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Israeli Defense Force in False Nuke Warning After Twitter Hack
Israeli Defense Force in False Nuke Warning After Twitter Hack
Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility in latest account compromise.
July 4, 2014
CosmicDuke Combines Infamous Malware to Harvest User Data
CosmicDuke Combines Infamous Malware to Harvest User Data
F-Secure spots new threat which borrows from Cosmu and MiniDuke malware families.
July 4, 2014
Unity support is coming to Metal on iOS 8
Unity support is coming to Metal on iOS 8
Earlier this month, Apple revealed Metal, a new graphics technology that it says better powers game graphics on its iOS devices. Today, popular game engine Unity has announced support for Metal is coming soon.
July 4, 2014
Warframe studio acquired by Perfect World and... a meat supplier
Warframe studio acquired by Perfect World and... a meat supplier
Free-to-play giant Perfect World is finalizing plans to acquire Warframe studio Digital Extremes, alongside a surprising partner -- a chicken meat supplier.
July 4, 2014
Motor World: Car Factory studio receives $4M in funding
Motor World: Car Factory studio receives $4M in funding
Oh Bibi, the French studio behind popular mobile free-to-play game Motor World: Car Factory, has received 3 million euros ($4.1 million) in funding for its next game.
July 4, 2014
Oculus dev kit sales suspended in China due to 'extreme reseller purchases'
Oculus dev kit sales suspended in China due to 'extreme reseller purchases'
Oculus VR has confirmed that sales of the developer kit for its upcoming virtual reality headset have been suspended in China, due to "extreme reseller purchases."
July 4, 2014
Can joy be more 'adult' than violence?
Can joy be more 'adult' than violence?
"Adult content" rules commercial games -- but repetitive, blistering violence gets dull. Honeyslug's Ricky Haggett and Funomena's Robin Hunicke look at joy, as an alternative quality of mature games.
July 4, 2014
Video: Designing for mystery in Kentucky Route Zero
Video: Designing for mystery in Kentucky Route Zero
As part of the GDC 2014 Independent Games Summit, Cardboard Computer's Jake Elliott speaks briefly about how their development process evolved to focus on creating mystery, rather than puzzles.
July 4, 2014
‘NSA-proof’ Encrypted Email Service Tutanota Launches
‘NSA-proof’ Encrypted Email Service Tutanota Launches
German crypto-experts offer 1GB of storage in free service aimed at mass market.
July 3, 2014
A Major IT Shift – Delivering Business Outcomes
A Major IT Shift – Delivering Business Outcomes
During geek-fests like CiscoLive, it’s easy to become hypnotized by all the amazing technology. So many smart people are innovating in so many amazing
July 3, 2014
The Art of Escape
The Art of Escape
Craig Williams and Jaeson Schultz have contributed to this post. We blogged in September of 2013 about variants of Havex. A month ago on June 2, 2014, I
July 3, 2014
World of Warcraft frontman Rob Pardo has left Blizzard
World of Warcraft frontman Rob Pardo has left Blizzard
Game industry veteran and World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo has quit his post as chief creative officer of Blizzard Entertainment, ending a 17-year career with the company.
July 3, 2014