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Citibank has admitted to suffering a data breach that allowed hackers to view the names, account numbers and contact details of around 200,000 of its customers. Incredibly, Reuters reports that the breach happened in early May and that the bank has only just admitted to its occurrence, which is thought …
Read More »VIDEO: The Old Republic’s stunning intro
The opening cinematic for EA and BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic has appeared online, and you can watch the entire video below. We’re still none the wiser as to when the long awaited MMO will finally be released. Earlier in the year MCV discovered that EA execs were …
Read More »Wii U ‘axes friend codes’
Ubisoft producer Adrian Blunt has said that the days of Nintendo’s unpopular online friend codes are over. Speaking to MTV at E3, Blunt made the revelation while demonstrating Ghost Recon Online, one of several Ubisoft games unveiled for the new Wii U console. Asked why he thought the game was …
Read More »E3 2011: Wii U has 25GB disc size
Nintendo’s next home console will read discs as large as 25 gigabytes of data, according to one of the firm’s chief game designers. Nintendo exec Katsuya Eguchi told Kotaku that Wii U’s proprietary disc format could carry enough data to fill a Blu-ray disc. Elsewhere it is being reported that …
Read More »E3 2011: Vita battery life on par with PSP
Sony has revealed some interesting new facts about the upcoming PS Vita, saying that it hopes the battery life of the console will rival that of the PSP. Speaking to Engadget, the company would not go into specifics but did say, with the exception of having to power ‘graphically intense’ …
Read More »E3 2011: Gears 3 gets LE controller
Epic’s Xbox 360 only Gears of War 3 is to get a dedicated Limited Edition Xbox 360 controller, Microsoft has revealed. Designed jointly by Microsoft and Epic, the pad will boast Gears themed styling and will include the transforming d-pad found in recent limited editions. Also included in the SKU …
Read More »Signs of 3D struggles at cinema
There are indications in the US that the appetite for 3D movies is on the decline. This is of particular concern to content holders as, with the further establishment of 3D in the public consciousness, it would be usual to be expecting growth in the format at this stage in …
Read More »No MotorStorm 3 for Japan
MotorStorm Apocalypse will now not be released in Japan, SCEJ has confirmed. The game was initially delayed in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March. No official reason was given, but seeing as the racer is set amidst the tumbling ruins of an earthquake-ravaged city it’s not …
Read More »E3 2011: Wii U Darksiders II the visual equal of 360 and PS3 versions
The Wii U version of Darksiders II will "absolutely" look as good as the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs, THQ’s core games boss Danny Bilson has told Eurogamer. He also added that a working version of the game is already up and running on the hardware. That claim comes despite …
Read More »Amazon backs GAME Vita pricing
Retailer Amazon has gone live with its pre-order pricing for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. It concurs with the prices put out by GAME earlier in the week – that being a 279.99 RRP for the premium 3G model and 229.99 for the wi-fi only device. To put that into some sort …
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