Gaming

Microsoft closes Arkane Austin
Microsoft shuts down Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, cutting 2,500 jobs in a massive restructuring.

Unity ByDesign layoffs hit 25%
Unity's ByDesign division cuts 400 jobs as engine maker restructures amid market shifts. What went wrong?

Unity runtime fee reversal: devs win
Unity scraps controversial runtime fee after developer backlash, restoring trust but raising questions about long-term monetization strategy.

Battle.net DDoS attack: a weekend of chaos
The Battle.net DDoS attack on March 23 took down WoW, Overwatch, and more during peak hours.

Intel Battlemage GPU delay: what went wrong?
Intel Battlemage GPU delay is more than a slip—it's a possible exit for Intel from discrete gaming GPUs.

Nvidia RTX 4090 connector melt crisis
New reports confirm 12VHPWR connectors are melting on RTX 4090s. Nvidia faces mounting pressure.

Sony PSN breach: 50M accounts exposed
A massive credential-stuffing attack on Sony's PlayStation Network compromised over 50 million user accounts yesterday.

Riot Games breach: 10M accounts exposed
Riot Games breach compromises over 10 million player accounts, exposing passwords and payment data in a massive security failure.

Unity AI Marketplace: A High-Stakes Gamble for Developers
Unity's new AI marketplace aims to democratize AI tools but raises critical questions about data ethics and developer trust after last year's pricing debacle.

Easy Anti-Cheat hack exposes supply chain threat in gaming
The Easy Anti-Cheat hack exposes a critical vulnerability in the foundational trust model of competitive gaming. A supply chain attack on Epic Games.

ESEA data breach 2025 exposes anti-cheat fortress to hackers
Hackers claim to have breached ESEA, a major anti-cheat provider, potentially exposing sensitive system-level data of millions of gamers in the ESEA data breach 2025.
