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HP Launches First Bug Bounty Program for Printers
HP Launches First Bug Bounty Program for Printers
The company will offer rewards of up to $10,000
Sept. 6, 2018
174,000 Alerts per Week Besiege Security Teams
174,000 Alerts per Week Besiege Security Teams
State of the SOAR Report finds SOCs only respond to 12,000 alerts per week
Sept. 6, 2018
Blockers Alone Won't Cure Malvertising Woes
Blockers Alone Won't Cure Malvertising Woes
Ad blockers don't go far enough to protect against malvertising, finds The Media Trust
Sept. 6, 2018
New LA Times owner makes big esports investment into Daybreak Games
New LA Times owner makes big esports investment into Daybreak Games
The new owner of the Los Angeles Times has bought a controlling stake in a new joint venture with Daybreak Game Company.
Sept. 6, 2018
Valve's new Steam content filters have finally arrived
Valve's new Steam content filters have finally arrived
The news is notable for both consumers and devs, with Valve recently choosing to withhold certain 'adult' titles from the marketplace while it worked on these changes.Â
Sept. 6, 2018
Pearl Abyss acquires EVE Online creator CCP Games for $425 million
Pearl Abyss acquires EVE Online creator CCP Games for $425 million
"CCP has done an incredible job of engaging and maintaining its playerbase, which we aim to learn from and hope to integrate natively into Pearl Abyss' general practices across all our games."
Sept. 6, 2018
THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to Kingdoms of Amalur
THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to Kingdoms of Amalur
The Swedish publisher seems intent on filling its roster with forlorn fan favorites, having also recently picked up the rights to Timesplitters.
Sept. 6, 2018
Devs recount the making of Golden Axe: Beast Rider, a crunch-ridden $15M flop
Devs recount the making of Golden Axe: Beast Rider, a crunch-ridden $15M flop
"That was a firefighting exercise," one dev tells Variety in this look back at the game's crunch-ridden development. "That took the crunch out of me. I’m not doing crunches anymore."
Sept. 6, 2018
Roblox raises $150 million and sets sights on China
Roblox raises $150 million and sets sights on China
Roblox, the company behind the social game platform of the same name, has raised an additional $150 million in funding through a funding round led by Greylock Partners and Tiger Global.Â
Sept. 6, 2018
Get a job: Spatialand is hiring a Lead Technical Artist
Get a job: Spatialand is hiring a Lead Technical Artist
Spatialand is looking for a Lead Technical Artist with a skill set that includes some Unity expertise to help shape the future of immersive experiences, global V-Commerce, and interactive media.Â
Sept. 6, 2018
Xbox testing voice commands for Xbox One via Amazon Alexa and Cortana
Xbox testing voice commands for Xbox One via Amazon Alexa and Cortana
This allows Xbox owners to turn their system on or off, launch games and apps, control media, grab screen-captures, start and stop Mixer broadcasts, and more using compatible smart assistant devices.
Sept. 6, 2018
Honour of Kings to require players use real names to comply with new Chinese policies
Honour of Kings to require players use real names to comply with new Chinese policies
The system will check registered players against China’s public security database to ensure that children don’t exceed playtime restrictions put in place.
Sept. 6, 2018