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Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015
Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015
Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015. P2P sites flooded with false account registrations
Aug. 23, 2016
Indians could face jail time for torrenting and file sharing
Indians could face jail time for torrenting and file sharing
It looks like the whole world is going after Torrent websites. Beginning with the shutdown of Kickass Torrents which led to the arrest of its owner Artem
Aug. 23, 2016
Epic Games Forums Suffer Data Breach; 800k Accounts Stolen
Epic Games Forums Suffer Data Breach; 800k Accounts Stolen
Gaming giant Epic Games, Inc has suffered a massive data breach in which login credentials of 800,000 plus registered users (gamers) from Unreal Engine and
Aug. 23, 2016
Wargaming shuts down Bellevue-based WG Cells
Wargaming shuts down Bellevue-based WG Cells
Gamasutra has learned that Bellevue-based WG Cells, formerly known as DropForge games, has been shut down.
Aug. 23, 2016
Household Games hires speedrunner as accessibility advocate
Household Games hires speedrunner as accessibility advocate
The new studio from former Guacamelee developer Jason Canam has hired an advocate to make its games more accessible for disabled players.
Aug. 23, 2016
Sony is bringing its PlayStation Now game streaming service to PC
Sony is bringing its PlayStation Now game streaming service to PC
More than a year after its official debut, Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service is being prepped for launch on PC and Mac in the U.S. and Europe.
Aug. 23, 2016
CEDEC survey sheds light on how much Japanese game devs get paid
CEDEC survey sheds light on how much Japanese game devs get paid
Japanese game industry trade body CESA recently polled nearly 2,000 game devs in Japan about how much they're paid, and the results suggest it's less than devs in the West.
Aug. 23, 2016
Pokemon Go is losing millions of users, still has millions more
Pokemon Go is losing millions of users, still has millions more
Data culled from mobile analytics firm Apptopia suggests public interest in Pokemon Go is declining, as daily active users appear to have dropped by roughly 12 million over the past month.
Aug. 23, 2016
Writing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided to 'hold a mirror up to the world'
Writing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided to 'hold a mirror up to the world'
Eidos Montreal's Mary DeMarle chats about art and business of writing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a game about conspiracy theories, terrorism and fear released this week into a world awash in the same.
Aug. 23, 2016
Former Comcast exec appointed head of IGDA Foundation
Former Comcast exec appointed head of IGDA Foundation
"The IGDA Foundation has a lofty goal and high purpose: make game development as a profession more diverse, more fulfilling, and more valued."
Aug. 23, 2016
Kabam ready to spend $24 million on a single mobile game by 2018
Kabam ready to spend $24 million on a single mobile game by 2018
Mobile powerhouse Kabam is going to spend big to secure its future as the next decade of smartphone gaming draws near.
Aug. 23, 2016
Nintendo nets $661 million from Seattle Mariners sale
Nintendo nets $661 million from Seattle Mariners sale
Nintendo has sold the majority of its controlling stake in the Seattle Mariners baseball team, after announcing the deal earlier this year.
Aug. 23, 2016