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Piracy Spikes with Millions of Offers, Threatening Pay-TV
Piracy Spikes with Millions of Offers, Threatening Pay-TV
There are more than 16.5 million visits per month to the top 100 pirate IPTV supplier websites.
Dec. 8, 2016
Legal Firms Draw Hackers Looking to Compromise Clients
Legal Firms Draw Hackers Looking to Compromise Clients
Legal firms, as a sector, are now about even with the retail industry when it comes to being targeted by hackers.
Dec. 8, 2016
Floki Bot Improves on Zeus Banking Code to Grab PoS Info
Floki Bot Improves on Zeus Banking Code to Grab PoS Info
Rather than simply copying the Zeus trojan
Dec. 8, 2016
3 Reasons why cyberattacks force competitors to share information
3 Reasons why cyberattacks force competitors to share information
In their latest attempt to protect investor and customer data, eight major banks recently did the unthinkable: they formed an alliance. Reportedly, J.P.
Dec. 8, 2016
Get $20k in cash prize if you can exploit Nintendo 3DS system
Get $20k in cash prize if you can exploit Nintendo 3DS system
Bug bounty programs are certainly the current rage among software developers and tech firms alike. The reason is that, through these reward programs, small
Dec. 8, 2016
Obsidian lays off some Armored Warfare devs as project moves to Moscow
Obsidian lays off some Armored Warfare devs as project moves to Moscow
A number of Obsidian employees are facing layoffs early next year as development of Armored Warfare partially shifts to new location.
Dec. 8, 2016
Online games will be required to disclose random loot box odds in China
Online games will be required to disclose random loot box odds in China
New regulations laid out by the Chinese Ministry of Culture state that publishers will soon be required to disclose the drop rates for items included in chance-based loot boxes.
Dec. 8, 2016
Booming game chat app Discord intros in-game text, voice integration
Booming game chat app Discord intros in-game text, voice integration
Rapidly-growing chat software specialist Discord has pulled back the curtain on GameBridge, a new program that gives devs the tools to integrate voice and text chat into their projects.
Dec. 8, 2016
Takeover threat looms over Ubisoft
Takeover threat looms over Ubisoft
French media conglomerate Vivendi has upped its stake in Ubisoft yet again, and now holds 25.15 percent of the company and 22.92 percent of its voting rights.
Dec. 8, 2016
Q&A: Weaving together The Last Guardian's emotional score
Q&A: Weaving together The Last Guardian's emotional score
"It was imperative for the music to function in a restrained and suggestive manner and not overwhelm or verbosely spoon-feed emotion."
Dec. 8, 2016
Miyamoto says stripped back mobile titles can revitalize console counterparts
Miyamoto says stripped back mobile titles can revitalize console counterparts
"The longer you continue to make a series, the more complex the gameplay becomes, and the harder it becomes for new players to be able to get into the series."
Dec. 8, 2016
Rocketwerkz' Dean Hall defends VR devs who make exclusivity deals
Rocketwerkz' Dean Hall defends VR devs who make exclusivity deals
"People talk about devs who have taken Oculus/Facebook/Intel money like they've sold out," said Hall. "The reality is these devs made these deals because it is the only way their games could come out."
Dec. 8, 2016