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Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick Wants to Buy MySpace
An investment group that counts current Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick as among its members is in talks to acquire the troubled social networking web site MySpace. Reuters reports via unnamed sources that Kotick was approached by the members of the unnamed investment group a number of weeks ago to join their effort to purchase a controlling stake in MySpace which is currently owned by News ...read more
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Codemasters Website Hacked, Data Compromised
Earlier today, Codemasters’ Community Relations Director Satine made an announcement on their forum to report the following breaches. Codemasters.com website Access to the Codemasters corporate website and sub-domains. DiRT 3 VIP code redemption page Access to the DiRT 3 VIP code redemption page. The Codemasters EStore We believe the following have been compromised: Customer names ...read more
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Gears of War 3 - Leaked Epic Games Website Hacked, Data Compromised
Earlier tonight a hacker named 'contra' managed to get into the Epic Games servers and deface everything they could find. While they were in the server they managed to do a full dump of all online structure, databases, and most importantly Gears of War 3. As of June 9th nothing has been released, other then a video showing off the menu's and a bit of campaign. This is a very low blow towards a ...read more
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E3: Minecraft getting Kinect version
Man, Mojang's little indie darling is getting some major mileage with the gaming industry's biggest players. The Microsoft E3 press conference brought the announcement that Minecraft would be making its way to Xbox 360 with some unexplained Kinect support this Winter. No other details were announced, but we're thrilled to punch trees to extract logs using our real hands. Update: Microsoft has ...read more
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Sony confirms Lulzsec compromised server data
Sony Pictures tonight confirmed that some of its Web sites were breached yesterday. In a joint statement, Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and Co-chairman Amy Pascal said the company has contacted the FBI in an attempt to find out who was behind the cyberattack. Yesterday a group of hackers calling themselves Lulzsec brashly taunted Sony on Twitter saying it would "embarrass" the ...read more
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Security expert says PSN still not safe
While Sony is busy welcoming its customers back to PlayStation Network, some aren't celebrating just yet. Speaking to IndustryGamers, security expert Gregory Evans said that PSN still isn't safe because Sony is "relying on the wrong people to secure their system." Specifically, Evans believes that Sony (and most companies) use "IT managers" instead of true security experts or, to put it a ...read more
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Hacker Believes PSN Still Not Secure From Hacking Threat
Almost a month and half later, the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store are set to resume business as usual. The network which had faced attacks from multiple hacking groups probably faces a trying time ahead of itself, with new groups pledging to continue the hacking attempts. With a brand new security in place, and likely big bucks spent on the implementation of the newly secured ...read more
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Get your Identity Protected on PlayStation Network
As a resident of the United States, and the owner of a PlayStation Network account, you are entitled to the free identity theft program that Sony has initiated in the wake of the security breach of the PSN. As promised, Sony will begin covering customers with the free service that will protect your sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands, and if it does, they’ll cover you with ...read more
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Horizon Update: Device Explorer, and more than a dozen new tools!
If you haven't heard of Horizon before, let's just say it's the most innovative Xbox 360 modding program ever made. It features tools such as the Achievement Unlocker, Avatar Award Unlocker, and dozens of game editors. The developers over at XboxMB have done it yet again.
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Modern Warfare 3 to be banned in the UK?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Reveal Trailer, which shows scenes of terrorism on the London Underground, is reported to have led to calls for the game to be banned, reports the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail is comparing the London Underground scenes to the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, with those affected unhappy about the likeness found in Activision's guaranteed smash hit. Vivienne ...read more
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