 2024
Creation of Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in Unreal Engine 5
Creation of Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in Unreal Engine 5
We create for our materials Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in UE5. It's a complex texture-based approach to add more details for objects.
Aug. 30, 2024
IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer
IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer
A virtual machine specialist was arrested after a foiled data extortion plot targeting his former employer
Aug. 29, 2024
Iranian Hackers Secretly Aid Ransomware Attacks on US
Iranian Hackers Secretly Aid Ransomware Attacks on US
CISA and the FBI warned that Iranian APT group, Fox Kitten, has helped ransomware groups to attack US organizations since 2017
Aug. 29, 2024