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Cold-calling virus scam costs New Zealanders dearly
Cold-calling virus scam costs New Zealanders dearly
The New Zealand Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has revealed that a call-calling telephony scam may have affected around 30% of adults in the country, costing many of them around NZ$200 a time.
July 22, 2011
Sony insurer asks court to bow out of paying data breach claims
Sony insurer asks court to bow out of paying data breach claims
Zurich American Insurance Co., which is one of Sony’s insurers, is asking a New York state court to rule that the insurer does not have to pay Sony for class-action lawsuit claims related to its massive data breach.
July 22, 2011
Companies should go beyond PCI DSS compliance, says Layer 7
Companies should go beyond PCI DSS compliance, says Layer 7
Companies need to go beyond compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) to ensure credit card safety, according to Phil Walston, vice president of development and product management at Layer 7 Technologies.
July 22, 2011
Blizzard Vet Bill Roper Joins Disney Interactive Media Group
Blizzard Vet Bill Roper Joins Disney Interactive Media Group
Blizzard and Cryptic Studios veteran Bill Roper has recently joined the Disney Interactive Media Group to oversee the creative direction for the publisher's Marvel-based games and look for new development partners.
July 21, 2011
4th & Battery Teams With Make-A-Wish For 9-Year-Old-Designed Game
4th & Battery Teams With Make-A-Wish For 9-Year-Old-Designed Game
Allied Star Police, the latest iOS release from Popcap's new 4th & Battery label, wasn't designed by any of the company's experienced game makers, but by the nine-year-old Owain Weinert.
July 21, 2011
Interview: Producing Dark Souls Means Getting Out Of The Way
Interview: Producing Dark Souls Means Getting Out Of The Way
In this interview with Namco Bandai's Kei Hirono and Daisuke Uchiyama, the two producers discuss how the best thing they can do for Dark Souls is to let the developers do their work without publisher interference.
July 21, 2011
EA Offering Limited Old Republic Pre-Orders Ahead Of Holiday Release
EA Offering Limited Old Republic Pre-Orders Ahead Of Holiday Release
Electronic Arts' and Bioware's highly anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic will be available this holiday season, but those that pre-order the title starting today will get early access to the MMO.
July 21, 2011
Microsoft Reveals Star Wars-Branded Xbox 360, Kinect Bundle
Microsoft Reveals Star Wars-Branded Xbox 360, Kinect Bundle
At San Diego Comic-Con today, Microsoft unveiled a new, Star Wars-branded Xbox 360 bundle including a special edition gold controller, white Kinect camera and a copy of Kinect Star Wars.
July 21, 2011
Kotick: Focus On DJ Hero Was A Mistake
Kotick: Focus On DJ Hero Was A Mistake
Looking back on Activision's time at the top of the rhythm game market, company CEO Bobby Kotick said it was a mistake to divert some focus away from Guitar Hero and towards the new DJ Hero franchise.
July 21, 2011
Adobe Suggests Flash Hardware Acceleration Issues On Mac OS X Lion
Adobe Suggests Flash Hardware Acceleration Issues On Mac OS X Lion
Apple's recently released Mac OS X Lion upgrade apparently does not support hardware acceleration in Adobe's Flash Player, impacting the performance of many web-based games [UPDATE: Adobe clarifies.]
July 21, 2011
Social Games Studio Vostu Countersues Zynga Over Copying Claim
Social Games Studio Vostu Countersues Zynga Over Copying Claim
Social gaming start-up Vostu has hit back at Facebook giant Zynga's claims that it is blatantly copying its most popular games, by filing a countersuit with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.
July 21, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Storms Weekly Japanese Charts
Nintendo 3DS Storms Weekly Japanese Charts
Nintendo saw its 3DS handheld console double in hardware sales this week, selling nearly as much as the PSP and PlayStation 3 combined, according to the Japanese dedicated video game charts.
July 21, 2011