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Nvidia and Samsung hackers take credit for Ubisoft attack
The game company says no personal info was exposed
Ubisoft may be the latest victim in a cybercrime spree that has already affected chipmaker Nvidia and South Korean electronics giant Samsung. As a result, the company had to take measures to reassure users that their info was safe. While Ubisoft didn't lay the blame on anyone, Lapsus$ — the cyber gang linked to the previous hits — seemed to take credit for this one as well.
Opera GX lands on Android as a gaudy browser that targets gamers
You know what's a good browser for gamers to use? Your regular browser
Opera has finally brought its GX gaming browser to mobile with the launch of a beta release. While the browser will roll out in a more official manner in a few weeks, if you're eager to take a look, Opera has provided the APK for today's beta launch. Much like the desktop version of the gaming-centric Opera GX browser, the new mobile release offers a homepage dedicated to gaming news and deals.
Google unveils new tool designed to boost frame rates for Android games
The Android Performance Tuner gives devs useful metrics across devices
Mobile gaming has become a big deal in recent years, thanks to an increase in both smartphone performance and user base. While developers only have to deal with a very limited amount of hardware targets when it comes to iOS, publishing games for Android requires optimizing for a wide range of devices with varying levels of power. Now a new library in the Android Game SDK will help developers improve the performance of their games on Android phones in a much more streamlined fashion.
I'm not an avid gamer: puzzles, math games, brain teasers, anything that requires a bit of thinking and doesn't involve plot twists, that's my jam. But I know a lot of people who are taken by games, whether classics or new releases, and I know that many of them are completely fascinated by the music and soundtracks that accompany these games.
TeamSpeak, the popular voice chat client used by everyone from online gamers to small businesses, has now landed in the Android Market. With the TeamSpeak app, you can connect to your preferred server and chat it up with your guild, clan, family, or coworkers while on-the-go, just as if you were sitting in front of your computer.