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340 Million Records Exposed in Exactis Breach
340 Million Records Exposed in Exactis Breach
Data aggregation firm Exactis left personal information on a publicly accessible server.
June 28, 2018
Municipalities Breached from Click2Gov Flaw
Municipalities Breached from Click2Gov Flaw
Despite Superion deploying a patch, municipalities continue to suffer breaches.
June 28, 2018
SecureSet Academy Expands Training with HackEd
SecureSet Academy Expands Training with HackEd
A new acquisition advances cybersecurity education in Washington, DC.
June 28, 2018
Steam Direct sees 180 game releases per week, over twice as many as Greenlight did
Steam Direct sees 180 game releases per week, over twice as many as Greenlight did
A talk by Valve’s Jan-Peter Ewert has yielded some interesting slides, offering game developers a look at the motivations of the minds behind Steam.
June 28, 2018
Niantic acquires machine learning company Matrix Mill
Niantic acquires machine learning company Matrix Mill
Pokemon Go developer Niantic has acquired the computer vision and machine learning company Matrix Mill for an undisclosed sum.
June 28, 2018
Amy Hennig has departed EA to take up independent development
Amy Hennig has departed EA to take up independent development
Amy Hennig has departed Electronic Arts, telling Eurogamer that she officially left the company (and her role as creative director on EA Vancouver’s unnamed Star Wars game) in January.
June 28, 2018
Using VR audio to bring a sense of scale to pint-sized puzzler Moss
Using VR audio to bring a sense of scale to pint-sized puzzler Moss
"I adopted a mindset that I don’t know what the 'right way' is, and that predisposed me to thinking about problems with the game's needs and player experience over convention."
June 28, 2018
French startup Oh BiBi nets $21M to build out mobile shooter
French startup Oh BiBi nets $21M to build out mobile shooter
French mobile startup Oh BiBi has raised $21 million to support the development of Frag, an online first-person shooter looking to capitalize on the popularity of Fortnite.
June 28, 2018
Shuntaro Furukawa has been officially appointed Nintendo president
Shuntaro Furukawa has been officially appointed Nintendo president
"We will continue striving to offer products and services that anyone can enjoy, regardless of age, gender, or gaming experience."
June 28, 2018
343 and Showtime team up to produce 10-episode Halo TV series
343 and Showtime team up to produce 10-episode Halo TV series
Microsoft announced today that Showtime has ordered 10 episodes of an hour-long Halo television show that will begin production next year.
June 28, 2018
Sketchfab Store exits beta, allows devs to buy and sell 3D models
Sketchfab Store exits beta, allows devs to buy and sell 3D models
Sketchfab will now allow for developers to sell and purchase 3D models on the Sketchfab Store, a platform created to help artists monetize their work which exits beta testing this week.
June 28, 2018
What Mike Bithell learned in writing his first sequel: Quarantine Circular
What Mike Bithell learned in writing his first sequel: Quarantine Circular
"There’s going to be more people doing this kind of thing going forward because it removes some of the technical risk," Bithell says after making first Subsurface, then Quarantine Circular.
June 28, 2018