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Opinion: Game publishers, please keep your showcases brief from now on

This complaint is sort of tough to articulate because my job since 2008 has been to demand news of a private-sector business that is not obligated to divulge it. And June is the month when everyone in the games publishing … Continue reading

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Siri gets major upgrade in iOS 18 with generative AI and expanded app interactions

Apple’s highly anticipated WWDC 2024 event is set to unveil major updates to its software lineup, including a substantial improvement to Siri, as detailed in a recent leak and covered by AppleInsider. The upcoming iOS 18 is expected to bring … Continue reading

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Snowflake enforces MFA as data breach probe continues

Cloud data analytics platform Snowflake announced that it will enforce multi-factor authentication following what might be one of the largest data breaches on record. This decision was prompted by a breach noticed last month by Hudson Rock analysts, involving a … Continue reading

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Five games we can’t stop thinking about from the Wholesome Direct

The weekend of June 8 has been an absolute bumper weekend for gamers. Summer Games Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase captured most of the attention, but causing great excitement in other parts of the gaming sphere was the Wholesome … Continue reading

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Fight for your shareholders and rule the Red Planet in Mars Tactics

Just like in the real world, the people like you and me mean nothing to the big corporations. It’s all about the shareholders and the fat profits they hoover up while doing very little of the hard work. Once all … Continue reading

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Blumhouse Games promises to be the horror publisher of our nightmares

Back in early 2023, Blumhouse, the movie studio behind horror classics such as Get Out and the Paranormal Activity series, announced its interactive division and a move into video game production. At Summer Games Fest 2024, we got their first … Continue reading

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Apple blocks PC emulator UTM from app stores

Apple has rejected an application for the PC emulator UTM to be hosted on the Apple App Store. It has also blocked the app from appearing on third-party app stores. In a post on X, UTM stated that the reason … Continue reading

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Children’s photos are being ‘illegally used to train AI’

Personal photos of Brazilian children are being used without their knowledge or consent to develop sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according to Human Rights Watch. These images are reportedly collected from the internet and compiled into extensive datasets, which companies … Continue reading

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Ukraine Blocks 371 Illegal Gambling Websites Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Ukraine’s Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL), has swooped against illegal gambling in the war-torn nation by blocking 371 websites operating within the country following a collaborative effort between KRAIL and the Security Service of Ukraine. Between … Continue reading

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Xbox boss finally speaks out about studio closures

In May, Microsoft announced the sudden closure of four of its game studios (Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios, and Roundhouse Games), and aside from a couple of platitudes from Xbox’s president Sarah Bond about the decisions being hard, … Continue reading

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