Microsoft is investigating a possible Xbox 360 security breach whereby hackers are able to gain access to personal information--like credit card numbers--even after a system has been reset to factory settings. Researchers at Drexel University and Dakota State University told Kotaku this week that they purchased an Xbox 360 through an authorized retailer, downloaded a
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March 30, 2012 4:39PM PDT Zipper Interactive confirms closure after 17 years, PS Vita game Unit 13 goes down as squad-based shooter specialists' swan song. The studio behind the SOCOM series of tactical shooters has been shut down. On its official Twitter feed today, Zipper Interactive announced it was closing, saying, "After 17
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Blizzard's certainly busy at the moment, what with Diablo III's release day ever-impending and a new expansion for the best of the Best MMORPGs, World of Warcraft, on the way. But a busy schedule's no excuse to neglect your clan – as the company's taking pains to remind us. First Blizzard unveils Scroll
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Just like any good ending, the saga of Mass Effect 3 took another twist today – and just like the conclusion of a saga as heroic as Bioware's, the new development is a pretty virtuous touch indeed. However, it won't really have any impact on how the actual game turns out, which is
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Sony's confirmed today that Zipper Interactive, the studio behind its SOCOM series and this month's Unit 13, has been shut down following the completion of the company's work on the latter title. In a statement to Game Informer, the publisher says closing the 18-year-old studio was “a result of a normal cycle of
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Resistance and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games has revealed one of its canceled projects, and it's not in the vein of anything the studio has ever produced. An update on the developer's Facebook Timeline reveals that Insomniac began work in January 2007 on 1080Pinball, what it hoped would be "the most realistic
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March 30, 2012 10:29AM PDT NetherRealm's portable fighting game coming to Sony's portable in North America in just over a month; European launch on for May 4. Touch-screen fatalities will become reality this May. Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita will launch in North America on May 1, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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The ties between Wasteland 2 and the Fallout franchise are growing tighter, as Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment has agreed to work on the postapocalyptic role-playing game sequel if its Kickstarter total tops $2.1 million. With 17 days left in the campaign, the Kickstarter project has already gathered $1.65 million from 33,000
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