Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from children’s Xbox accounts….
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Grand Theft Auto 5 exploit allows cheaters to tamper with your data
Yesterday I spent some time helping to fix a relative’s gaming PC. Their gaming data tied to Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5…
Epic Games introduces safer accounts for kids
Epic have made some alterations to how accounts for kids work, with multiple features disabled for what are now known as…
New streaming ad technology plays hide-and-seek with gamers
A new form of digital advertising is looking to make its way to you courtesy of video gaming. However, there’s a…
Lock down your Neopets account: Data breach being investigated
Bad news for players of long-time virtual pet management title Neopets. Word is spreading of a compromise claimed to have accessed…
Call of Duty cheats can expect embarrassment with new anti-cheat feature
In-game cheats are about to have an even harder time of things in triple AAA titles such as Call of Duty….
Roblox Beamers steal items from kids
Roblox gamers are once again being warned to be on their guard against scammers plundering valuable digital items. Most multiplayer titles…
City: Skylines developers warn of rogue mod
Players of the popular city-building simulator and video game City: Skylines need to check devices for rogue code lurking in modsrelated…
Dark Souls servers taken offline over hacking fears
There’s been trouble brewing over the weekend for players of the smash-hit Dark Souls series. PvP (player vs player) servers were…
Multiple video games break after domain name snafu
We’ve seen quite a few complaints from gamers this past weekend, unable to load up and play games on the Steam…