Winamp – Infection Podcast Episode 496

Video game piracy, Open source and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Random

• • • 53% of gamers prefer single-player games | GamesIndustry.biz

• Winamp

• • • Winamp releases source code, asks for help modernizing the player (bleepingcomputer.com)
    • Winamp owner deletes ‘Open Source’ repository after a bumpy month on GitHub | Tom’s Hardware

• Unity

• • Unity attempts to turn things around with its latest game engine release – The Verge
  • Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

• Law/Crime

• • The true cost of game piracy: 20 percent of revenue, according to a new study – Ars Technica
  • Two games addiction lawsuits dismissed | GamesIndustry.biz

• • ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally | TechCrunch

• • • Source: TikTok Music

• Buy Once

• • Microsoft DirectX Will Now Transition Into SPIR-V As The Interchange Format, Marking A New Era of Open-Source Development With Open Standards
• Google
  • How the government plans to break up Google’s monopoly – The Verge
  • Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’ – The Verge
  • Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly | AP News
  • Google and Apple Face Billions in Penalties After Losing E.U. Appeals – The New York Times
  • Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case | AP News