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misterwoot (Christian Wootton) on Keybase
What the heck is Keybase? Keybase is an open source app Keybase comes with everything you need to manage your identity, create secure chats, and share files privately. It's free. It's fun too. Over 100,000 people have joined Keybase so far to prove their identities, and it's growing rapidly.
Guild Wars 2 Announces The Icebrood Saga | GameGrin
> # Welcome to GameGrinOS v1.01 > # How can I help you? > # Press ` again to close > NCSoft and ArenaNet have announced the new part of the Living World for Guild Wars 2 in combination to a few 20th-anniversary partnerships. The Icebrood saga introduces a wealth of new features including Strike missions which are epic 10-man boss encounters that mix the coordination of traditional raiding with the large-scale conflict that fans of Guild Wars 2 have come to love.
Rival Megagun Review | GameGrin
There are a host of shoot-em-ups out there these days and some, like Rival Megagun attempt to pull you in with a twist. The twist in Rival Megagun is the ability to attack your opponent, but that only goes so far. The graphics hark back to the days of arcades and home computers with names like Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and Acorn Archimedes. In fact, I caught myself humming "Megablast" by Bomb the Bass which people of the right age will recognise as being the theme to Xenon 2.
Blink Review | GameGrin
> # Welcome to GameGrinOS v1.01 > # How can I help you? > # Press ` again to close > There are a few things that can happen to a young lad that make you wonder what on earth is going on, one of them is your father vanishing overnight. You would think that would cause no small amount of therapy and a potential clocktower sniper scenario in later life.
Stormworks: Build and Rescue Preview | GameGrin
If, like me, you grew up playing with LEGO, eventually making boats out of it and trying to make them float in the bath, then Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a game at which you should take a closer look. Visually, it's simple enough, Low polygon geometric bricks put together to build things. The people and scenery are equally low polygon, giving it a strong and consistent visual style that appeals to the six year old in me.
ePrivacy Regulation - Prepare to Meet GDPR’s Stormy Associate
Marketers are by now well aware of the need to navigate the GDPR. But just as businesses begin to acclimatize to these new sailing conditions, the e-Privacy Regulation is emerging on the radar, promising further turbulence in a perfect marketing storm writes, Helen Dobson, Commercial Lawyer, Boyes Turner The proposed e-Privacy Regulation (“ePR”) is continuing its passage through the EU legislature.
Data Opportunities in a GDPR-Compliant World
Jeffrey Finch, Choozle Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, shares how marketers can use third-party data in their digital advertising strategies while maintaining compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations Two months have passed since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect, and the new legislation has no doubt shaken up ad tech.
Privacy Is a Good Thing, But the Unintended Consequences of GDPR Could Be Ruinous
GDPR and a proposed California consumer protection law are causing a massive shift in our industry.
How Marketers Can Get Personal with Customers in the Era of GDPR
Tifenn Dano Kwan, Chief Marketing Officer at SAP Ariba, shares her insights around GDPR and how the regulations pose a unique opportunity for marketers to rethink strategies, enabling them to create campaigns that resonate and increase alignment between marketing and sales to ensure the customer journey is seamless and efficient For marketers, it’s critical to get close to customers to understand what they want and expect from brands, and deliver on those expectations.
Why Big Bang switch outs of IT invariably just go BANG
I’m going to take a leap and suggest that if you are reading this you’ve either lived through a big bang, know someone that got fired over a big bang, don’t want to be fired over a big bang or at least read something in the media about a big bang switch out that went wrong. For the un-inducted, the Big Bang approach is where you retire an operational IT system and replace it with a new one in a single manoeuvre.
Past Cure Review | GameGrin
I had no preconceptions of what this game was when I installed it. Which is a very very good thing because after slugging my way through what the would appear to be about a third of the game I had no reservations whatsoever in saying to anyone who wishes to fork over the £24.99 to buy this game… DON’T! Seriously, avoid this steaming pile like the plague.
Why GDPR Will Be Good for Business
On the 25th May 2018, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. With the UK’s data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), reporting year-on-year rises in the number of data breaches, coupled with high levels of public distrust for how online businesses protect and use their personal data, the GDPR is set to offer more rights to EU citizens over control of their data.
GDPR: Wake Up and Smell the Legislation
Jeff Nicholson, Vice President, CRM Product Marketing, Pegasystems, in this article, explores how businesses can prepare for the upcoming GDPR legislation deadline It’s May of 2018, and the effective date of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now just around the corner. But are businesses really ready? And what does readiness mean when it comes to addressing the most basic levels of risk?
