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Iranian Millionaire Jailed for Violating US Sanctions
Iranian Millionaire Jailed for Violating US Sanctions
US imprisons CEO of payment platform that facilitated prohibited transactions for Iranian nationals
Oct. 20, 2020
#InfosecurityOnline: Tackling the Growing Scourge of Insider Threats
#InfosecurityOnline: Tackling the Growing Scourge of Insider Threats
Tackling insider threats is now more important than ever
Oct. 20, 2020
Major Data Breach at Ohio School District
Major Data Breach at Ohio School District
Personal data of faculty, staff, and students exposed in data breach at Toledo Public Schools
Oct. 20, 2020
Ex-Blizzard devs land $4.7m for new studio Frost Giant
Ex-Blizzard devs land $4.7m for new studio Frost Giant
A crew of former Blizzard developers have set up a new studio to develop real-time strategy games, and have landed $4.7 million in seed funding to get the effort off the ground.
Oct. 20, 2020
Luna, Amazon's take on cloud-based gaming, launches in (limited) early access
Luna, Amazon's take on cloud-based gaming, launches in (limited) early access
Amazon's freshly announced Luna service is now available in early access, though that doesn’t mean that the cloud-based game streaming service is open to the general public.
Oct. 20, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running an Among Us stream to drive voter turnout
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running an Among Us stream to drive voter turnout
New York House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is hosting a stream of Among Us to drive voter turnout.
Oct. 20, 2020
Video: The origins of Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Video: The origins of Starlink: Battle for Atlas
In this 2018 GDC talk, Ubisoft's Matthew Rose share how a small team approached a mandate to innovate by employing game jam techniques and rapid prototyping to build Starlink: Battle for Atlas.
Oct. 20, 2020
Get a job: Join Deep Silver Volition as a Narrative Designer
Get a job: Join Deep Silver Volition as a Narrative Designer
Volition is searching for a talented narrative designer for the Saints Row franchise. The ideal candidate is adept at interactive writing and storytelling for AAA open world action games.
Oct. 20, 2020
Q&A: Designing for seasons in bumbling platform royale Fall Guys
Q&A: Designing for seasons in bumbling platform royale Fall Guys
"With Fall Guys, one thing that’s fun is that we actually want inconsistent difficulty between stages -- we want players to have that 'oh shit' moment when Slime Climb turns up."
Oct. 20, 2020
The Video Game History Foundation is working to save our source code
The Video Game History Foundation is working to save our source code
The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) wants to save our source code with a new initiative called the Video Game Source Project.
Oct. 20, 2020
French charity steam Z Event raises $6.7 million for Amnesty International
French charity steam Z Event raises $6.7 million for Amnesty International
French charity stream Z Event has raised over €5.7 million for Amnesty International, breaking its previous record of roughly €3.5 million.
Oct. 20, 2020
New non-profit Hit Save! wants to help preserve video games and their history
New non-profit Hit Save! wants to help preserve video games and their history
A new video game preservation initiative has been launched in the form of Hit Save!, a registered non-profit dedicated to preserving video games and the history behind them.
Oct. 20, 2020