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Home Secretary Signs Assange US Extradition Request
Home Secretary Signs Assange US Extradition Request
Only UK courts now stand between WikiLeaks founder and US trial
June 14, 2019
Canadian City Fell Prey to a $375K Phish
Canadian City Fell Prey to a $375K Phish
Burlington, Ontario, was a victim of a
June 14, 2019
Malware a Serious Threat for Industrial Orgs
Malware a Serious Threat for Industrial Orgs
Cryptolocker malware increased by 167% in Q1 2019, report says.
June 14, 2019
US Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Concerns of Deepfakes
US Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Concerns of Deepfakes
Concerns mount over potential disruption of the US's 2020 presidential election.
June 14, 2019
Brenda and John Romero's Empire of Sin is an emergent narrative gangster flick
Brenda and John Romero's Empire of Sin is an emergent narrative gangster flick
Empire of Sin, Romero Games' take on 1920s turn-based tactics, has some interesting emergent narrative and gameplay elements not typical to the strategy genre.
June 14, 2019
Amazon Game Studios lays off 'dozens' of staff
Amazon Game Studios lays off 'dozens' of staff
Amazon Game Studios has laid off an undisclosed number of developers, though a source speaking to Kotaku says that dozens of employees have been affected by the cut.
June 14, 2019
GameStop closing down ThinkGeek's standalone online store
GameStop closing down ThinkGeek's standalone online store
GameStop is closing down the standalone online store for ThinkGeek and rolling the brand's collectibles business into the main GameStop website.
June 14, 2019
Steam Remote Play now supports game streaming across different networks
Steam Remote Play now supports game streaming across different networks
Valve has added out-of-home streaming support to Steam In-Home Streaming, and renamed the feature Steam Remote play following the new addition.
June 14, 2019
Video: 9 takeaways of Duelyst's journey from tabletop to digital game
Video: 9 takeaways of Duelyst's journey from tabletop to digital game
In this 2017 GDC talk, Counterplay Games' Eric Lang & Keith Lee reflect on the development of Duelyst, share lessons learned and explain how it went from a boardgame prototype to a digital card game.
June 14, 2019
Get a job: Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch seeks a Lighting Artist
Get a job: Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch seeks a Lighting Artist
The team at Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch Productions are looking for a lighting artist to join them at the company's HQ in Bellevue, Washington!
June 14, 2019
Q&A: Writing new characters, new worlds in Obsidian's The Outer Worlds
Q&A: Writing new characters, new worlds in Obsidian's The Outer Worlds
Megan Sparks, senior narrative designer at Obsidian, gives us a rundown of how she creates the characters and worlds of The Outer Worlds.
June 14, 2019
Nintendo is 'evaluating' game streaming technology
Nintendo is 'evaluating' game streaming technology
If you mentioned game streaming right now, people would likely tell you about Microsoft xCloud and Google Stadia. One name that probably wouldn't crop up, however, is Nintendo.
June 14, 2019