Spain

AppWizard
May 20, 2025
The Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) Barcelona is a two-day conference taking place in 2025, marking the 52nd edition of the series and the first time it is held in Spain. It aims to connect various stakeholders in the gaming industry, including indie developers, studios, and business professionals. The event will feature over 100 expert speakers across 17 themed tracks, with topics on global trends, investment strategies, and emerging technologies. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet representatives from over 500 companies, including major players like Epic Games and Ubisoft, and engage with C-level executives and senior management. The conference emphasizes networking through the MeetToMatch platform and fringe events, while also showcasing Spain's gaming ecosystem. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower and is expected to attract over 1,000 industry professionals.
Winsage
May 8, 2025
Threat actors associated with the Play ransomware operation exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, identified as CVE-2025-29824, before a patch was released on April 8, 2025. This vulnerability affects the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver, allowing attackers to elevate their privileges to full system access. The Play ransomware group targeted an unnamed organization in the United States, likely gaining initial access through a public-facing Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). During this intrusion, no ransomware payload was deployed; instead, the attackers used a custom information-stealing tool named Grixba. Microsoft attributed this activity to the threat group Storm-2460, known for deploying PipeMagic malware. The exploitation affected various sectors, including IT, real estate in the U.S., finance in Venezuela, software in Spain, and retail in Saudi Arabia. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 7.8 and was addressed in Microsoft's April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. The attack involved creating files in the path C:ProgramDataSkyPDF, injecting a DLL into the winlogon.exe process, extracting credentials from LSASS memory, creating new administrator users, and establishing persistence. The Play ransomware group has been active since June 2022 and employs double-extortion tactics. Organizations are urged to apply the security updates released on April 8, 2025, especially for vulnerable Windows versions, while Windows 11 version 24H2 is not affected due to existing security mitigations.
BetaBeacon
May 3, 2025
Netflix Games has introduced a new game called Single's Inferno: Choices, based on the South Korean dating series. The game allows players to create their character and experience romance on a remote tropical island. It is developed by XO Games, a subsidiary of Series Entertainment Inc. This marks the first time Single's Inferno has been translated onto Netflix Games.
AppWizard
April 27, 2025
Warner Bros and Legendary's A Minecraft Movie has earned 6.6 million worldwide after four weekends, with a 44% drop from the previous Easter holiday session. Ryan Coogler's Sinners saw a 14% decline from its opening weekend, earning .5 million across 71 markets for a global total of 1.6 million. The Accountant 2 debuted in 71 international markets, earning .7 million for a worldwide total of .2 million. Disney's reissue of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith grossed .2 million globally, bringing its lifetime earnings to 2.2 million. It performed well in various international markets, achieving No. 1 rankings in Germany, Norway, Chile, and Bolivia, and secured the second-highest opening of the year in Germany with .6 million.
Winsage
April 22, 2025
The Game Boy Color, launched in 1998, features a project called GBS Windows that mimics Windows 3.1, developed using GB Studio. This homage is available as a physical cartridge from an Etsy shop named RubenRetro, complete with a retail box that combines Game Boy and Windows 3.1 designs. The cartridge offers applications like Minesweeper, a game called “Cannon,” a MIDI piano, a media player, and a Paint program for pixel art. It includes a faux BIOS screen showing the “American Megatrain” text and the Game Boy Color's eight kilobytes of memory. The initial stock sold out quickly, but new retro boxes and accessories will be produced regularly. The package is priced around USD, with varying shipping costs from Spain.
AppWizard
April 16, 2025
Google Wallet has introduced real-time train status alerts for users in India and Canada, allowing them to receive notifications about their train's status, such as "On Time" or "Delayed." Additionally, parents and guardians in select countries can now permit their children to add event tickets and generic passes to their Wallet accounts, with the rollout starting in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Spain, and Poland. Google will host its I/O 2025 event on May 20 at 10 am PT, where updates for Wallet and Pay will be discussed, along with developments related to Android 16, Android XR, and Wear OS 6. Android 16 will feature Live Updates and has reached Platform Stability, allowing developers to refine applications. The Android 16 Beta includes Auracast support for hearing aids to enhance accessibility.
AppWizard
April 16, 2025
Idea Factory International plans to release the game Touhou Spell Carnival for PC users via Steam on May 7. The game was launched in North America on November 19 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4, with a simultaneous digital release in Europe and a physical edition debuting on December 3. A Digital Deluxe edition includes a digital art book and soundtrack, while a Limited Edition features a collector's box, figures, a hardcover artbook, a soundtrack, a reversible cover sleeve, and a trading card. The game includes Japanese audio and text options in English, French, and Spanish. It is scheduled to launch in Japan in June 2024 after a delay from April 2024.
AppWizard
April 9, 2025
Idea Factory International will launch the motorcycle action game, Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos, for PC via Steam on April 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The game was previously released on January 28 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in the Western market. A special "Magazine Edition" will be available, including a physical game, digital version, artbook, posters, stickers, official soundtrack, reversible cover sleeve, exclusive trading card, and in-game costumes. Players can control six characters across 15 stages while collecting Dogoos. The game features English and Japanese audio, with text options in English, French, and Spanish. It was originally launched in Japan in June 2024.
Winsage
April 9, 2025
Microsoft has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-29824, exploited by the group Storm-2460, affecting the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS). This vulnerability has been linked to ransomware attacks on organizations in the U.S., Venezuela, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. Storm-2460 has targeted firms in the IT and real estate sectors in the U.S., a financial institution in Venezuela, a software company in Spain, and a retail business in Saudi Arabia. The exploitation allows attackers to escalate privileges from standard user accounts, facilitated by the PipeMagic malware, which has a CVSS score of 7.8. Microsoft has patched 32 CLFS vulnerabilities since 2022, with six exploited in the wild. This month's security update is Microsoft's fourth addressing over 100 vulnerabilities in the past year, with 18 affecting Microsoft Office products classified as high-severity.
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