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Vikki Blake

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Vikki Blake

    Alleged hacker arrested over leak that exposed GTA Online's daily revenue (opens the original)

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    Dutch police have arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in connection with an investigation into ShinyHunters, the hacking group the FBI says was behind a data breach that exposed confidential GTA Online revenue figures earlier this year. As spotted by Rockstar Intel, via Kotaku, the Dutch National Police confirmed the arrest in a statement on September 28, though it didn't name the suspect. Reuters has now named him as Pepijn van der Stap, who works as the offensive cybersecurity lead at Neo Sec

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Vikki Blake

    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma insists "Xbox is not for sale" (opens the original)

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    Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has pushed back on speculation that Microsoft could spin off its games division, telling the New York Times: "Xbox is not for sale." "We will do whatever it takes to set the company up for success, and we will look at the right partnerships, the right operating model and everything needed to achieve that," Sharma added. The denial comes despite growing speculation that Xbox could eventually be spun out as its own business, staying close to Microsoft through a partnership rat

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Vikki Blake

    The Witcher 3 hits its highest-ever Steam concurrent player count following Remastered launch (opens the original)

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    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has hit its highest concurrent player count on Steam since launch following the launch of CD Projekt Red's free Remastered edition. Over 120,000 people were playing the 2015 RPG on Steam at the time of writing, putting it just outside the platform's ten most-played games of the last 24 hours. According to Steam-tracking site SteamDB, that tops the game's previous peaks, which includes a launch high of 92,000 in 2015, a 103,000 peak in January 2020 when Netflix's Witcher

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Vikki Blake

    Bethesda boss confirms Obsidian will remain a "distinct" team (opens the original)

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    Bethesda boss Jill Braff has written to all staff to confirm that Grounded developer Obsidian Entertainment will remain a "distinct" team, retaining its existing leadership structure. Yesterday (September 22), Xbox announced a sweeping reorganisation of its internal studios. It moved Obsidian under Bethesda, transferred legendary UK studio Rare and ownership of the Halo franchise to Activision, proposed the closure of Ninja Theory, and confirmed a further 268 job cuts. The news was detailed via

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Vikki Blake

    Shinji Mikami to be inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame later this week (opens the original)

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    The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced that Resident Evil creator, Shinji Mikami, will be inducted into its Hall of Fame next year. Over his 30-year career, Mikami has created several enduring IPs for Capcom and beyond, including Devil May Cry, The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush, and Ghostwire: Tokyo, and is described as "passionate about nurturing creative environments where the next generation of game developers can thrive". Mikami currently leads Unbound Inc. as creative d

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