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Tomb Raider sold 11 million copies & almost half of them are coming from PC, ROTTR shifts 7 million units
Tomb Raider sold 11 million copies & almost half of them are coming from PC, ROTTR shifts 7 million units
Nov. 27, 2017
Bungie announces free trial for Destiny 2, starts tomorrow
Bungie announces free trial for Destiny 2, starts tomorrow
Nov. 27, 2017
Imgur Breach Exposes 1.7 Million Users
Imgur Breach Exposes 1.7 Million Users
Incident probably occurred back in 2014
Nov. 27, 2017
Scarab Ransomware Uses Necurs to Spread to Millions of Inboxes
Scarab Ransomware Uses Necurs to Spread to Millions of Inboxes
Ransomware hit 12.5 million in first few hours thanks to botnet
Nov. 27, 2017
McAfee to Acquire Skyhigh Networks
McAfee to Acquire Skyhigh Networks
Deal comes less than eight months after McAfee's spinout from Intel
Nov. 27, 2017
Researchers Demonstrate 'Un-Hackable' Quantum Encryption
Researchers Demonstrate 'Un-Hackable' Quantum Encryption
It’s capable of creating and distributing encryption codes five to 10 times faster than existing methods and on par with current internet speeds.
Nov. 27, 2017
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap dev reveals how to unlock the game's dev tools
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap dev reveals how to unlock the game's dev tools
Developer Lizardcube today revealed (via Twitter) that the game's internal dev toolset can be accessed by editing a config file in PC builds released through Steam and GOG.
Nov. 27, 2017
British Gambling Commission worried about 'potential risk' of loot boxes
British Gambling Commission worried about 'potential risk' of loot boxes
The British Gambling Commission has expressed concern over the prevalence and impact of loot boxes in games.
Nov. 27, 2017
Pokemon Go developer Niantic nets $200M in funding
Pokemon Go developer Niantic nets $200M in funding
Pokemon Go developer Niantic has reportedly secured $200 million from a Series B funding round led by Spark Capital.
Nov. 27, 2017
Parent rebukes Epic for suing teenage Fortnite player accused of cheating
Parent rebukes Epic for suing teenage Fortnite player accused of cheating
Fortnite developer Epic Games is suing a 14-year-old accused of cheating, and has come under fire from the defendant's mother.
Nov. 27, 2017
Get a job: Crate Entertainment is hiring a Gameplay/Engine Programmer
Get a job: Crate Entertainment is hiring a Gameplay/Engine Programmer
Crate Entertainment is looking for an enthusiastic junior or senior software engineer to work on strategy and RPG titles currently in development.
Nov. 27, 2017
Video: How saying 'no' can help you make a better game
Video: How saying 'no' can help you make a better game
At GDC 2016, Oculus' Ruth Tomandl reminds fellow devs that, as John Carmack says, focus is a matter of deciding what you're not going to do -- and gives a great talk about how and when to say no.
Nov. 27, 2017