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Hacker That Tried to Frame Krebs for Heroin Goes to Jail
Hacker That Tried to Frame Krebs for Heroin Goes to Jail
Vovnenko will go away for 41 months for operating a 13K-strong botnet to steal credentials and financial information.
Feb. 21, 2017
Nintendo Switch dev kits could run as low as $440
Nintendo Switch dev kits could run as low as $440
Nintendo has announced roughly how much money a Nintendo Switch development kit will set back game developers looking to create something for the upcoming console.
Feb. 21, 2017
Pillars of Eternity sequel clears $3 million in funding on Fig
Pillars of Eternity sequel clears $3 million in funding on Fig
While the overall funding for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is one of the highest amounts raised on Fig, the breakdown between investment and pledges is par the course for campaigns on the platform.
Feb. 21, 2017
Obituary: Alan Stone, Nintendo of America cofounder, onetime Sega Enterprises CEO
Obituary: Alan Stone, Nintendo of America cofounder, onetime Sega Enterprises CEO
Game industry veteran Alan 'Al' Stone passed away on Friday due to cancer. He was best known as one of the cofounders of Nintendo of America, as well as a former Sega president and CEO.
Feb. 21, 2017
Valve debuts developer build of SteamVR for Linux
Valve debuts developer build of SteamVR for Linux
Heads up, Linux fans who are maybe also VR developers (or vice versa): The folks at Valve Software have today released a very much still-in-development version of SteamVR that runs on Linux.
Feb. 21, 2017
Digital trading card game Hex: Shards of Fate loses its publisher
Digital trading card game Hex: Shards of Fate loses its publisher
Almost 4 years after signing on to help publish Cryptozoic and Hex Entertainment's F2P online TCG, Gameforge Entertainment is stepping away from the game and leaving it in the hands of its creators.
Feb. 21, 2017
Humble Freedom Bundle raises $6.43M in support of human rights
Humble Freedom Bundle raises $6.43M in support of human rights
"We humbly remember that the United States is a nation of immigrants, and we proudly stand with developers, authors, and charities that champion liberty and justice for all."
Feb. 21, 2017
Square Enix opens new Tokyo studio to develop narrative-driven RPGs
Square Enix opens new Tokyo studio to develop narrative-driven RPGs
Final Fantasy developer Square Enix has cut the ribbon on a new Tokyo studio from Tales Of producer Hideo Baba.
Feb. 21, 2017
Writer's Guild of America honors Uncharted 4 at 2017 awards
Writer's Guild of America honors Uncharted 4 at 2017 awards
Uncharted 4 took home the prize for Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing at this year's U.S. Writer's Guild Awards.
Feb. 21, 2017
Road to the IGF: Ocelot Society's Event[0]
Road to the IGF: Ocelot Society's Event[0]
In Event[0]​, players find themselves trapped aboard a space ship with no company except the ship's AI, Kaizen. They can freely communicate with Kaizen using typed commands and questions,
Feb. 21, 2017
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Schadenfreude
Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude is about being trapped in an elevator in which someone keeps hitting the wrong buttons. It's a game of secrets and betrayal between humans stuck in a cramped space.
Feb. 21, 2017
Making Psychonauts humor work in VR -- without making people sick
Making Psychonauts humor work in VR -- without making people sick
"There's a million little things that the team learned," says Tim Schafer, joined by Rhombus lead Chad Dawson. "Like I learned that it's not as fun to look behind you as I thought it was going to be."
Feb. 21, 2017