OneTrust Integrates with IAB Europe’s GDPR Transparency and Consent Framework
London: OneTrust, a enterprise privacy management software, today announced a partnership with IAB Europe to help publishers in the digital advertising chain meet certain transparency, notice and choice requirements for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive.
DealSignal Introduces Platform Enhancements and New GDPR Risk Assessment Module
SiriusDecisions 2018 Summit Las Vegas and San Francisco, CA: Today at the SiriusDecisions 2018 Summit (#SDSummit), DealSignal Inc., the On-demand Contact Data Platform for B2B Marketing and Sales, unveiled a new product module to help marketers quickly assess their risk ahead of the May 25th General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline.
The GDPR Blind Spot: Are you Revenue-Ready?
In his second article of the GDPR series, Jeff Nicholson, Vice President, CRM Product Marketing, Pegasystems, shares how GDPR will have a direct impact on your company's revenue Businesses are about to be hit in the wallet and they may not even know it. It’s May of 2018 and all the world is talking about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect in a little more than week.
GDPR: The Questions that Remain
GDPR came into effect on May 25 of this year but many questions still remain with regards to what can and can’t be done with customer data and how that data can be processed within a company’s marketing analytics strategy, writes, Mark Hensley, Marketing Operations Manager, Liferay It’s official. The day so many of us have anticipated and feared has come and gone. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into full effect as of May 25, 2018.
Can GDPR Make the Promise of Data Privacy a Reality?
This week, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect. We’ve known about it for a while, but advertisers, publishers and social media platforms continue to scramble to make sure they’re compliant. But the big question around GDPR: Will it actually make data privacy a reality? asks, Adam Helfgott, CEO of MAD Network This week, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect.
Are you ready? A Post-GDPR Reality Check for American Marketers
American consumers are concerned with what information about them is collected and how brands use it. How will GDPR impact US marketing strategies? How can marketers self-regulate and prepare for the impending and inevitable data privacy regulations to hit America? Ross Shanken, CEO of Jornaya, a consumer journey insights platform, answers our 5 big post-GDPR questions with some remarkably practical insights. 1. Is GDPR going to pave the way for US-centric legislation?
After the Countdown: The Roadmap for GDPR Going Forward
In the wake of the most comprehensive changes to digital privacy we’ve ever seen, now is a good time for the digital advertising industry to assess and reformulate the impact of GDPR. Gareth Holmes, Vice President of Sonobi shares a roadmap of changes enacted by the GDPR, including both immediate challenges and ones coming down the pipe as the years go on The GDPR came into effect last month, and already the ramifications are being felt across the industry.
Namogoo Partners with Microsoft to deliver GDPR compliance solution
Boston: Namogoo, a company that helps online businesses and publishers enhance their customer journeys and business results, today announced a partnership with Microsoft to deliver a GDPR compliance solution.
Baja: Edge of Control HD Review | GameGrin
Back in 2008, off-road racer Baja: Edge of Control was released and console gamers were able to pretend they were Steve McQueen (yes, that one) or Anna Jo Cody and race cross country in everything from a VW Beetle to a highly-tuned Trophy truck. Jump forward 10 years and THQ Nordic has released a HD remaster of this old favourite on Steam. Now I confess to having never played the original console game, but I do know a little about Baja style races and the Baja 1000 itself.
Why Artificial Intelligence and Content is More Than Manual Versus Machine
In this article, Ryan Rozich, Vice President, OneSpot, explores the benefits for companies (supported by data) and clarifies the role humans have as AI gains traction The way the Artificial Intelligence (AI) label is tossed around today, you would think machines are taking over the world - to both our detriment and benefit. Reality skews more to the latter. AI encompasses such a vast universe of applications and has become so pervasive that it is often difficult to discern its presence.
Halo 5: Guardians Gameplay Video
Jameson Locke, Edward Buck and the rest of the Phase IV Spartans of Team Osiris would like to offer you the chance to peruse their antics in the hunt for Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. Check it out, and crank the volume... Muse provide the soundtrack... When the best goes rogue, the hero becomes the hunted.
Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition Trailer
Hey Wei Shen, you look like you could do with a pork bun. Square Enix and United Front Games have announced that Sleeping dogs : Definitive Edition is due out on the 10th of October 2014 on PlayStation 4 , Xbox One, PC. As Wei Shen you you explore the seedy underbelly of an open world Hong Kong battling the Triads and your past to take down the Dragon Head. Play either side of the law, with Cop and Triad missions, as you climb through the ranks of the organisation.
