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Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, passed away at age 67
Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, passed away at age 67
The late Jaquays' decades-long tenure in games includes the Quake series, Age of Empires, and Halo Wars.
Jan. 11, 2024
China led mobile game spending and downloads for 2023
China led mobile game spending and downloads for 2023
Even with their country's restrictions in play, Chinese players kept spending money and downloading games for their phones.
Jan. 11, 2024
Mojang and Blackbird will stop building on Minecraft Legends
Mojang and Blackbird will stop building on Minecraft Legends
The Minecraft franchise loses its third spinoff in as many years as Mojang moves away from further developing Minecraft Legends.
Jan. 11, 2024
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake II lead 2024 DICE Awards nominations
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake II lead 2024 DICE Awards nominations
The superhero and supernatural sequels have the most nominations for 2023's DICE ceremony, joined by Baldur's Gate 3 and Cocoon.
Jan. 11, 2024
SAG-AFTRA says terms of controversial AI voice deal will inform future negotiations
SAG-AFTRA says terms of controversial AI voice deal will inform future negotiations
"The terms in the Replica Studios Agreement are in alignment with and support the Interactive Media Agreement negotiations."
Jan. 11, 2024
IronSource co-founders exiting Unity amid mass layoffs
IronSource co-founders exiting Unity amid mass layoffs
IronSource CEO Tomer Bar-Zeev and his fellow co-founders are stepping down effective immediately.
Jan. 11, 2024
Microsoft Fixes 12 RCE Bugs in January Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Fixes 12 RCE Bugs in January Patch Tuesday
Critical Hyper-V flaw is one of 12 remote code execution vulnerabilities fixed this Patch Tuesday
Jan. 10, 2024
Ukrainian “Blackjack” Hackers Take Out Russian ISP
Ukrainian “Blackjack” Hackers Take Out Russian ISP
State-backed Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack has launched a destructive attack against a Moscow-based ISP in retaliation for Kyivstar attack
Jan. 10, 2024
Cyber Insurance Market to be Worth Over $90bn by 2033
Cyber Insurance Market to be Worth Over $90bn by 2033
Market.Us found that the global cyber insurance market will be worth $90.6bn by 2033, driven by increasing cyber-threats and growing regulations
Jan. 10, 2024
Only 4% of US States Fully Prepared for Cyber-Attacks Targeting Elections
Only 4% of US States Fully Prepared for Cyber-Attacks Targeting Elections
The Arctic Wolf report found that 14.3% of officials believe their state is not prepared at all to deal with election-targeted cyber incidents
Jan. 10, 2024
Cyber Insecurity and Misinformation Top WEF Global Risk List
Cyber Insecurity and Misinformation Top WEF Global Risk List
Cyber-attacks and misinformation top WEF's list of global risks, with cybercrime poised to exploit tech advancements and AI dominance raising concerns abou
Jan. 10, 2024
Malware Takedowns Show Progress, But Fight Against Cybercrime Not Over
Malware Takedowns Show Progress, But Fight Against Cybercrime Not Over
Law enforcement operations on cybercriminal infrastructure have proven efficient at hindering malware activity but are far from being a silver bullet
Jan. 10, 2024