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GOG launches its own take on Steam's Early Access service
GOG launches its own take on Steam's Early Access service
Nearly three years after Valve rolled out Steam's Early Access program, competitor Gog.com is launching its own curated storefront dedicated to selling "games in development."
Jan. 28, 2016
Capcom's fortunes rise on the back of games like Monster Hunter X
Capcom's fortunes rise on the back of games like Monster Hunter X
Capcom reports today that it's seen an uptick in both sales and profits over the past nine months, driven primarily by sales of console and mobile games -- most notably, Monster Hunter X.
Jan. 28, 2016
Star Wars Battlefront helps fuel a strong holiday quarter for EA
Star Wars Battlefront helps fuel a strong holiday quarter for EA
The holiday season seems to have treated Electronic Arts well, as the company reported an increase in both its sales and profits over the period as part of its most recent financial filing.
Jan. 28, 2016
Arcen to lay off 'almost all' staff after poor sales of its latest game
Arcen to lay off 'almost all' staff after poor sales of its latest game
Indie game company Arcen (AI War) expects to lay off nearly all of its staff by Monday for financial reasons, according to a lengthy blog post published today by company founder Chris Park.
Jan. 28, 2016
Microsoft beats profit estimates, but Xbox sales slip
Microsoft beats profit estimates, but Xbox sales slip
The company did very well in its core productivity and tech businesses, but its Xbox performance isn't what it could be.
Jan. 28, 2016
Unreleased, unfinished Saints Row PSP game leaked... by its developers
Unreleased, unfinished Saints Row PSP game leaked... by its developers
Here's something you don't see every day: Deep Silver Volition, developers of the Saints Row franchise, have released a downloadable file of an unreleased game in the franchise to the wild.
Jan. 28, 2016
Glasswall and ZeroDayLab Join Forces in New Security Partnership
Glasswall and ZeroDayLab Join Forces in New Security Partnership
Glasswall and ZeroDayLab strengthen security services with new partnership
Jan. 27, 2016
Health Insurer Centene Loses Data on 950,000 Patients
Health Insurer Centene Loses Data on 950,000 Patients
Health Insurer Centene Loses Data on 950,000 Patients.Six hard drives have gone missing
Jan. 27, 2016
UK Government Puts Money into Cybersecurity Accelerator
UK Government Puts Money into Cybersecurity Accelerator
UK Government Puts Money into Cybersecurity Accelerator. Early stage program will help grow a £17 billion industry
Jan. 27, 2016
Lenovo ShareIT Users Urged to Patch Data Leak Flaws
Lenovo ShareIT Users Urged to Patch Data Leak Flaws
Lenovo ShareIT Users Urged to Patch Data Leak Flaws. Core Security releases details of four vulnerabilities
Jan. 27, 2016
Road to the IGF: Superhot Team's Superhot
Road to the IGF: Superhot Team's Superhot
'The core design of the FPS was largely unchanged since the original Doom. It’s nice to see that players want more innovation in the genre than auto-regenerating health instead of med-kits.'
Jan. 27, 2016
How Pony Island teaches players to break a game
How Pony Island teaches players to break a game
Many games reward the player for using its systems properly by allowing them to progress. If you learn how to play the game well, you move on through the game's narrative to greater challenges. Pony Island is different.
Jan. 27, 2016