One of the worst case scenarios for ID age verification is already here, with a Discord breach compromising some users' data

One of the worst case scenarios for ID age verification is already here, with a Discord breach compromising some users’ data

As reported by The Verge, Discord has announced that one of its third-party customer service partners was recently compromised by an “unauthorized party,” who Discord states was attempting to “extort a financial ransom.” While the hackers did not gain access to Discord directly, some users’ data was impacted by the breach⁠—specifically data shared with Discord’s…

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Path of Exile’s richest player and item trading kingpin gets banned and pleads with Grinding Gear Games to restore ‘more than 1,500 items, some of which can’t ever be recreated’: ‘This is the worst day of my life’

There’s a whole part of Path of Exile that goes unseen by anyone who has never played it. Alongside the monster smashing and loot collecting is a whole item economy that drives players to grind for hours, not for upgrades, but for the cash to buy the upgrades from other people. Until a recent update…

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Ex-BioWare designer says doom and gloom about the next Mass Effect is overstated: ‘I think that they can do it’

Given that Anthem and Mass Effect Andromeda were widely considered disappointments, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a divisive reception, there’s a certain amount of skepticism about the Mass Effect game BioWare is currently working on. Some have even suggested it might not come out at all. Armando Troisi, a cinematic designer on the Mass…

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An early version of Stardew Valley’s mines featured an ‘underground goblin village’ before ConcernedApe scrapped it

While I’m sure acknowledging this will inflict some amount of psychic pain, today is the 10th anniversary of the launch of Stardew Valley. To commemorate the occasion and the steady degradation of our joints and bones, Stardew creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone aired a celebratory 10-year anniversary stream, covering his gigahit life sim’s history—some of which…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Friday, July 18

Whether you’re a brand new player or a seasoned pro, we’ve got something that can help with today’s Wordle. Start with a quick look at our tips, designed to improve every line, every day. Then why not use our hint for today’s Wordle to either kick off a fantastic game or help set a struggling…

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