Tag: Minecraft

Microsoft’s Lineup of Exclusive Games Draws Fire From Deal Foes
29Jun By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft’s Lineup of Exclusive Games Draws Fire From Deal Foes

[ad_1] US officials suing to stop Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. argue the software giant's recent acquisition history suggests it's motivated to rope off blockbuster video games from competitors.Microsoft routinely distributes its video games across multiple consoles, but with the 2020 purchase of gaming conglomerate ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, the company placed an increased emphasis on exclusive, top tier titles. As the Federal Trade Commission seeks in court to block the Activision merger, the agency pointed to the ZeniMax deal to poke holes in Microsoft's assertion that the acquisition will be good for the industry and question its intention to make more games available on multiple platforms. Starting with the ZeniMax purchase, Microsoft made...
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Setback for Reddit as Minecraft developer exits, says will no longer post “official content”
28Jun By adminNo Comments
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Setback for Reddit as Minecraft developer exits, says will no longer post “official content”

[ad_1] Trouble continues to dog Reddit with the platform all set to implement its planned changes from July 1 onwards. Ever since Reddit announced its new pricing for API requests, many third-party apps have come out and stated that they will have to shut down because they will not be able to afford to run operations. Afterwards, thousands of subreddits went private to protest the move. While some subreddits continue to stay private even after the 48-hour schedule, other communities have written an open letter asking the company to find a solution. And now, today, a Minecraft developer made a post announcing that the devs will not be making any official posts or referring to their players on the platform, highlighting that they will be effectively stepping away from Reddit.A user named ...
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PUBG, Call of Duty, Roblox, Minecraft, GTA are DANGEROUS; check full list and know why
17Sep By adminNo Comments
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PUBG, Call of Duty, Roblox, Minecraft, GTA are DANGEROUS; check full list and know why

[ad_1] A dangerous password-stealing software left the data of gamers playing popular titles like PUBG, Call of Duty, Roblox, and Minecraft under threat. Some of the most popular game titles in the world have been exploited by hackers. They have inserted vicious malware in these games and this has compromised players' data, cybersecurity researchers warned. The more worrying part is that the list of infected games includes those titles which are popular all over the world, such as PUBG, Call of Duty, Roblox, Fifa and Minecraft. The number of games affected are 28 games. These games have been exploited through one of the most common and dangerous malware - RedLiner. The report by cyber security firm Kaspersky mentioned that th...
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Cybercriminals using online games like Minecraft, Roblox, Far Cry to insert powerful malware on gadgets
7Sep By adminNo Comments
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Cybercriminals using online games like Minecraft, Roblox, Far Cry to insert powerful malware on gadgets

[ad_1] A team of security researchers has discovered that nearly 25% of malicious files are spread by Minecraft-related files. FIFA (11%), Roblox (9.5%), Far Cry (9.4%), Call of Duty (9%), Need for Speed, Grand Theft Auto are also being abused by hackers. Cyber criminals seem to be finding new ways to bypass security barriers to attack more and more users. In a new study, security researchers have found that cybercriminals are using the popular game title Minecraft to trick players into downloading dangerous malware. A team of security researchers has discovered that nearly 25% of malicious files are spread by Minecraft-related files via game brand abuse. Not only Minecraft, but other game titles like FIFA (11%), Roblox (9.5%...
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