Alan Velasco
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Researchers at Cado Security have found new malware targeting maOS users, which is dubbed “Cthulhu Stealer.” The malicious app attempts to deceiver users by masquerading as legitimate software, such as CleanMyMac, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Adobe GenP. It’s incredibly similar to Atomic Stealer, malware first released in...
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Google wants to make accessing its services as easy as possible for Windows users with Google Essentials. The company says it’s “a new app that makes it easier for you to discover and install many of our best Google services — including Google Play Games — when setting up a new PC.”
Google Essentials will make its...
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It finally happened. Valve has admitted that it’s working on a new game, called Deadlock, which has been described as a cross between Overwatch and DotA. The path leading to this acknowledgement has been a weird one, with the company pretending like the game didn’t exist up to this point. Even though Deadlock has...
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Avowed, an upcoming RPG from Xbox studio Obsidian, was confirmed to be running at 30fps on Xbox Series X|S hardware by the game’s art director, Matt Hansen. During an interview at Gamescom, Hansen said that “our core target is 30 frames per second bare minimum - that's the expectation.” This game isn’t getting as much...
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iPhone and iPad users in the European Union are about to get a lot more choices when it comes to what apps are present on their devices, with Apple being is under pressure from regulators. Even the seemingly immovable Apple App Store will make its way to the chopping block if a user makes that choice, thanks to the...
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Microsoft’s latest set of updates delivered during patch Tuesday is causing headaches for users who are dual booting Linux alongside Windows. One of the updates issued was supposed to address a vulnerability found in the GRUB2 boot loader used by several versions of Linux, which could allow attackers to bypass secure...
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A strange bug has been found impacting iPhones. It appears iOS is susceptible to experiencing a crash of the user interface, Springboard, when a user types in “”: followed by a fourth character. The bug was first shared in a post on social media platform X by user @Kmokhtar79, who said, “it seems there is a bug on...
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Security researchers at Cisco Talos have discovered a set of vulnerabilities affecting macOS users who have Microsoft applications installed on their computers, providing more attack vectors for malicious actors. The researchers say that “an attacker could bypass the operating system’s permission model by using...
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There were rumors circulating about an Xbox exclusive title being destined for the PlayStation 5, with several games being thrown around as potential candidates. This rumor was confirmed at Gamescom’s Opening Night Light event when Xbox and Bethesda revealed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is headed for Sony’s...
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A little over a year after releasing on PlayStation 5, Final Fantasy XVI is now coming over to PC, and players can check out a demo of the game’s opening prologue on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Any progress made while playing the demo will carry over to the full game. There will two versions available, the...
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Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws, which will take gamers through a tour of the galaxy’s underground, is slated to debut at the end of the month. With the launch quickly approaching, Ubisoft has released the hardware players will need to tackle this new Star Wars adventure, even including a trailer detailing all of the...
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More malware targeting Mac users has been found by searchers at security firm Elastic Security Labs. The malicious software has been dubbed “Banshee Stealer,” and it is able to compromise systems using either Intel or Apple Silicon chips. The researchers says that “this malware presents a severe risk to macOS users...
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The highly anticipated H2M mod for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered has been cancelled just before its scheduled release. The mod’s developers posted the news on social media platform X, saying that “our team members received a cease & desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M-Mod...
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Epic Games is finally making its return to Apple devices with the launch of its own store, but only for users living in the European Union. This is thanks to the Digital Markets Act that makes the installation of third party app marketplaces possible on iOS, and which the EU is keen on enforcing. Epic will also be...
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Gamescom is only days away and the rumor mill is in full swing, with another Xbox title seemingly on the way to PlayStation 5. It would be part of Xbox’s effort to try and find new audiences for games it thinks will do well on Sony’s platform. This strategy is the result of the company looking to recoup some of the...
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Apple continues to work on new projects as it looks for opportunities to increase revenue, as sales of the iPhone and Macs aren’t seeing the growth the company wants to achieve. One such project is a tabletop in which an “iPad-like display” is attached to a robotic arm, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
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The Justice Department is considering several remedy options after a judge found Google to be a monopoly last week, according to Bloomberg. One of the options currently on the table is the dreaded forced breakup, which hasn’t been done since AT&T was broken up back in the 1980s.
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Yet another leak of stolen data has made its way to Breach Forums, a popular site for bad actors who traffic in this kind of data theft. The data originates from the breach of National Public Data, which is a service that gathers information from separate sources to form profiles on individuals located in several...
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Last week Doom fans got a nice surprise when Doom and Doom II got upgraded with a re-release that brought several quality-of-life improvements to these classic titles. However, there was one modern update that was missing -- ray tracing. Well, that’s no longer the case after Shirokii released a mod that includes realtime path tracing for Doom
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While the dream of Valve blessing gamers with Half-Life 3 is seemingly dead, it doesn’t mean the company isn’t working on new game projects alongside improving the Steam Deck. Deadlock, which is one of the worst kept secrets in gaming, is one such project. Even though it hasn’t even been so much as acknowledged by...
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Grand Theft Auto 6, one of the most highly anticipated titles of 2025, probably won’t be launching on Xbox Game Pass. During an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that big games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 debuting on the subscription service won’t change his company’s strategy...
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Tango Gameworks, one of several studios that Microsoft announced it would be shutting down earlier this year, has been picked up by South Korean game publisher Krafton and will continue to operate. The Hi-Fi Rush IP, which spawned one of the more popular titles of 2023 that would also go on to win several awards, is...
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