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Sony’s troubles with online security are from over, if a new claim by hackers is to be believed. LulzSec, the group behind some recent profile web hacks, has just posted the following on Twitter: "Just hit 50,000 followers. Thank you, twitter! In celebration, Sony hack 16 & 17 coming up …
Read More »Hacker group: We have Sony dev source code
Lulz Security claims to have compiled SCE's Developer Network source code
Read More »50m users for Moshi Monsters
Mind Candy has announced that its social networking title for children, Moshi Monsters, now boasts over 50m users worldwide. The ubiquitous Moshi Monsters brand has grown rapidly over the course of its three-year life span, and Mind Candy has said that it expects to generate 60m from total gross Moshi …
Read More »E3 2011: Wii 2 to be called Nintendo?
The successor to the Wii, currently known as Project Cafe, Wii 2 or Wii HD, may in fact be called ‘Nintendo’, that’s according to Game Informer. The US specialist publication speculates that a philosophy in simplifying naming conventions is the reason Nintendo’s next console will simply be called ‘Nintendo’ or …
Read More »Al Lowe revives Leisure Suit Larry
Al Lowe and Replay Games revive Larryâ??s original escapade
Read More »E3 2011: Halo 4 outed
A post has briefly appeared on the US Xbox website confirming production of Halo 4. It has since been removed by Microsoft, but an image of Master Chief and the below text almost certainly confirmed an E3 reveal for the title. Return to the Halo Universe,” the site’s text read. …
Read More »E3 2011: Grand Theft V chat increases
There’s no way of knowing whether a new Grand Theft Auto will be announced at this year’s E3, but if you believe in the adage "there’s no smoke without fire" then you should probably start getting excited. Some insiders are now absolutely certain that Rockstar will use either the Microsoft …
Read More »E3 2011: Skylanders gets cross-platform play
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure will be the first title to feature cross-platform gameplay across all three consoles, as well as PC, 3DS and mobile. The title uses special toy figurines to represent characters which, when placed on the bundled Portal of Power, appear in game. After each session, the figures’ onboard …
Read More »THQ announces miCoach console project
US studio collaborating with Adidas to bring athletics training system to consoles
Read More »E3 2011: Will Wright making casual sci-fi MMO
Development luminary Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, has announced that he is to start work on a sci-fi game set for release on tablets, iOS and social networks. Wright told Eurogamer that the game will be based on a short story written by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling; …
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