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BadLock Opens Door for Samba-based MiTM, DDoS Attacks
BadLock Opens Door for Samba-based MiTM, DDoS Attacks
The researchers who discovered it noted, “we are pretty sure that there will be exploits soon after we publish all relevant information.”
April 12, 2016
Massive Syrian Government Hack All Down to Joomla
Massive Syrian Government Hack All Down to Joomla
The Cyber Justice Team obtained the info by exploiting known and outdated vulnerabilities in the web portals used by the Assad regime.
April 12, 2016
Japan may replace currency with fingerprints
Japan may replace currency with fingerprints
The testing phase will involve using fingerprint scanners at around 300 popular retailers, souvenir shops, hotels, restaurants, and establishments in key
April 12, 2016
Chinese Hackers Bribe Their Way onto Third Party App Stores
Chinese Hackers Bribe Their Way onto Third Party App Stores
Chinese Hackers Bribe Their Way onto Qihoo App Store. Check Point claims security vendor’s whitelisting didn’t work
April 12, 2016
Get a job: Be a Level Designer at Runic Games
Get a job: Be a Level Designer at Runic Games
Torchlight series developer Runic Games seeks an experienced level designer to work alongside the rest of the team at its Seattle, WA HQ on its current project, the action-adventure game Hob.
April 12, 2016
Postmortem: Bringing Camouflaj's République to PlayStation 4
Postmortem: Bringing Camouflaj's République to PlayStation 4
The curious story of how Camouflaj's episodic game République made its way from iOS in 2013 to Steam and then onto PlayStation 4 involves an engine overhaul, a port house and a tricky overseas deal.
April 12, 2016
Animating Cuphead: The verve of the 1930s with the tech of now
Animating Cuphead: The verve of the 1930s with the tech of now
"What’s beautiful about music is that real instruments still prevail. ... Whereas on the animation side of things... [2D animation is] not dying, but it’s definitely being pushed away as a real medium."
April 12, 2016
Oculus shipping dates pushed back again as pre-order woes continue
Oculus shipping dates pushed back again as pre-order woes continue
Oculus’ pre-order struggles continued this week, with customers complaining after the company pushed Rift shipping dates back once again.
April 12, 2016
Wargaming could create eSports union to protect pro players
Wargaming could create eSports union to protect pro players
"We looked at some options and the best one is to help the pro players create a union for themselves. We have to do it, there will be issues, maybe we aren't ready, but we will find a way.”
April 12, 2016
The history of the Quest Compass & its dreadful convenience
The history of the Quest Compass & its dreadful convenience
A brief look at the origins of the Quest Compass and it's impact in gaming.
April 12, 2016
Virtual Reality’s PC Mass Market: When and Why
Virtual Reality’s PC Mass Market: When and Why
With so much attention on the early launches of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the path to hundreds of millions of unit sales is being missed. This article talks about how the fundamentals for unit sales will grow and why.
April 12, 2016
Shedding Light in the Dark Tunnel of Game Innovation
Shedding Light in the Dark Tunnel of Game Innovation
Games are still ripe for deep design innovation, but creating unique, engaging gameplay is difficult and it can be hard to know where to even start. This post provides some questions that can help guide the creative process of designing new games.
April 12, 2016