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Pirate TV operation offering illegal BSkyB subscriptions shut down
Pirate TV operation offering illegal BSkyB subscriptions shut down
Authorities in Cyprus have shut down a major pirate TV operation that offered illegal subscriptions to BSkyB, Nova and BFBS payTV subscription services.
June 23, 2011
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who claim Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social networking site Facebook, have abandoned legal attempts to renegotiate the original $65m settlement.
June 23, 2011
Critical Reception: Nintendo's Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D
Critical Reception: Nintendo's Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D
This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Nintendo's 3DS remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which reviewers describe as "a masterpiece."
June 22, 2011
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Top Girl Reports Big Earnings in Debut Week
Top-Grossing iOS Games: Top Girl Reports Big Earnings in Debut Week
Apple's latest U.S. App Store game charts by revenue see Top Girl and Tap Pet Hotel earning top iPhone sales, while Real Racing 2 and Army of Darkness Defense emerge as big sellers on the iPad.
June 22, 2011
Free-To-Play Version Of Infinity Blade Heading To Japan Via Mobage
Free-To-Play Version Of Infinity Blade Heading To Japan Via Mobage
Ngmoco parent DeNA announced it will be offering a free-to-play version of Epic and Chair's iOS hit Infinity Blade for Japanese iPhones through its Mobage social network this Fall.
June 22, 2011
iOS Dev Calls Out Take-Two's Zelnick On $40 Tablet Games
iOS Dev Calls Out Take-Two's Zelnick On $40 Tablet Games
iOS game developer Appy Entertainment told Gamasutra that recent comments from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on $40 tablet game pricing are a product of outdated practices in the console space.
June 22, 2011
BioShock Infinite, Uncharted 3 Lead Game Critics Awards Nominations
BioShock Infinite, Uncharted 3 Lead Game Critics Awards Nominations
Irrational Games' BioShock Infinite and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception earned four nominations each from Game Critics Awards' annual Best of E3 picks, leading other notable contenders.
June 22, 2011
Dead Or Alive: Dimensions Accepted In Australia With 'M' Rating
Dead Or Alive: Dimensions Accepted In Australia With 'M' Rating
Two weeks after Australia's Classification Board revoked a PG rating for Tecmo's not-so-subtly-sexual 3DS fighting game Dead or Alive: Dimensions, the board has decided to approve the game under a more restrictive M rating.
June 22, 2011
Sega's Yakuza Series Ships 5M Units
Sega's Yakuza Series Ships 5M Units
Sega's action-adventure Yakuza series -- based on Japanese organized crime syndicates -- has shipped 5 million units worldwide, the company said this week, as the latest release ships 400,000 units.
June 22, 2011
1C's Still: UK, US Retail Doesn't Understand PC Market
1C's Still: UK, US Retail Doesn't Understand PC Market
In his experience as UK-based publishing director for major Russian PC game publisher 1C, Darryl Still says retailers in the US and UK fundamentally don't understand the state of the PC market.
June 22, 2011
PopCap Bringing Bejeweled 3 To Consoles, Nintendo DS
PopCap Bringing Bejeweled 3 To Consoles, Nintendo DS
The latest game in PopCap's long-running, mega-popular gem-matching Bejeweled series will be coming simultaneously to the Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this holiday season.
June 22, 2011
Newell: Portal 2 Has Sold 3 Million Copies
Newell: Portal 2 Has Sold 3 Million Copies
Portal 2 has sold 3 million copies since its launch in April, Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell told an audience at the Games for Learning Institute's Games for Change conference today.
June 22, 2011