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Firefox Bug Goes Unfixed for Nine Years
Firefox Bug Goes Unfixed for Nine Years
Software developer discovers flaw in Firefox and Thunderbird’s password manager
March 19, 2018
Dragonfly Compromises Core Router to Attack Critical Infrastructure
Dragonfly Compromises Core Router to Attack Critical Infrastructure
A core Cisco router relied on by one of Vietnam’s largest oil rig manufacturers was the jumping-off point for attacks on UK energy companies.
March 19, 2018
Microsoft Debuts Bug Bounty for Spectre/Meltdown-Style Flaws
Microsoft Debuts Bug Bounty for Spectre/Meltdown-Style Flaws
Microsoft has launched the limited-time bounty, while Intel launches a “virtual fences” hardware redesign.
March 19, 2018
Twitter Users Bilked out of Big Money by Elon Musk Clones
Twitter Users Bilked out of Big Money by Elon Musk Clones
When a verified celebrity account posts a tweet, a fraud account using the same image and display name responds with a scam offer.
March 19, 2018
In order to create empathy in players, writers need to get personal
In order to create empathy in players, writers need to get personal
iThrive Games' senior creative director Heidi McDonald opened her talk at GDC this afternoon on the narrative burden that writers carry when creating empathy.
March 19, 2018
A Mortician's Tale deconstructs how death should be designed
A Mortician's Tale deconstructs how death should be designed
Laundry Bear Games' Gabby DaRienzo discusses how A Mortician's Tale innovates on death mechanics, and shares strategies on how game developers can best explore death in their own games.
March 19, 2018
The Witness team announces a grant for underrepresented devs
The Witness team announces a grant for underrepresented devs
The team behind The Witness has put out a call for submissions encouraging independent game designers from traditionally underrepresented groups to work on grid-based puzzle games.
March 19, 2018
Microsoft launches DirectX Raytracing to streamline real-time rendering
Microsoft launches DirectX Raytracing to streamline real-time rendering
Microsoft has introduced four new concepts to the DirectX 12 API that aim to give developers entirely new rendering options and bridge the gap between commonly used rasterization techniques.
March 19, 2018
Unreal Engine 4 adds Magic Leap One support
Unreal Engine 4 adds Magic Leap One support
Unreal Engine 4 developers can now create for Magic Leap's Magic Leap One mixed reality headset thanks to recently added Lumin SDK support.
March 19, 2018
How devs deal with making enemies that feel 'okay' to kill
How devs deal with making enemies that feel 'okay' to kill
Gamasutra chats with devs from around the industry about good enemy design, and what's involved with creating enemies that feel 'okay' to kill -- without making killing feel okay.
March 19, 2018
Life Is Strange writer on how to run a successful writer's room
Life Is Strange writer on how to run a successful writer's room
Narrative director at Deck Nine and lead writer on Life is Strange: Before the Storm Zak Garriss discusses how to run a successful writer's room.
March 19, 2018
Using data to look at what VR games get right (and wrong) about accessibility
Using data to look at what VR games get right (and wrong) about accessibility
Devs are still figuring out VR and, as Owlchemy Labs’ Andrew Eiche and Cy Wise explained, that makes now the perfect time to figure out how to design in a way that addresses accessibility issues.
March 19, 2018