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With PSN currently surrounded by a national security controversy, Microsoft has now issued a service alert for users of Xbox Live. The Xbox Live Status page on Xbox.com currently has a service alert for Matchmaking. It carries the following message: "Users may receive potential fishing attempts via title specific messaging …

A US senator has written directly to Sony Computer Entertainment America’s Jack Tretton about the troubles surrounding PlayStation Network. Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal declared that the incident raises concerns of data privacy, identity theft, and other misuse of sensitive personal and financial data, such as names, email addresses, and credit …

A new strategic collaboration between Nokia and Accenture has seen the mobile firm move its software activities and 3,000 employees to a new partner. It’s another dramatic twist in the story of Symbian, which was originally co-owned by a group of handset makers, then went open source in the sole …

Company CEO Heiko Hubertz on why he's heading to Gateshead for the industry conference

An all-star cast has been announced for the Zombies content in Call of Duty: Black Ops’ upcoming Escalation DLC. The new zombie level is titled Call of the Dead and will feature characters voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Robert England (Nightmare on Elm Street, Michael Rooker …

'Possible phishing attempts' suspected on Xbox Live, company claims

The UK media has gone big on Sony’s PSN admission this morning, creating a nightmare morning for the platform holder. National paper Metro has lead with the story on its front page this morning (pictured) with the headline ‘Panic Stations’. The story is currently lead on The Telegraph’s website, while …

The biggest challenge for Nintendo and the 3DS was always going to be advertising a feature that can’t be shown via traditional mediums. And that’s exactly what Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has blamed for what he describes as lower than expected sales of the device. "Nintendo 3DS has not been …

With the catastrophic security failure that has blighted PSN all over the national press this morning, Sony has attempted to address the main criticism currently being thrown its way – why did it wait six days to inform customers? "There’s a difference in timing between when we identified there was …

Chris Bell will become GAME’s new non-executive chairman on June 15th. He takes over from current chairman Peter Lewis, who is retiring. Bell has been a member of the GAME board since 2003 and currently acts as senior independent director. His previous employers include Ladbrokes and Allied Domecq. "Under Peter’s …