Who knew that hunting for security vulnerabilities could be so profitable?
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Today, we're talking about Valve's big payout to a security researcher for privately alerting the company to a massive security issue; Nintendo's ROM banhammer netting them $12 million in damages; Phil Spencer's renewed concern about the Windows app store; Girls Level Up documentary; and a bit of corporate news about Capcom USA and Twitch.
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