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DOTA 2: Forum Hackers Swipe Over 2M User Accounts

According to LeakedSource.com, over two million DOTA 2 user accounts were stolen from the game’s forum. The forum was compromised due to outdated vBulletin software with an SQL injection vulnerability. Hackers were able to gain access to user names, email and IP addresses. Passwords were also unscrambled, again through a vulnerability in the MD5 algorithm “alongside the salt”. It is believed that about 80% of the passwords have been unscrambled.

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“The Lost Arcade” Will Be Showing at NYC’s Metrograph Theater from August 12th-18th

There’s a little movie getting a big push at film festivals around the globe, and it just happens to be about something close to the heart of our scene. “The Lost Arcade,” arising from a kickstarter in 2011, is an affectionate documentary about Chinatown Fair. It’s not the first documentary to try and capture the storied arcade’s magic and significance, but it could be the most ambitious.

The trailer is filled with crowded, energetic shots of the arcade intermixed with personal recollection. It’s awash with a loud, glitchy, beeping soundtrack from Gil Talmi. The movie seems to be crossing over well outside of our scene, too: SFGate and Independent Magazine have taken notice, at least.

The above trailer dropped in July; IGN just recently shared an exclusive interview clip of one of it’s patrons, Anthony. He takes a drag on his cigarette, and then goes through some photos of arcade goers: the games they played, and the impressions they made on him.

Coming off of a successful showing at The Roxie in San Francisco, The Lost Arcade will be playing at the Metrograph from August 12th-18th, 2016.

Thanks to Kapwan for the tip!

Sources: IGN; The Lost Arcade; Metrograph

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General: Cagey Mike Donatelli Teasing New Project Called RiME

Mike Donatelli, late of Carbine Studios, has posted a sneaky teaser on one of his social media channels about a new project called RiME. There is no other information available other than the fact that more will become known in 2017. Greybox, Tequila Works and SixFoot are listed on the page as being involved with RiME.