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Alan Wake will be removed from digital stores on May 15th due to music license issues
Alan Wake will be removed from digital stores on May 15th due to music license issues
May 12, 2017
Learning Platform Edmodo Investigates Reports of Major Breach
Learning Platform Edmodo Investigates Reports of Major Breach
Learning Platform Edmodo Investigates Reports of Major Breach. Reports suggest as many as 77 million users could be affected
May 12, 2017
IPCC Probes Claims Met Police Outsourced Email Hacking to India
IPCC Probes Claims Met Police Outsourced Email Hacking to India
IPCC Probes Claims Met Police Outsourced Email Hacking to India. Whistleblower’s allegations claim police spied on journalists and activists for years
May 12, 2017
Massive Ransomware Attack Hits NHS and ISPs
Massive Ransomware Attack Hits NHS and ISPs
A major ransomware attack has been reported, with targets including banks and NHS Trusts all being hit
May 12, 2017
NHS Ransomware Attack Goes Global, Affecting Tens of Thousands
NHS Ransomware Attack Goes Global, Affecting Tens of Thousands
The new ransomware, known as WannaCry, Wanna Decryptor, Wcry or WanaCrypt0r 2.0, emerged just today and is peaking globally.
May 12, 2017
Jaff Ransomware Targets Millions, While vCrypt1 Attacks on the Cheap
Jaff Ransomware Targets Millions, While vCrypt1 Attacks on the Cheap
Jaff looks like Locky and uses the Necurs botnet to spread globally at a rate of 10K mails per hour.
May 12, 2017
Acer to sell mixed reality headset with motion controllers for $399
Acer to sell mixed reality headset with motion controllers for $399
Acer plans to release a $399 mixed reality headset that ships with two of Microsoft's new motion controllers later this year.
May 12, 2017
Civilization V lead designer Jon Shafer joins Paradox Interactive
Civilization V lead designer Jon Shafer joins Paradox Interactive
The Swedish studio already has Shafer, who helped design two Civilization IV expansions before taking the lead on the sequel, working on a mystery project.
May 12, 2017
Blizzard uses a 'balance triangle' to keep Overwatch competitive
Blizzard uses a 'balance triangle' to keep Overwatch competitive
"On the one tip of the triangle, is statistics. On the other two points are the player sentiment and then our own feeling and intuition."
May 12, 2017
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a UI Artist 2
Get a job: Telltale Games is hiring a UI Artist 2
Telltale Games is looking for an UI Artist with an understanding of traditional graphic design, 3D modeling, animation, game design, and some programming to join its studio in San Rafael, CA.
May 12, 2017
Video: Breaking down procedural narrative generation
Video: Breaking down procedural narrative generation
At GDC 2017, NC State researchers Chris Martens and Rogelia Cardona-Rivera took a look at the tools game dev can use to balance structure and spontaneity and create unique, procedural narratives.
May 12, 2017
How Zach Gage fine-tuned the difficulty curve of TypeShift
How Zach Gage fine-tuned the difficulty curve of TypeShift
“You have these words stacked on top of each other, you can move columns up and down, you try and spell words in the center row, and if you use every letter one time you solve the puzzle.”
May 12, 2017