Contraband no longer in development as Avalanche Studios ‘evaluates the project’s future’

Contraband no longer in development as Avalanche Studios ‘evaluates the project’s future’

Contraband, the open-world “cooperative smuggler’s paradise” game developed by Just Cause creator Avalanche Studios announced in 2021, is no longer in active development, Avalanche Studios announced following reports by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier and Game File. “Over the past several years, Avalanche Studios Group and Xbox Game Studios Publishing have collaborated on Contraband,” reads an update…

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GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

GitHub Copilot, an AI coding tool offered by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has now reached more than 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the company’s earnings call Wednesday. A GitHub spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that this number represents “all-time users.” That means five million people have tried out GitHub Copilot for the first time…

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Microsoft announces Gamescom 2025 plans

Microsoft announces Gamescom 2025 plans

Microsoft has announced its plans for Gamescom 2025, which will run from August 20 to 24 at Koelenmesse in Cologne, Germany, including first-party and third-party titles playable at its booth, and live stream events. Get the details below. Xbox Booth This year the Xbox booth will feature over 20 games from our first party studios…

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Hundreds of organizations breached by SharePoint mass-hacks

Hundreds of organizations breached by SharePoint mass-hacks

Security researchers say hackers have breached at least 400 organizations by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, signalling a sharp rise in the number of detected compromises since the bug was discovered last week. Eye Security, a Dutch cybersecurity firm that first identified the vulnerability in SharePoint, a popular server software that companies use…

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Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies

Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies

The hackers behind the initial wave of attacks exploiting a zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint servers have so far primarily targeted government organizations, according to researchers and news reports. Over the weekend, U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA published an alert, warning that hackers were exploiting a previously unknown bug — known as a “zero-day” — in Microsoft’s…

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