News in the Gaming category

Get Assassin's Creed: Unity for Free in Honor of Notre-Dame

French video game developer Ubisoft is giving away Assassins Creed: Unity for free in honor of the Notre-Dame, which was recently damaged due to a fire.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 18, 2019
- 02:04 PM
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UK Investigating Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony for Billing Practices

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have announced that they are investigating whether the auto-renewal of membership subscriptions for Microsoft's Xbox Live, Sony's Playstation Plus, and Nintendo Switch Online are legal.
- Allen Lydiard
- April 08, 2019
- 12:05 PM
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Researchers Hack Google Maps Snake Game to Add God Mode, AI Auto-Play

Check Point's research team tried the April Fools snake game added by Google inside the Android and iOS Google Maps apps and, after failing to play it for as long as they wanted, they reverse engineered it, stuck an auto-play AI inside, and removed the "loss" factor altogether.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 04, 2019
- 05:32 PM
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EPIC Promises to Fix Game Launcher after Privacy Concerns

Epic Games has responded to multiple accusations saying that their Epic Games Launcher is scanning for and collecting users' Steam information without first requesting permission.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 15, 2019
- 11:24 AM
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Google Chrome Adding Support For Nintendo Switch Gamepads

You will soon be able to use the Nintendo Switch gamepads to control online games in Google Chrome using the GamePad API.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 14, 2019
- 05:41 PM
- 0
39% of All Counter-Strike 1.6 Servers Used to Infect Players

When playing a video game, most people do not worry about getting infected by the their game client. New research, though, shows that's exactly what is happening when 39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers were trying to infect players through vulnerabilities in the game client.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 13, 2019
- 04:20 PM
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Windows 10 KB4482887 Cumulative Update Causing Major Stuttering in Games

The February KB4482887 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 is causing major graphics performance issues in multiple games, from FPS drops and mouse input lag to severe stuttering and lag spikes according to numerous user reports.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 07, 2019
- 09:44 AM
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Windows 10 May Soon Run on the Nintendo Switch

Using a custom UEFI firmware, a Windows driver and UEFI developer is getting closer to installing Windows 10 on a Nintendo Switch.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 04, 2019
- 06:33 PM
- 0
Apex Legends Fans Targeted with Malware and Scam Campaigns

Apex Legends fans who want to play the game on mobile devices are being actively targeted by scam and malware campaigns which promise to deliver a playable version of the game ready to install on iOS and Android devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 25, 2019
- 05:57 PM
- 0
Decompiled Undertale RPG Source Code Released on GitHub

The decompiled source code for the popular video game Undertale has been posted to GitHub. This decompilation contains what appears to be all of the game's assets, including its images, scripts, and audio files.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 09, 2019
- 02:06 PM
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Hacker: I'm logged in. New LibSSH Vulnerability: OK! I believe you.

Newly released versions of the libssh library fix an authentication bypass flaw that grants access to the server by just telling it that the procedure was a success.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 17, 2018
- 09:41 AM
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Sony Playstation 4 Crashes from Messages with Symbols, Fix the Problem

PlayStation 4 owners are at risk of having their console freeze on them in the middle of a game due to an issue with parsing symbols in messages received from fellow gamers.
- Ionut Ilascu
- October 15, 2018
- 10:13 AM
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Would you like to play a game? Google Hides Text Adventure in Dev Tools

Would you like to play a game? That is the question that was found when a sleuthing visitor searched for the phrase "text adventure" in Google while the browser's developer tools were open.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 01, 2018
- 02:07 PM
- 0
Fortnite Android App Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Disk Attacks

Google security researchers have revealed this week that the immensely popular Fortnite Android app is vulnerable to so-called man-in-the-disk (MitD) attacks.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 25, 2018
- 07:17 PM
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Someone Is Playing Pranks on GTA Gamers by Fake-Announcing GTA 6

The makers of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online mods have played a cruel prank on GTA gamers this week after they used their mods to show fake GTA 6 launch announcements to online gamers.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 05, 2018
- 02:51 AM
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Gaming Companies Remove Analytics App After Massive User Outcry

Several gaming companies have announced plans to remove support for an analytics app they have bundled with their games. The decision to remove the app came after several Reddit and Steam users noticed that many game publishers have recently embedded a controversial analytics SDK part of recent updates to their games.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 17, 2018
- 07:17 AM
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Steam Will No Longer Support Windows XP and Vista in 2019

In what many would consider overdue, Steam will no longer support the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems starting on January 1st 2019.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 13, 2018
- 06:50 PM
- 2
Valve Patches Security Bug That Existed in Steam Client for the Past Ten Years

Valve developers have recently patched a severe security flaw that affected all versions of the Steam gaming client released in the past ten years.The vulnerability would have allowed an attacker to execute malicious code on any of Steam's 15 million gaming clients.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 31, 2018
- 06:58 AM
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Bethesda Announces Fallout 76 With a Trailer Full of Clues

After almost a day long tease showing a humourous Twitch stream of a Vault Boy bobble head and various developer cameos, Bethesda has finally revealed the next Fallout game called "Fallout 76". What little we know about the game is based on the Fallout 76 trailer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 30, 2018
- 01:44 PM
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Microsoft's New Xbox Adaptive Controller Created for Players With Disabilities

Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox Adaptive Controller, which was developed entirely for players with disabilities. As everyone is unique and so are their individual requirements, this controller was developed so that its use would be tailored around a particular person's needs rather than a general group of consumers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 17, 2018
- 09:40 AM
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