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Users Warned of New Sextortion Attack
Users Warned of New Sextortion Attack
Experts Warn of New Sextortion Attack. Hackers claim to have incriminating webcam footage
July 13, 2018
Western E-Tailers Set to Lose Nearly $19bn to Fraud
Western E-Tailers Set to Lose Nearly $19bn to Fraud
The West Set to Lose Nearly $19bn to Fraud in 2018. Forrester claims blockchain might hold the answer
July 13, 2018
New Ransomware Rumored to Spread SMB Exploit
New Ransomware Rumored to Spread SMB Exploit
Researchers are calling GandCrab v4.1 ransomware a speculative SMB exploit spreader.
July 13, 2018
Australia's Airport Security Threatened by Hack
Australia's Airport Security Threatened by Hack
A hack of security ID cards puts airport security at risk.
July 13, 2018
Spambot Targets WordPress with Spray and Pray
Spambot Targets WordPress with Spray and Pray
A new comment spam campaign links to World Cup betting sites.
July 13, 2018
Over half of UK parents let kids play 18+ rated games
Over half of UK parents let kids play 18+ rated games
Childcare.co.uk quizzed over 2000 parents, and found that those who let their kids play 18+ rated titles do so without supervising, or even researching the game beforehand.
July 13, 2018
Blizzard veteran Ben Brode helps form new studio Second Dinner
Blizzard veteran Ben Brode helps form new studio Second Dinner
Brode left Blizzard in April this year, and said he was departing the high-profile developer after 15 years to "take a crazy risk" by helping to start games company of his own.
July 13, 2018
Tropico publisher Kalypso acquires rights to Commandos series
Tropico publisher Kalypso acquires rights to Commandos series
As well as owning the entire Commando brand, the German publisher has also picked up the distribution rights to every entry in the series.
July 13, 2018
Colonial Marines modder finds big AI fix by changing one letter of code
Colonial Marines modder finds big AI fix by changing one letter of code
Word is spreading on ResetEra today about how an experienced modder of Gearbox's 2013 bomb Aliens: Colonial Marines found a way to significantly improve the game's AI by changing one letter of code.
July 13, 2018
Book Excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at building Ultima Online
Book Excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at building Ultima Online
In these excerpts from Wes Locher's new book 'Braving Britannia', veteran game devs Chris Mayer (now lead on Fallout 76) and Raph Koster remember building one of the early virtual worlds.
July 13, 2018
Video: How devs can apply the 5 domains of play to develop empathy
Video: How devs can apply the 5 domains of play to develop empathy
In this GDC 2018 talk, Ubisoft's Jason VandenBerghe takes a crack at refining his five domains of play theory to better account for the realities of game design.
July 13, 2018
Ubisoft Berlin granted $1.84M in subsidies from city senate for expansion
Ubisoft Berlin granted $1.84M in subsidies from city senate for expansion
Ubisoft Berlin is granted a subsidy of $1.84 million for expansion from the Berlin Senate, with the funds being used to grow operations and generate new jobs in the city.
July 13, 2018