Activision Blizzard fined over Diablo Immortal’s microtransactions
Activision Blizzard has been fined after failing to disclose Diablo Immortal's microtransactions during its rating process......»»
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile is out to eliminate mobile gaming’s stigma
Activision believes that Call of Duty Warzone Mobile will be the shooter that changes people's minds about mobile gaming. Here's why......»»
Xbox Game Pass gets its first Activision Blizzard game very soon
An Activision Blizzard title is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, opening the floodgates for more to come......»»
Spotify accuses Apple of blocking its app updates in the EU following $2 billion fine
Apple was recently fined 1.8 billion euros (about $2 billion USD) by the European Union commission, which argues that the company abuses its dominant position to harm Apple Music competitors on iOS. Even so, it seems that the company still has unreso.....»»
Microsoft: Russian hackers accessed internal systems, code repositories
Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29), a group of Russian hackers tied to the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), has leveraged information stolen from Microsoft corporate email systems to burrow into the company’s source code repositor.....»»
Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems
Midnight Blizzard is now using stolen secrets in follow-on attacks against customers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said that Kremlin-backed hackers stole its proprietary source code during a January breach of.....»»
EU DMA architect says Apple seems to want to be fined for non-compliance
A Member of the European Parliament who worked on the EU's Digital Markets Act says Apple banning Epic Games is is weird, and so is likely to mean it becomes the first Big Tech firm to be fined under the new law.Still from an Epic Games anti-Apple ad.....»»
Spotify comment on Apple’s $2B antitrust fine hints at possible malicious compliance
We noted yesterday that Spotify welcomed Apple being fined $2B for antitrust offences relating to streaming music services. The tone of the company’s response, however, strongly suggests that it believes the iPhone maker will repeat what some ha.....»»
Apple fined $2 billion by EU commission for ‘abusive’ App Store rules, Apple to appeal
The EU commission today announced that it is fining Apple 1.8 billion euros, or about $2 billion USD, for abusing its dominant position in the market for distribution of music streaming services, with ‘abusive’ App Store rules. Specifically, the.....»»
Winds threaten to fuel huge Texas wildfire as blizzard hits California
Gusty weekend winds were threatening to worsen a million-acre wildfire that has already killed two people in the southern US, as a monster blizzard engulfed California's mountains Friday......»»
Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel "dangerous to impossible"
A Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is shaping up to be the strongest of the season, forecasters say, as it pushes toward California with potential blizzard conditions in the Sierra and up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow in the mounta.....»»
Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys for Bob is going independent
Toys for Bob, the Activision Blizzard studio behind franchises like Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders, and Spyro, is going independent......»»
APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments
Russian threat actors APT29 are changing their techniques and expanding their targets to access cloud environments, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned. About APT29 APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka Cozy Bear) is a cyber espion.....»»
Apple faces €500m fine from EU over Spotify complaint
Apple Music is facing a whopping €500m fine after an antitrust probe. Apple is facing a first-ever fine, which Brussels is set to announce next month. The company will reportedly be fined around €500 million ($539m) for allegedly breakin.....»»
Report: Apple is about to be fined €500 million by the EU over music streaming
EC accuses Apple of abusing its market position after complaint by Spotify. Enlarge Brussels is to impose its first-ever fine on tech giant Apple for allegedly breaking EU law over access to its music streaming services.....»»
U.S. authorities disrupt Russian intelligence’s botnet
In January 2024, an operation dismantled a network of hundreds of SOHO routers controlled by GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit. This network facilitated various crimes, in.....»»
Diablo II streamer finds 1-in-3-million item drop, instantly sells it for laughs
Many players have never even seen a Zod rune drop over decades of play. Enlarge / Mere seconds before an epic livestreamed troll moment. (credit: Kano / YouTube) The Zod rune has a mythical place in Diablo II lore. The i.....»»
Elden Ring is Tencent’s next target for mobile loot boxes and microtransactions
Following Nier and Apex Legends failures, Tencent turns to the Lands Between. Enlarge / Artist's rendition of two Elden Ring teams, The Medium and The Message, battling it out in a colosseum constructed from micro-transactions an.....»»
Washington state drinking water, hydropower at risk as Pacific Northwest snowpack shrinks
At Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park the clouds lift by noon and wind screams down the mountainsides. Temperatures sunk to zero as Jon Riedel, a retired geologist with the National Park Service, stood on a ridge above the blue-green reservoir.....»»
Microsoft to Slash up to 1,900 Jobs Across Xbox and Activision Blizzard
The cuts come as a result of a strategy that will "reduce areas of overlap" within Microsoft's operations. The post Microsoft to Slash up to 1,900 Jobs Across Xbox and Activision Blizzard appeared first on Phandroid. The past couple of yea.....»»
Microsoft cancels Blizzard survival game, lays off 1,900
Job cuts hit Xbox, ZeniMax businesses, too, reports say. Enlarge / Blizzard shared this image teasing a now-cancelled game in 2022. (credit: Blizzard Entertainment/Twitter) The survival game that Blizzard announced it.....»»