Teaching software company strikes a deal with hackers to get customer data back, defying FBI guidance

Teaching software company strikes a deal with hackers to get customer data back, defying FBI guidance

Education technology company Instructure has “reached an agreement” with the hacker group that breached its systems for a second time earlier this month. Most recently, hacker group ShinyHunters had exfiltrated hundreds of gigabytes of data from the company’s cloud-based learning management system Canvas. This breach potentially exposed the names, email addresses, and private messages of…

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New Ninjala gameplay trailer

A new gameplay video of the upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive Ninjala has been uploaded this evening by GungHo Online Entertainment. The free-to-play action-packed online multiplayer title clearly takes inspiration from a number of games including the super-fun Splatoon series, but seems to be doing its own thing too. Let’s hope it turns out well. Check…

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I’ve found a nifty gaming mouse comparison tool that’s the next best thing for communicating hand-feel, beyond sticking my mitts straight through the monitor

They say comparison is the thief of joy—but I bet you anything ‘they’ just haven’t seen a really nicely laid out comparison website. Case in point is EloShapes.com, a website for comparing mice and mousepads in terms of pricing, features, and—you guessed it—shapes. It’s not always easy to get the best sense of hand-feel before…

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The biggest PC gaming subreddit has blacklisted X for being ‘hateful’ and ‘toxic’, citing Elon Musk’s ‘distasteful’ behavior

Reddit’s largest community dedicated to PC gaming has blacklisted X, formerly known as Twitter, due to its “hateful, toxic” and “increasingly less moderated” state. An /r/pcgaming moderator made the announcement today, relegating Elon Musk’s X to the naughty corner also enjoyed by lulz.com, oneangrygamer.net, and animebackgrounds.co. “This is something that we’ve been contemplating for a…

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Intel says reports of 20k redundancies ‘inaccurate’ and states previous early retirement options robbed them of valuable experience

Last week was a pretty terrifying one for Intel employees after reports came out stating the company was set to let go 20% of its entire workforce. In good, but still relatively horrifying news for employees Intel has since quashed those rumours, saying the figure was overstated… though not how much by. According to CTech,…

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Luigi’s Mansion 3 has won Outstanding Achievement in Animation at DICE Awards

Nintendo’s gorgeous Luigi’s Mansion 3, which launched last year on the Nintendo Switch, has scooped an award at this year’s prestigious Dice Awards. The spooktastic game was awarded the award for outstanding animation, which many would say was well deserved. Luigi’s Mansion 3 is available right now on the Nintendo Switch. Congratulations to #LuigisMansion3 for…

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You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat!

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat! The 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System Game, Jaws, is back on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch! Limited Run Games Announces Two Jaw-Dropping Physical Editions of the Classic NES Game Apex, North Carolina – December 10, 2025 – Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of digital and physical video games, in partnership with…

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DIGITAL ECLIPSE, ATARI AND WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT UNVEIL FINAL LINEUP AND NEW FEATURES FOR MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY KOLLECTION

COLOGNE, DE (August 21, 2025) | During today’s Xbox Showcase at gamescom, Digital Eclipse and Atari officially revealed the final lineup and feature set for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, launching later this year. Headlining the announcement is the inclusion of Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat Special Forces – two rare PlayStation-era titles that have been unavailable for decades. These titles…

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Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero didn’t click for me until I realized its deep commitment to wuxia film authenticity meant I had to relearn how swords work

As soon as I sat down to play it, the developers of Phantom Blade Zero were eager to tell me that they motion captured the movements from real kung fu masters to ensure their game was as “authentic” as possible. They’re also very aware that when the game was first revealed, players thought it looked…

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