Final Fantasy XIII Comes to PC Via Steam
Final Fantasy fans rejoice! The Final Fantasy XIII trilogy is coming to PC on Steam, the Square Enix digital store, and others. Available for pre-order right now, the first game in the series is on the steam store for £9.89 until October the 9th when the price goes up to £10.99. The FINAL FANTASY XIII trilogy will also offer a set of Steam Trading Cards for players to collect and exchange. The system requirements are what you would expect,
Blackguards 2 Review
Daedalic Entertainment know a good thing when they see it. No sooner had the company put out the DLC for The Dark Eye: Blackguards than there was an announcement of the sequel! I for one, am rather happy that they have. Some of the old crew are back, dwarven bootlegger Naurim for example, although a life of plenty as the killer of the nine hordes has increased his girth somewhat. Think of a weeble with a bad attitude and you’ll be close enough.
New Wii U Update Takes Consoles Hostage Until you Agree to the EULA
Not everyone reads the User Agreement on a device or piece of software, although it is a good idea to do so. Not everyone can be bothered to wade through what feels like 837,000 pages of text to be told "you just signed away your immortal soul".
Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell Walkthrough
Volition have released video footage in the form of a walkthrough of the new Saints Row game Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell. For the first time ever players get to be uber badass Johnny Gat, rampaging through Hell after he is sent there via a nefarious spirit board incident.
European PlayStation Plus May Lineup Announced
It's that time of the month again and Sony have announced a new slew of fun things for PlayStation Plus subscribers. First up we have Stick it to the Man on PlayStation 4 from those wonderful lunatics over at Zoink!. In this Ray has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain. With his awesome new powers he can read minds and change the world with stickers but soon enough he finds himself on the run for a crime he didn’t commit.
World of Darkness Cancelled after 8 years
in 2006 CCP Games and White Wolf publishing merged and announced a massively multiplayer role-playing game based on the latter's popular World of Darkness supernatural role-playing setting.
Traverser Review
In the world of Traverser, the earth is dead thanks to a sun that no longer burns, oxygen is the only thing of any real value, and the omnipresent big brother-esque corporation that runs everything under the name of the Raven Corporation has hired the star of the show as part of their secret police force. Young Valerie is a traverser able to travel between the upper and lower halves of the city in which she lives thanks to the technical marvel that is her gravity glove.
Dead Space for Free on Origin
Yes, you read that right, Dead Space is currently free on PC until the 8th of May 2014. The 2008 survival horror game from visceral games was never a big hit financially but it's certainly one of the greats. Origin are using this as the launch for their new "on the house" program that will be giving away games for free. No instant game collection "pay a sub and lose the games when you stop" nonsense. You hit the button, you get the game, it's yours. Free?! What's the catch? There's no catch.
Elder Scrolls Online Economy Destroyed by Dupe Bug
In scenes reminiscent of 1920s Germany players of The Elder Scrolls Online are walking down the street with wheelbarrrows full of cash right now after an infinite item duplication bug that was reported to Zenimax back in the beta of the game has spread throughout the game and is being exploited mercilessly.
Rudy Giuliani Defends Activision Against Manuel Noriega
You couldn't make this up! Activision have hired Rudy Giuliani's law firm to defend them against the suit raised by Manuel Noriega. Back in July, we reported on the fact that former Nicaraguan dictator Manuel Noriega was suing Activision for portraying him as a kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state in such a way as to heighten realism in its game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Now, Activision have hired the man who lowered crime levels in New York City by record amounts to slap Gen.
Next Assassin's Creed Set In Victorian London
Once again Ubisoft have proved to have be totally unable to keep a secret and details of the next Assassin's Creed game have leaked to Kotaku. According to their source, the next game will be called Assassin's Creed - Victory and will be set in 19th century London. The leak states that the game will be out next year for PS4, Xbox One, and PC and has been worked on by Ubisoft quebec for the past few years.
Old School Developer Announces Old School Shooter
Capslock and double K obsessed developer REAKKTOR is back and bringing some old school wonderfulness to the Arena Shooter genre. Acting as if the past 15 years didn't happen, they have announced TOXIKK, their latest product. Featuring fast and precise movement, double jumps, dodge jumps, booster pick-ups, nine weapons, secondary fire modes for every weapon, vehicular game modes, jump pads, health-packs, mutators (incl. instagib) and bot mode this shall be a trip back in time to the 90s.
Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward Patch Notes And Early Access
As of 9am GMT this morning players who have pre-ordered the Heavensward expansion for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and have applied the pre-order codes they received in their email can access all the 3.0 patch content that comes with the official release of the expansion on the 23rd of this month. The big difference with this patch is people who do not have Heavensward will not be able to access the new shineys, which sadly means no Au Ra lizard people for them.
