Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Linux users on Tuesday got a major dose of bad news—a 12-year-old vulnerability in a system tool called Polkit gives attackers unfettered root privileges on machines running any major distribution...

Activision Blizzard game-testing workers in Wisconsin are expected to file for a union with the National Labor Relations Board.Read More

The crew behind Last of the Nintendogs determine the most overrated Nintendo games with the help of the listening audience.Read More

To succeed in creating new technology business models in 2022, you will need to articulate and understand the tokenomics of your project.Read More

Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event. ...

Popular content creators discuss how they’re building inclusive communities with Facebook gaming, and what the industry can do better.Read More

Jason Rubin, head of content for Meta, talks with GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi about the company’s strategy for the metaverse.Read More

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered advanced, never-before-seen macOS malware that was installed using exploits that were almost impossible for most users to detect or stop once the users landed on a...

How to achieve inclusive game design, featuring Renee Gittins, Osama Dorias, Laura Teclemariam, and Tara Voelker.Read More

What Unilever has earned from their foray into the gaming space, and why brand building is so important for gaming companies.Read More

2022 is likely the year NFT gaming becomes mainstream. Innovation, not just in NFTs but in gameplay and mechanics, will be the driving force.Read More

Zynga talks about what publishers and developers should expect from upcoming ecosystem changes, and what they need to prioritize in 2022.Read More

Researchers at security firm Qualys said a new Linux vulnerability, dubbed PwnKit, can be easily exploited for privilege escalation.Read More

Enlarge / The current Starlink user terminal. Images of the planned ruggedized terminal aren’t available yet. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX’s Starlink division is planning a new ruggedized satellite dish that can operate...

Israeli studio Spring Games raises $7 million from Playtika to make nonfungible token (NFT)-powered games.Read More

In this panel at the GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit, the panelists discuss the rise of audience participation games.Read More

We’re excited to announce that we now offer a space for discussion in our new VentureBeat comments section. Join the conversation today!Read More

Playtike on how mobile game studios can build lasting relationships with their players to drive growth and engagement, at GamesBeat Summit.Read More

NFTs are coming, but they shouldn’t. And a new video on YouTube is the definitive takedown of the technology and its faults.Read More

At a panel moderated by Gearbox CFO Jenna Hardy at our GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit, we explore this topic.Read More

Whatever comes of this new IP from Blizzard, it could be awhile before we get another update, let alone a proper name.Read More

At the GB & Facebook Gaming Summit, Lotum talks about the opportunities for mobile game developers as FB improves cross-play functionality.Read More

Randy Pitchford, CEO of Borderlands maker Gearbox, believes that games as a hobby focuses on fun, rather than games as a service.Read More

Companies and governments have suffered from delaying the fundamental cybersecurity overhauls necessary to defend against increasingly sophisticated and common attacks for too long. The Executive Order As a response to this...

A Mastermind is a peer-to-peer mentoring group used to help members solve their problems and improve their lives. We have all read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. The central concept is to surround yourself with...

Darwinbox, a startup developing software to manage HR functions like recruitment and onboarding, has raised $72 million in a funding round.Read More

Unity has acquired Ziva Dynamics, and plans to integrate its character creation tech and training into existing tools for artists.Read More

Enlarge (credit: The_Grim_Sleeper) Bandai Namco, publisher of the Dark Souls role-playing game series, has taken down its player-versus-player servers while it investigates reports of a serious vulnerability that allows players...

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | zf L) AT&T has started offering 2Gbps and 5Gbps symmetrical Internet speeds over its fiber-to-the-home network, the telecom company announced today. The multi-gigabit speeds are available to...

Organizations that embrace security and automation as part of a cloud adoption strategy show a better number of better business outcomes.Read More

Marketing your company event to expand your reach can be overwhelming. Effectively contacting a prospective customer base can be complicated and building notoriety of your event can be laborious. So, how do you ensure the...

MTG has sold ESL Gaming to the Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group for a reported $1 billion.Read More

The Log4j vulnerability has led to few major cyber attacks so far, Sophos found. But attacks via Log4Shell could occur well into the future.Read More

For AI, the uncontrolled environment is now the real test, and one that many models are failing.Read More

The financial technology or Fintech market is expanding with new, innovative businesses improving banking and financial services like never before. According to the Market Data Forecast, by the year 2026, the fintech market will...

Enlarge / Servicemen of Russia’s Eastern Military District units attend a welcoming ceremony as they arrive in Belarus to take part in joint military exercises. Russia’s military is combining its own means of...

The Dept. of Homeland Security reportedly warned of a potential for Russia to launch a cyberattack against the U.S. over Ukraine tensions.Read More

Meta claims that once it is fully functional, this will be the fastest operating supercomputer in the world.Read More

A team of former Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Activision execs have founded a new publishing and development studio called New Tales.Read More

Upcoming advancements in cloud-based platforms will forever change research, product design, customer service, and the structure of work.Read More