We're well aware you're probably allergic to hackers by now and well past caring what game company has borne their wrath this week. We are too, but just in case you're a Brink player, we wanted to give you a quick heads up that you may want to change your Xbox Live password, since Bethesda's Brink … [Read more...] about Bethesda’s Brink Site Hacked As Well
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Spanish Police DDoS-Attacked After Sony Hack Arrests
In the wake of three arrests by the Spanish Police in connection with several attacks on Sony websites, as well as some bank and government websites, but not the PSN outage itself, Anonymous has responded by taking down the Spanish Police website for an hour. The so-called "hacktivist" group has … [Read more...] about Spanish Police DDoS-Attacked After Sony Hack Arrests
Nintendo Wii U Power On Par With PS3 & Xbox 360?
At least that's the takeaway from a Ubisoft round table where senior technical architect Marc Parenteau talked about the process of porting Assassin's Creed Revelations to Nintendo's new console. Hell, it sounds to us like the Wii U might even be a bit better than the geezers we have puttering … [Read more...] about Nintendo Wii U Power On Par With PS3 & Xbox 360?
Battlefield 3 Fans Enraged By Launch Of “Physical Warfare” Pack
Battlefield 3 fans have been enraged this week with the announcement by EA the they will be releasing a "Physical Warfare" Pack to Battlefield 3 gamers who pre-order their copies of Battlefield 3 through physical retailers GAME and Gamestation in the UK. If you pre-order your game through these … [Read more...] about Battlefield 3 Fans Enraged By Launch Of “Physical Warfare” Pack
Pre-Order Batman:Arkham City To Enable Playable Robin
A recent Best Buy advert has been spotted on their website advertising pre-orders of Batman: Arkham City with the ability to receive access to a playable Robin the "Boy Wonder" character within the new game. This exciting news confirms that a playable Robin character will indeed be in the new … [Read more...] about Pre-Order Batman:Arkham City To Enable Playable Robin
Turtle Beach Unveils New XP500 Gaming Headset
Turtle Beach has showcased a couple of gaming headsets it has added to its range in the form of the Turtle Beach XP500, a special edition version of Turtle Beach's acclaimed PX5 headset. The new XP500 is equipped with an XBA Bluetooth adapter for wireless XBOX Live chat, programmable digital signal … [Read more...] about Turtle Beach Unveils New XP500 Gaming Headset
Codemasters Website Hacked, Customer Information Snatched
The UK games development company Codemasters is the latest gaming company to be targeted by hackers and has announced that its website was hacked on June 3rd, 2011. The hackers were able to access registered customers' account information and snatched email and house addresses, together with … [Read more...] about Codemasters Website Hacked, Customer Information Snatched
Sony’s Vita-PS3 Link Might Look A Lot Like Wii U Functionality
Seems Sony's gotten "borrowing" down to an art form and is now proceeding to draw inspiration from the Wii U's seamless switch between a separate portable console-like controller and the TV screen before the console is even out. Or, as it would have us believe, its developers are, as according to … [Read more...] about Sony’s Vita-PS3 Link Might Look A Lot Like Wii U Functionality
Nintendo Wii U Only Supports One WiiPad
Well, it's a good thing Nintendo managed to keep this little tidbit under wraps during E3, or the - um - less than toasty reception the Wii U received might have turned into a full-on blizzard. In fact, we're slightly amazed nobody there thought to ask this earlier and it certainly hadn't even … [Read more...] about Nintendo Wii U Only Supports One WiiPad
Windows 8 Getting Xbox Live Integration
For those of you still baffled by Microsoft's distressing near neglect of its by now embarrassing Games for Windows service, this bit of news may shed some light on the matter. Apparently, the plan is to deeply integrate Windows 8 and Xbox Live, similar to the way the service has been integrated … [Read more...] about Windows 8 Getting Xbox Live Integration
Uber Team Fortress 2 Players Recruited To Promote Developer Job Advert (video)
Some of the more talented Team Fortress 2 players were recently recruited to help a Danish advertising firm called Uncle Grey find a new front-end developer. Uncle Grey had already tried traditional advertising methods to find a new coder but came up short when trying to find the right talented … [Read more...] about Uber Team Fortress 2 Players Recruited To Promote Developer Job Advert (video)
Wii U Supports Just One Touchscreen Controller
The Wii U was unveiled this week at E3 by Nintendo and has brought with it a number of mixed views, but one innovation within the device is the new console's touchscreen-equipped controller. However, it is likely that the new Wii U console will in fact only support one touchscreen … [Read more...] about Wii U Supports Just One Touchscreen Controller