Razer Announces New Android TV Microconsole
At the Google developer conference Google I/O yesterday PC Peripheral and system maker Razer announced that they are branching out into the lounge even further by making an Android TV based microconsole. Sporting the traditional black and green colour scheme and three headed snake logo the prototype unit was on display and is the latest attempt by Google to get into the set top box market.
All Saints Wake Halloween Event comes To Final Fantasy XIV
As of Wednesday the 19th of October through to the 1st of November players of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn can explore the return of the All Saints Wake event that starts in New Gridania. Players of at least level 15 who have also completed the quest "It's probably pirates" can talk to an Adventurer's' Guild Investigator in New Gridania and assist in a chain of investigations into the acts of Voidsent and the Continental Circus.
Fist Of Jesus Review
There are some questions that you can’t believe no one else asked. What make of bikes would the four horsemen ride these days? (My vote is for Triumph, Death strikes me as a speed triple kind of guy). Which idiot told Sacha Baron Cohen he was funny? And did Jesus get the whole “rise up and walk” thing right first time? Let’s face it, we’re not talking about making a soufflé here and I can’t get that bloody right after more than a decade. Raising the dead with no practice runs?
Fist of Jesus Launch Trailer
Inspired by the Spanish horror short of the same name, Fist of Jesus is a comedy horror beat-em-up with RPG elements, Zombies, Judas, Cowboys and Fish! Join Jesus and Judas in the aftermath of a slightly snafu'd raising of Lazarus over 60 levels of full humour gore story, a script by the Director of the film, 30 achievements, mini bosses, combos, miracles and slaying. Fist of Jesus is available on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux. In the words of the man himself...
Euro Fishing Review
There has been a long list of fishing games over the years and Euro Fishing is the latest in this genre to make its way onto PC with Xbox to come. The game starts with you choosing your likeness from the options given. We’re not talking Black Desert Online levels of customisation, but there’s a few to choose from. Once you have decided on your looks, you are on to the main menu to pick Multiplayer, Live Tournament, Go Fishing, and the one new players will want to hit first, The Academy.
Lost Ark Online Debut Trailer
It's a tough thing keeping something secret these days, what with massive development teams, persistent leakers, and social media someone somewhere always finds out what you are up to. Unless of course you are Korean developer Smilegate. They have been keeping shtum about Lost Ark for the past three years the cunning devils.
48 Hour Origin Flash Sale
Origin are running a flash sale or 48 hours until Sunday May the 18th 2014 at 8 PM BST. Prices are being cut by up to 40% with Titanfall, Battlefield 4, and Sim City being slashed in price right at this very moment. There's more than 90 titles in the sale including some MMOs like The Secret World and Star Wars The Old Republic. Although paying £5.39 for a game that has gone free to play seems a little silly. Go, peruse their offerings and snag a bargain.
YouTubers Hit With Copyright, Again
YouTube content producers have been hit with another snowstorm of ContentID notices recently. Notable YouTubers like ZackScottGames who have subscriber numbers in the hundreds of thousands have been thwacked about the head with ContentID flags stating that their videos may have content that is owned by a third party. It would appear though, that not all is as it seems.
SMITE Cinematic Trailer Released
Those lovely lunatics over at Hi-Rez Studios must have some time on their hands or something.
Homeworld Remastered Collection Review
There are some games that get spoken of in hushed tones by fans, legendary titles that stand as gods amongst their lesser brethren. Homeworld is one of those titles. So when the chance came up to review the remastered collection of what was and still is a personal favourite, I threatened to maim anyone who got in my way. No, seriously, limb removal was mentioned, just ask the editors. In September 1999 the world as we knew it changed in two ways.
Christian Wootton (misterwoot) on Keybase
What the heck is Keybase? Keybase is an open source app Keybase comes with everything you need to manage your identity, create secure chats, and share files privately. It's free. It's fun too. Over 100,000 people have joined Keybase so far to prove their identities, and it's growing rapidly.
Coffence Preview
Sweet Bandits Studios are mental. Absolutely Hannibal Lecter “liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti” bonkers. They must be to come up with the pure silly genius that is Coffence. The concept is simple enough, a combination of twin stick shooter style controls and beat em up where instead of health you have shots of coffee. So far so straightforward I’m sure you’ll agree, but at that point it goes bananas. Players get to choose between a pirate, a barista, a yuppie and a hipster.
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