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CDPR veteran Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz joins Rebel Wolves
CDPR veteran Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz joins Rebel Wolves
Tomaszkiewicz joins his brother's studio as its creative director as Rebel Wolves is at work on its own fantasy-RPG series.
Jan. 12, 2024
Visai Games' Venba leads finalists for the 2024 IGF Awards
Visai Games' Venba leads finalists for the 2024 IGF Awards
The 2024 Independent Games Festival Awards finalists have been revealed—with a story of love, loss, family, and food at the forefront.
Jan. 12, 2024
GameShark to return as AI-powered hint tool
GameShark to return as AI-powered hint tool
The long-dead GameShark is angling to return by pivoting to AI and helping out players with hints rather than cheats.
Jan. 12, 2024
Discord is laying off 170 employees after getting too big
Discord is laying off 170 employees after getting too big
Discord's reductions come days after cuts were made at Unity and Twitch. Like at those companies, its cuts are by the hundreds.
Jan. 12, 2024
Double Loop Games is closing its doors after four years
Double Loop Games is closing its doors after four years
Studio co-founder Emily Greer attributed the closure to a "very hostile funding and marketing environment."
Jan. 12, 2024
Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees
Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees
Around 10 percent of the company's workforce could be impacted by the cuts.
Jan. 12, 2024
Importance of Contrast (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)
Importance of Contrast (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)
A continuation of the article series based on Winifred Phillips’ top-rated GDC 2023 lecture discussing her award-winning Jurassic World Primal Ops musical score. Included: how to incorporate thematic material into a chaotic musical score.
Jan. 12, 2024
Two Ivanti Zero-Days Actively Exploited in the Wild
Two Ivanti Zero-Days Actively Exploited in the Wild
Ivanti has released mitigation steps after reports of active exploitation of Connect Secure and Policy Secure vulnerabilities
Jan. 11, 2024
NCSC Publishes Practical Security Guidance For SMBs
NCSC Publishes Practical Security Guidance For SMBs
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has launched a new online services guide to help smaller organizations better manage risk
Jan. 11, 2024
Mandiant's X Account Was Hacked in Brute-Force Password Attack
Mandiant's X Account Was Hacked in Brute-Force Password Attack
Mandiant has shared its findings following X account hijacking, firm blames misconfigured 2FA and X's policy change
Jan. 11, 2024
1.3 Million FNF Customers' Data Potentially Exposed in Ransomware Attack
1.3 Million FNF Customers' Data Potentially Exposed in Ransomware Attack
Fidelity National Financial revealed that the ransomware attack last year potentially impacted 1.3 million customers data in an updated SEC filing
Jan. 11, 2024
Tencent completes majority ownership of Dying Light dev Techland
Tencent completes majority ownership of Dying Light dev Techland
Techland gets deeper into bed with Tencent as it prepares to launch its first new property in over a decade.
Jan. 11, 2024