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Sega hacked, personal data stolen
It's getting ridiculous now. Sega's confirmed that its Pass system has been victim to a hack attack, with users' personal data stolen. The publisher's confirmed that data obtained from the system, which is designed to deliver community members information on upcoming Sega games, includes passwords, e-mail addresses and dates of birth. The firm wrote in an e-mail to members: "As you may ...read more
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Infinity Ward suit against Activision going to trial
After languishing in the legal system for over a year, the lawsuit filed against Activision by Infinity Ward founders Vincent Zampella and Jason West appears to be moving forward, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The publication reports that a Los Angeles judge has ruled that Zampella and West's claims against Activision have merit -- complaints of unpaid royalties among others -- meaning the ...read more
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BioWare Hacked, 18,000 Accounts Compromised
BioWare, the creator of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, has had its servers raided by hackers and the account details of around 18,000 customers have potentially been lifted. BioWare's Aaryn Flynn writes on the company forums: Yesterday (June 14), we learned that a hacker gained unauthorized access to the decade-old BioWare community server system associated with the Neverwinter Nights forums. ...read more
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Report: Anonymous has no more plans for hacking Sony
A person who identifies himself as "Anon" has said in a new interview that the hacker group known as Anonymous has no more plans to make cyber attacks against Sony. The interview at VG247.com has the mysterious "Anon" saying, "We are no longer attacking Sony. There is nothing more to gained right now from continued attacks except unpopularity." Anonymous did take responsibility for a denial of ...read more
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Call of Duty Popularity Still Hasn’t Peaked Says Activision
Following the company's second quarter earnings report, analysts issued their usual investors notes on Activision Blizzard. One comment that raised some eyebrows came from Ben Schachter of Macquarie Securities, who said "we have significant concerns that CoD may have peaked in 2011." GamesIndustry International followed up with Schachter to get a fuller explanation of his thoughts. He believes ...read more
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Call of Duty: Black Ops: Annihilation Map Pack Confirmed
With an official multiplayer preview, a seemingly random tweet by Xbox Support (wat?), and a very bland looking news story from investors.activision.com, the Annihilation map pack has been confirmed for release. The map pack will feature four new multiplayer maps, Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard, and one new zombie map, Shangri-La, an exotic and mysterious map filled with deadly traps, dark ...read more
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Sony Not Discouraging PS3 Console Mods
Sony made huge headlines this year and last while fighting the battle against the many hacks and mods that faced the PlayStation 3 for the first time. In the process, they made a name for themselves as a company that is against consumers having the right to do with their hardware what they choose. However, according to Sony boss Jack Tretton, this perception isn't the reality of the company's ...read more
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Rumor: Third Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC leaked via flyer
Just about one week before Call of Duty: Black Ops' Escalation DLC was announced, the add-on was leaked by a promo flier from European retailer GAME. If the image recently posted to Xbox360Achievements is legit, the game's third map pack has suffered a similar fate. A purported Gamestop flyer shows off five of the next bundle's maps, a list which includes Hangar 18, Silo, Hazard, Drive-In and an ...read more
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DICE Defends Position on Launch DLC for Battlefield 3
Yesterday, word got out of a boycott kickstarted by Battlefield 3 fans who were furious over pre-order customers getting rewarded with extra multiplayer content that regular consumers wouldn't be able to obtain. Hoping to stamp out this potential imbalance, over 3,000 gamers joined the cause. Developer DICE has responded to the issue, defending the decision to reward pre-orders with extra ...read more
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People Are Interested in Call of Duty: Elite
As if there was any doubt there would be significant interest in Activision's plans for Call of Duty Elite, Activision social media manager Dan Amrich revealed two million users have signed up. Call of Duty is company's recently revealed service-level addition to the franchise, which comes in both free and paid subscription forms. It's not been announced what features will cost money--or how ...read more
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