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Valve: Roughly 34k Steam users affected by Christmas day attack
Valve: Roughly 34k Steam users affected by Christmas day attack
Nearly a week after the Christmas day Steam error that caused ~34,000 users to see other peoples' personal account info instead of their own, Valve blames it on a DOS attack from unspecified agents.
Dec. 30, 2015
Pokemon chief: Iwata was the one who brought Pokemon to the West
Pokemon chief: Iwata was the one who brought Pokemon to the West
In a new 4Gamer interview translated by Siliconera, Pokemon Company chief Tsunekazu Ishihara remembers how Iwata volunteered to do code review and localization planning for the first Pokemon games.
Dec. 30, 2015
Koei Tecmo CEO hints at the future of Nintendo's mysterious NX
Koei Tecmo CEO hints at the future of Nintendo's mysterious NX
Yoichi Erikawa, president and CEO of Japanese publishing powerhouse, Koei Tecmo has suggested that Nintendo's NX system will be a dedicated home console similar to the PS4.
Dec. 30, 2015
Nintendo 3DS sales hit 20 million in Japan
Nintendo 3DS sales hit 20 million in Japan
The Nintendo 3DS has sold over 20 million units - 20.03 million, to be exact - in Japan since launching back in 2011.
Dec. 30, 2015
Lucky's Tale to come bundled with every Oculus Rift
Lucky's Tale to come bundled with every Oculus Rift
Lucky's Tale, a platformer built from the ground up for virtual reality, will come free with every Oculus Rift headset.
Dec. 30, 2015
What calls players to save defunct MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies?
What calls players to save defunct MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies?
“I strongly feel that MMOs are a special thing. Trying to save an MMO’s history is like trying to save a festival," says internet historian Jason Scott.
Dec. 30, 2015
Descent games yanked from GOG store thanks to royalty dispute
Descent games yanked from GOG store thanks to royalty dispute
Developer of classic PC franchise says that he hasn't been paid for sales of the game by publisher Interplay since 2007.
Dec. 30, 2015
Acclaim game rereleased nearly a decade after being sold at auction
Acclaim game rereleased nearly a decade after being sold at auction
Almost ten years after being sold off by publisher Acclaim in a bankruptcy auction, Criterion Games' 1999 hoverboard racer TrickStyle for the PC and Sega Dreamcast was quietly rereleased this week.
Dec. 29, 2015
XCOM modders go pro as new indie outfit Long War Studios
XCOM modders go pro as new indie outfit Long War Studios
A small team of avid modders has taken the next step and formed their own Colorado-based indie venture, Long War Studios, as they prepare to Kickstart their first game: Terra Invicta.
Dec. 29, 2015
Apple wins Christmas -- at least in terms of new mobile activations
Apple wins Christmas -- at least in terms of new mobile activations
A new report from mobile analytics firm Flurry suggests the lion's share of new mobile devices activated over the last week are running iOS, with mobile app installs jumping 120% on Christmas day.
Dec. 29, 2015
New survey looks at the economics of indie game development
New survey looks at the economics of indie game development
A new survey conducted by Indie Megabooth, an annual indie game showcase held at PAX, has shed some light on the financial side of its indies.
Dec. 28, 2015
For Platinum, exclusivity deals are a good way to get niche games made
For Platinum, exclusivity deals are a good way to get niche games made
Some of the developers at Japan's Platinum Games speak to GameSpot about how the studio makes games and why it's working on so many projects at once -- many of which are console exclusives.
Dec. 28, 2015