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Dept of Homeland Security is hacking into Xbox, game consoles
- 05 Apr 12 17:16 by etdragon
- Game Consoles, Industry
The Department of Homeland Security is working on ways to hack into the Xbox, as well as other game consoles, to obtain whatever personal information they can from the devices. DHS plans to target overseas consoles to avoid Privacy Act issues related to US citizens.
EA named ‘worst U.S. company’ by consumer poll
- 05 Apr 12 00:00 by Justin_Massoud
- Game Consoles, Industry, Software
Video game company Electronic Arts has been widely criticized for monopolistic business practices, shuttering studios and spearheading a controversial anti-used game online pass program that has quickly become de rigueur for other publishing heavyweights. But does that make it the worst company in America? According to The Consumerist, yes, it does.
Surprise! Amazon Instant Video is now available on Sony’s PS3
- 04 Apr 12 18:34 by etdragon
- Game Consoles, Online Retailers, Online Video
Amazon has been pushing hard to expand their Instant Video service since it first launched. The company has added numerous shows and movies and nearly tripled the total library they launched with a year ago and made the service available on a number of TVs, Blu-ray players, and set-top boxes. Now Amazon can officially add game consoles to their list of compatible devices by bringing the service to the PS3.
Sony publishes, then pulls, new PS Vita software update
- 04 Apr 12 00:00 by Justin_Massoud
- Game Consoles, Software
Sony jumped the gun on a software patch for its new handheld gaming system the PS Vita this week. The company quickly pulled update v1.65 after its Monday release, citing a “technical fault” that disables ad-hoc multiplayer modes for PSP games.
Apple rumored to be working on a game controller for iOS devices
- 03 Apr 12 16:47 by etdragon
- E-Readers and Tablets, Game Consoles, Mobile Phones
It is no secret that Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch have become strong mobile gaming devices. Millions of people use at least one of those devices to play some kind of game almost daily. Now rumors are starting back up that the company is investigating some sort of game controller for use on their iOS devices.
IDC: smart devices will top 1 billion this year, doubling by 2016
- 31 Mar 12 00:00 by Justin_Massoud
- E-Readers and Tablets, Game Consoles, General computer hardware, Mobile Phones, Notebooks/Laptops
The smart revolution is in full swing, but based on new research from IDC it’s only getting started. The firm says more than 1 billion web-ready smartphones, tablets, TVs, video game consoles and PCs will ship worldwide this year. That figure is expected to hit 1.84 billion by 2016.
Researchers recover credit card info from a factory reset Xbox 360
- 30 Mar 12 16:39 by etdragon
- Game Consoles, Piracy
Resetting your Xbox 360 to factory settings before selling it or trading it in may not be enough to prevent your personal information from falling into the wrong hands. Researchers have determined that credit card information can be recovered from used Xbox 360 consoles despite those consoles having been reset to factory settings.
Best Buy to shutter 50 superstores & open 100 small shops
- 30 Mar 12 00:43 by Justin_Massoud
- E-Readers and Tablets, Game Consoles, Notebooks/Laptops, Software
Best Buy announced on Thursday that it plans to axe 50 U.S. stores, lay off 400 employees and slash $250 million in overall spending by 2013. The drastic measures follow a less-than-exceptional fourth quarter performance report for the retail giant — one more sign that big box stores may be fast approaching their twilight years.
Rumor: the next PlayStation console could cripple used games
- 29 Mar 12 00:00 by Justin_Massoud
- Game Consoles
Sony’s apparently taking the threat of used game sales and piracy seriously. According to one insider, the company is backing a new type of digital rights management for its next PlayStation gaming console which would limit how much consumers get out of second-hand games.
Sony removes 2 games from online store trying to stop Vita homebrew
- 28 Mar 12 22:00 by etdragon
- Game Consoles, Piracy
If a Sony console is involved it’s only a matter of time before someone hacks it so they can run Super Nintendo Games on it. Sony’s newest handheld, the Vita, is no exception to this rule. Recently Sony removed two PSP games from their online store because they were said to contain programming holes allowing unsigned code to be run.
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Piracy
- The constant fight against, or enjoyment of pirated movies, music and games: this news covers all that is piracy related, such as lawsuits and P2P services.More about this
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Diablo 3 game fans hit with always-online DRM grief (4)
- Fri 18 May 20:04 by Seán
- Software
it appears that Blizzard underestimated the server capacity required to handle all the gamers, thus resulting in Battle.net servers being overloaded and taken offline at launch. As Diablo III requires the user to be logged in with an uninterrupted internet connection to play, most players were greeted with an "Error 37" on the day of launch, unable to play the game.
CD Projekt says the truth is, DRM doesn't work (2)
- Mon 21 May 22:48 by Seán
- Piracy
In an interview between Forbes and CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwinski, Iwinski said the truth is that DRM simply does not work. He said the main problem is that the copy protection is cracked within hours of the release of every game, not to mention the money and development wasted to implement it. Those with pirated versions also have a clean and more functional game!
Why not? PNY announces USB drive with whistle (7)
- Wed 23 May 11:48 by DoMiN8ToR
- Uncategorized
It could be possible that there is a scenario where you would have loved to be able to whistle on your USB stick, but we really wonder when. To make
RunCore unveils InVincible SSD with smoking self-destruct (3)
- Thu 17 May 15:20 by Seán
- Solid State (ssd), Uncategorized
RunCore has launched its InVincible SSD line, claiming to provide the highest data security with its two physically attached buttons, coloured green & red, giving the user a choice of whether to wipe or physically destroy the SSD.