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Giant Viagra Botnet Claims 80K Devices
Giant Viagra Botnet Claims 80K Devices
Researchers were able intercept payloads with details of 51 websites used by spammers to sell counterfeit drugs.
April 21, 2017
Valve aims to improve Dota 2 matchmaking by tying phone numbers to accounts
Valve aims to improve Dota 2 matchmaking by tying phone numbers to accounts
Valve hopes to cut down on the number of people that use multiple accounts by requiring players to register a phone number prior to joining ranked queue.
April 21, 2017
Chat with David OReilly, creator of Everything, today at 3PM EDT
Chat with David OReilly, creator of Everything, today at 3PM EDT
We're chatting with indie game developer David OReilly while playing Everything today at 3PM EDT.
April 21, 2017
Stephens College is now the first all-women's school to offer eSports scholarships
Stephens College is now the first all-women's school to offer eSports scholarships
The Missouri-based institution now counts eSports, specifically Overwatch, among its nine athletics programs and is offering partial scholarships for players that join its team.
April 21, 2017
How Everything connects the arts of animation and game design
How Everything connects the arts of animation and game design
There's a subtle link between Everything's playable characters and the early history of animation. Watch developer David OReilly explain it as we stream his game.
April 21, 2017
Twitch launching affiliate program to make monetization mainstream
Twitch launching affiliate program to make monetization mainstream
Twitch's new Affiliate Program will let qualifying content creators outside of the Partners bubble earn revenue through on-platform tools.
April 21, 2017
Netmarble raises $2.3B in South Korea's second biggest IPO
Netmarble raises $2.3B in South Korea's second biggest IPO
South Korean mobile giant Netmarble has raised $2.3 billion with its IPO, falling just short of the $2.4 billion it predicted earlier this year.
April 21, 2017
How the art of Guild Wars 2 is designed not to look dated over time
How the art of Guild Wars 2 is designed not to look dated over time
The style "never puts graphics before art," ArenaNet's Horia Dociu tells RPS. "The ideas and artistic creativity have to take lead if we don't want our game to look dated after many years."
April 21, 2017
Before Star Citizen, there was Wing Commander: How Chris Roberts got his start
Before Star Citizen, there was Wing Commander: How Chris Roberts got his start
History buff Jimmy Maher tells the origin story of Chris Roberts, which stretches back past Origin Systems (where he created Wing Commander) to the bedroom computing era of British game development.
April 21, 2017
Making Horizon Zero Dawn's Machines feel like living creatures
Making Horizon Zero Dawn's Machines feel like living creatures
Horizon Zero Dawn's Machines are clearly automatons, with all their inner workings plainly visible. But they also exhibit unmistakable animal-like behaviors and movements.
April 21, 2017
Get a job: Digital Extremes is hiring a Sound Designer
Get a job: Digital Extremes is hiring a Sound Designer
Digital Extremes is looking for a Sound Designer to create engaging and detailed sound design for levels, cinematics, marketing and more in London, Ontario, Canada.
April 21, 2017
Video: Put a face on it! The aesthetics of cuteness in game design
Video: Put a face on it! The aesthetics of cuteness in game design
What's cute, and why should you care? Game dev Jenny Jiao Hsia (Beglitched) answers both those questions in a talk at GDC 2017 about the aesthetics of cuteness, and how they make games better.
April 21, 2017