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Pen Testers Abuse Configuration, Capture Creds
Pen Testers Abuse Configuration, Capture Creds
Rapid7 published a report on successful exploits from a season of pen testing.
July 24, 2018
Email-Based Attacks a Growing Risk
Email-Based Attacks a Growing Risk
Whether it's phishing campaigns or impersonation tactics, attackers are preying on victims through email.
July 24, 2018
Russian Hacking Campaign Targeted US Utilities
Russian Hacking Campaign Targeted US Utilities
Hacking of US utility control rooms raises concerns over foreign adversaries.
July 24, 2018
Former BioWare dev James Ohlen discusses creative freedom and burnout
Former BioWare dev James Ohlen discusses creative freedom and burnout
In a recent interview with Game Informer, former creative director at BioWare James Ohlen discusses his retirement from games and how liberating it feels to work on new projects.
July 24, 2018
Writers discuss the evolving role narrative has in game development
Writers discuss the evolving role narrative has in game development
A recent USGamer piece explores how Dragon Quest pioneered character-driven storytelling and how League of Legends then brought a similar but opposite spin on narrative to the world of online games.
July 24, 2018
Analyst: Fortnite now rakes in $2 million per day on iOS alone
Analyst: Fortnite now rakes in $2 million per day on iOS alone
The mobile-centric analytics firm Sensor Tower estimates that Fortnite’s daily mobile revenue now averages around $2 million at the start of the game’s fifth season.
July 24, 2018
Mini Metro surpasses 1 million sold
Mini Metro surpasses 1 million sold
The public transportation themed puzzle strategy game first launched on PC in 2015, then mobile in 2016, and, just this year, on the Nintendo Switch.
July 24, 2018
Square Enix bets on game streaming with Blacknut partnership
Square Enix bets on game streaming with Blacknut partnership
Japanese developer-publisher Square Enix has partnered with Blacknut to distribute a selection of mobile titles through the French company's game streaming service.
July 24, 2018
Blind Mind Studios releases source code for Star Ruler 2
Blind Mind Studios releases source code for Star Ruler 2
With the studio having been inactive for the past few years, Blind Mind decided to open source the title to allow anyone interest to see how its engine works and start tinkering.
July 24, 2018
Mobile startup Knock Knock raises $2M in funding toward developing chat games
Mobile startup Knock Knock raises $2M in funding toward developing chat games
Knock Knock, a gaming startup founded by Zynga, TinyCo, and EA alumni, announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding towards developing mobile chat games.
July 24, 2018
Video: The unconventional launch of Fortnite
Video: The unconventional launch of Fortnite
In this GDC 2018 session, Epic Games' Ed Zobrist discusses the unique challenges of launching Fortnite and goes into the strategy and impact of adding the successful Battle Royalde mode.
July 24, 2018
How Landfall accidentally struck a vein with a joke battle royale game
How Landfall accidentally struck a vein with a joke battle royale game
Landfall's Petter Henriksson open up about how their latest April Fools "joke" game, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds, blew up in a way they never saw coming -- and why they're happy to keep it a joke.
July 24, 2018