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How Blizzard should prepare for next wave of DDoS attacks

Posted byby Jason Wilson
August 31, 2016
4 min

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Legion launch faced a cyberattack. According to Blizzard, a distributed denial of services (DDoS) attack causing high latency issues and disconnections during connection happened at the launch of the new expansion.

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Social whales: The industry must shift priorities to create strong game communities (VB Live)

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 31, 2016
4 min

If Moby Dick taught us anything, it’s that whale hunting doesn’t equal long-term success. But that’s only if you’re thinking of whales in terms...

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Newzoo: Esports revenues are on pace to grow 52% this year

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 31, 2016
2 min

Competitive gaming is going through a growth spurt in 2016. Esports-related revenues are on pace to generate $493 million in 2016, according to a...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with improved app and update downloads

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 31, 2016
4 min

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs and phones. The highlight is a significant change to Delivery Optimization of app and...

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Nvidia is making a Fallout 4 mod to promote its new graphics cards

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 31, 2016
2 min

The latest modder working on new content for Fallout 4 isn’t exactly a person working out of their basement. Nvidia is planning to release...

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Microsoft’s Solitaire, the most boring game ever, tops 100 million users

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 31, 2016
2 min

We all know that solitaire is a game that you play only when there is nothing better to do. And Microsoft shared a number today...

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Titanfall 2 multiplayer gets 6 new Titans

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 31, 2016
1 min

Respawn Entertainment is releasing six new Titans to play in Titanfall 2 multiplayer (the new modes have drawn some criticism, but we think people...

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Eve Online gets a free-to-play option a mere 13 years after its original release

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 31, 2016
1 min

Eve Online is about to open up its complex universe. Developer CCP Games announced today that its massively multiplayer online space game will have a...

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HTC invests $5 million in VR studio from Pixar and Lucasfilm veterans

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 31, 2016
1 min

Steel Wool Studios, a virtual reality studio made up of veterans from Pixar, LucasFilm, and Telltale Games, announced today that it has received $5 million in Series A funding from HTC. Steel Wool will use the funds to support its game, simulation, and narrative VR experiences.

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2K enters the VR scene with Carnival Games

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 31, 2016
1 min

The midway is coming to virtual reality. Publisher 2K has announced its first virtual reality title, a new entry in the Carnival Games series. It will come out for the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR on October 28 for $20. An Oculus Rift release will follow later this year.

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