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Who do you trust most?
Who do you trust most?
Fully 88% of buyers suggest that social channels are strong influencers during the purchase decision process.  A whopping 84% of Millennials trust their friends over advertising or sales messages. (Both...
Sept. 15, 2014
Volition creative director Steve Jaros is now at Valve
Volition creative director Steve Jaros is now at Valve
Steve Jaros, creative director at Saints Row studio Volition for the last decade, has made a move to Valve.
Sept. 15, 2014
Long-awaited MMO ArcheAge is DDoSed before it even launches
Long-awaited MMO ArcheAge is DDoSed before it even launches
ArcheAge, the MMO from Lineage creator Jake Song that has been in development for eight years, is finally getting a Western release tomorrow -- but it's already being hit with DDoS attacks.
Sept. 15, 2014
Veteran RPG designer Ken Rolston finds new role at Hinterland Games
Veteran RPG designer Ken Rolston finds new role at Hinterland Games
Ken Rolston, previously known as the lead designer on The Elder Scrolls titles Morrowind and Oblivion, has joined Hinterland Games, the team behind survival game The Long Dark.
Sept. 15, 2014
Minecraft studio Mojang has been bought by Microsoft for $2.5B
Minecraft studio Mojang has been bought by Microsoft for $2.5B
Minecraft studio Mojang has confirmed that the rumors are true: The developer is being bought by Microsoft for a whopping $2.5 billion.
Sept. 15, 2014
Zynga's online gambling COO has left the company
Zynga's online gambling COO has left the company
Two years after Zynga added Maytal Ginzburg Olsha as its chief operating officer of new markets, the online gambling veteran has left the social games company.
Sept. 15, 2014
Destiny is now the UK's fastest-selling new video game IP
Destiny is now the UK's fastest-selling new video game IP
Bungie's Destiny is now the UK's fastest-selling new IP at retail, just three months after Ubisoft's Watch Dogs claimed the title, according to Chart-Track.
Sept. 15, 2014
Lionsgate exec: 'games... a part of our roadmap of all IP' for the movie studio
Lionsgate exec: 'games... a part of our roadmap of all IP' for the movie studio
The movie studio behind The Hunger Games says it's going to go all-in on creating games for its movie properties.
Sept. 15, 2014
Get a job: Turbine is hiring a Senior Mobile Engineer
Get a job: Turbine is hiring a Senior Mobile Engineer
The house responsible for Lord of the Rings Online and the Infinite Crisis MOBA needs a senior software engineer to work on mobile projects in its Needham, Massachusetts office.
Sept. 15, 2014
Craigslist Scammers Traced Back to Five Nigerian Gangs
Craigslist Scammers Traced Back to Five Nigerian Gangs
Craigslist Scammers Traced Back to Five Nigerian Gangs. Over 50% hail from African nation, but many are using US agents
Sept. 12, 2014
US Government Requests Access to Non-Existent Dropbox Accounts
US Government Requests Access to Non-Existent Dropbox Accounts
US Government Requests Access to Non-Existent Dropbox Accounts. Firm sees access requests rise but authorities want to keep it quiet
Sept. 12, 2014
US-CERT Warns on Cisco Blade Server Vulnerability
US-CERT Warns on Cisco Blade Server Vulnerability
An unauthenticated, remote attacker could cause a denial of service condition for websites running on the architecture.
Sept. 12, 2014