It’s the season to go a little overboard on gift giving. But this year, give the gift of good security (and privacy) and eschew tech that can have […]
I’m 32. Xbox is barred from making X-Men games until I’m 45. Here’s why.
Xbox is barred from making X-Men games until 2036.
2023’s Biggest Video Game Leaks, From Wolverine To GTA
2023 is nearly a wrap. As we close the books on what was an outstanding year of video games, we also note that 2023 was a year rife with something else: leaked information about video games. Oftentimes very big leaks. This year was lousy with them.
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X-Men Games To Be Sony Exclusives Until 2035, Leak Reveals
If you haven’t heard, over 1.3 million internal documents from Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games were leaked after Sony didn’t meet ransomware group Rhysida’s demands for $2 million worth of Bitcoin. The documents include early footage of the team’s Wolverine game, the studio’s roadmap for the…
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New Venom And X-Men Games Coming By 2030, Massive Hack Reveals
The 1.3 million files leaked as part of the recent ransomware attack on Insomniac Games contain tons of confidential information, including Sony’s projected plans for all of the studio’s upcoming games on PlayStation 5 and beyond. Those alleged roadmaps include a standalone Venom game, a Ratchet and Clank sequel,…
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Authorities claim seizure of notorious ALPHV ransomware gang’s dark web leak site
An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat. “The Federal Bureau of […]
God Of War Valhalla DLC Just Got Harder, With One Big Exception
Valhalla, the setting of God of War Ragnarök’s new, free roguelike expansion, is full of tough challenges and fights. And unfortunately, the going’s only going to get tougher as developer Santa Monica Studio just dropped a new patch that tweaks the difficulty of certain encounters—though there is one change that may…
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As the SEC’s new data breach disclosure rules take effect, here’s what you need to know
Starting from today, December 18, publicly-owned companies operating in the U.S. must comply with a new set of rules requiring them to disclose “material” cyber incidents within 96 […]
Playground Global closes Fund III with $410M for early-stage deep tech investments
Playground Global, the storied early-stage venture capital firm, brought in $410 million in capital commitments for its Fund III to invest in early-stage deep tech and science companies. […]
Insomniac Leaks Fuels Fan Speculation About A Spider-Verse Game
Insomniac Games has quickly become Sony’s most prodigious first-party studio. In the span of just five years it released Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, and Spider-Man 2. Now alleged leaks from a ransomware hack potentially point to a Spider-Verse spin-off being in development.
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