In an amusing turn of events, a developer managed to get their fake game "Watch Paint Dry" onto Steam without Valve ever seeing it.
It seems Valve had some vulnerabilities in their system that allowed this cunning developer to scan the web page, use a few tricks and actually get their fake game released onto Steam.
The Steamworks website uses AJAX, so anyone can read the code behind it. This allowed the developer to look at the calls the website was doing, and do their own calls as if they were someone else.
See the full article here.
Their plan was to get caught, and they did. Valve of course fixed the issue, but the fact that something like this isn't properly checked is crazy.
It's a good job they weren't out to do anything really naughty. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
It seems Valve had some vulnerabilities in their system that allowed this cunning developer to scan the web page, use a few tricks and actually get their fake game released onto Steam.
The Steamworks website uses AJAX, so anyone can read the code behind it. This allowed the developer to look at the calls the website was doing, and do their own calls as if they were someone else.
See the full article here.
Their plan was to get caught, and they did. Valve of course fixed the issue, but the fact that something like this isn't properly checked is crazy.
It's a good job they weren't out to do anything really naughty. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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elbuglione Apr 1, 2016
Gaming on Windows 10???
WTF?
WTF?
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Quoting: elbuglioneGaming on Windows 10???
WTF?
I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about.
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elbuglione Apr 1, 2016
Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: elbuglioneGaming on Windows 10???
WTF?
I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about.
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linux_gamer Apr 1, 2016
Quoting: elbuglioneYou didn't get it, or?Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: elbuglioneGaming on Windows 10???
WTF?
I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about.
BTW: gamingonwindows10.com seems to be unused.
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Quoting: linuxgamerYou didn't get it, or?
BTW: gamingonwindows10.com seems to be unused.
Hmm, I get it on Chrome, but not on Firefox...
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Quotegamingonwindows10.com seems to be unused.
That's because it's a very niche market. Not sure if it will ever take off as a gaming platform.
Last edited by Linas on 1 April 2016 at 8:12 pm UTC
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elbuglione Apr 1, 2016
Quoting: linuxgamerQuoting: elbuglioneYou didn't get it, or?Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: elbuglioneGaming on Windows 10???
WTF?
I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about.
BTW: gamingonwindows10.com seems to be unused.
nop...
i see that in my desktop:
Ubuntu 12.04 Firefox 24
the same for Google Chrome 44.0.2403.155
Last edited by elbuglione on 1 April 2016 at 8:29 pm UTC
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elbuglione Apr 1, 2016
all site the same way
in fact, the logo is that: windows_logo.png
<img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/templates/default/images/windows_logo.png" alt="">
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