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In a fresh blow for PSN’s security worries, Sony has omitted over the weekend that it was forced to remove the details of some 2,500 PSN users that were posted online by hackers. Reuters reports that the details stemmed from a 2001 product sweepstake and included names and partial addresses. …
Read More »Now SOE confirms data theft
Games developer Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed it was attacked by hackers as part of last month’s PSN hack and that user data has possibly been compromised. In total the firm believes that it has lost around 12,700 credit card numbers with some 24.6m accounts being compromised. The attack took …
Read More »SOE safe after PSN breach
Sony Online Entertainment has assured its customers that personal data is safe following the PSN hacking scandal. "We have been conducting a thorough investigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no customer personal information got out to any unauthorised person or persons," the company stated on the DC Universe …
Read More »Online growth key to GAME’s future
GAME group’s executive officer Ian Shepherd has identified online as the key to a return to growth for the chain. "We know that customers are shopping across multiple channels, and placing equal importance on their experiences online, on mobile platforms and in stores," he stated. "We have an opportunity to …
Read More »Bigpoint sets sights on Gamehorizon
Company CEO Heiko Hubertz on why he's heading to Gateshead for the industry conference
Read More »Turbine takes control of LOTRO
Developer Turbine will assume full control of MMO title The Lord of the Rings Online in Europe from June 1st, merging the US and European servers in the process. Until now Codemasters has handled the game in Europe. Current players will need to migrate their Codemasters accounts to the new …
Read More »MS aims for Xbox 360 World Record
Xbox 360 Kinect owners will this Saturday be invited to take part in an online World Record attempt. Microsoft is hoping to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest online 100m sprint’ this Saturday (April 23rd) at 18:00. Those wanting to join in must head over to Xbox …
Read More »Rumours of big job cuts at SOE
Sony Online Entertainment has closed down three of its studios and made sweeping redundancies across the company, according to unsubstantiated rumours. News site Kotaku claims the firm has closed studios in Seattle, Arizona and Denver. The website claimed that nearly one-third” of Sony Online Entertainment had been axed across the …
Read More »Gamescom’s online shop goes live
The organisers of leading European video games trade event Gamescom 2011 have announced that tickets for the gathering can now be booked via its website. Both trade and the public are currently able to secure their places at special discounted advanced rates. Prices begin at only €6 for public tickets …
Read More »Online traders brace for EU changes
The Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) has written to protest to the European Parliament ahead of a vote on a new piece of legislation that intends to ‘harmonise’ cross-border e-taliing and mail order in favour of the consumer. If passed, the new European legislation will mean that any returned …
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