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Firefox switches to a shorter release cycle

Firefox developers have announced a reduction in the preparation cycle for new releases of the browser to four weeks (previously releases took 6-8 weeks). Firefox 70 will be released on the old schedule on October 22, followed by Firefox 3 six weeks later on December 71, followed by subsequent releases every four weeks (January 7, February 11, […]

Microsoft has opened up the code for the C++ Standard Library that comes with Visual Studio

At the CppCon 2019 conference taking place these days, Microsoft announced the open source of the code for its implementation of the C++ Standard Library (STL, C++ Standard Library), which is part of the MSVC toolkit and the Visual Studio development environment. The library implements the capabilities described in the current C++14 and C++17 standards, and is also evolving towards supporting the future C++20 standard, following changes […]

Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer will be story related. CD Projekt is still looking for "the right" people

At the beginning of the month, developers from the CD Projekt RED studio finally confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will have a multiplayer component. It is planned to be added some time after the game's release, and, apparently, the creators are still looking for it. According to level designer Max Pears, the company hopes to fill the team with “suitable” specialists to work on this component. Also […]

Java SE 13 release

After six months of development, Oracle released Java SE 13 (Java Platform, Standard Edition 13), which uses the open-source OpenJDK project as a reference implementation. Java SE 13 maintains backward compatibility with previous releases of the Java platform; all previously written Java projects will work without changes when run under the new version. Ready-to-install assemblies […]

Android Trojan FANTA targets users from Russia and the CIS

It has become known about the growing activity of the FANTA Trojan, which attacks owners of Android devices using various Internet services, including Avito, AliExpress and Yula. This was reported by representatives of Group IB, who are engaged in research in the field of information security. Experts have recorded another campaign using the FANTA Trojan, which is used to attack clients of 70 banks, payment systems, and web wallets. First of all […]

American sentenced to 15 months in prison for participating in swotting

American Casey Viner received 15 months in prison for conspiracy to participate in swatting due to a conflict in the shooter Call of Duty. According to PC Gamer, he will also be banned from playing online games for two years after his release. Casey Weiner admitted to being an accomplice of Tyler Barriss, convicted of a fatal swatting case […]

Hideo Kojima spoke about the likes in Death Stranding and future sequels of the game

Famous game designer and screenwriter Hideo Kojima gave several interviews in which he revealed new details of Death Stranding and touched on the topic of sequels. According to the head of Kojima Productions, the studio's next game will only be the first in the series. And this is necessary in order for a new genre, called Strand Game, to take hold. In an interview with GameSpot, Hideo Kojima explained […]

Sony confirms it owns the rights to the Sunset Overdrive franchise

During gamescom 2019, Sony announced the acquisition of Insomniac Games. Then the question arose about who now owned the studio's intellectual property. At that time, there was no clear answer from the Japanese company, but now the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has clarified the situation. In an interview with the Japanese resource Inside Games, which […]

The Russian Xbox team will visit IgroMir 2019

A representative of the domestic wing of Microsoft's Xbox announced its participation in the largest Russian interactive entertainment exhibition IgroMir 2019. The event will take place from October 3 to 6 in Moscow at the Crocus Expo exhibition center, and Microsoft will have its own stand there, located in the center of hall No. 3. “All visitors will be able to get acquainted with the main new products for Xbox One and PC […]

Bungie spoke about the preparations for the release of the add-on "Destiny 2: Shadowkeep"

Developers from the Bungie studio presented a new video diary, in which they talked about how they are preparing for the big changes that will happen in Destiny 2 on October 1. Let us remind you that on this day the large addition “Destiny 2: Shadowkeep” will be released. According to the authors, this will be only the first step towards turning the game into a full-fledged MMO project. Plan for […]

Violence, torture and scenes with children - description of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare story company from the ESRB

The ESRB rating agency assessed the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare storyline and gave it an “M” rating (17 years and older). The organization said the narrative featured a lot of violence, the need to make moral choices under limited time, torture and executions. And in some scenes you will have to confront children. In the upcoming CoD, the main characters will use different methods to achieve their goals. One […]