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Left 4 Dead Devs Turtle Rock Developing New IP For THQ, Film Vets Involved
Left 4 Dead Devs Turtle Rock Developing New IP For THQ, Film Vets Involved
THQ has signed a deal to publish a new first-person shooter IP from Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock, due in 2013, with film veterans David Elliot and Paul Lovett set to write content for the title.
May 26, 2011
Uncharted Movie Loses Director David O. Russell
Uncharted Movie Loses Director David O. Russell
Film director David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees, The Fighter) will no longer be directing the film adaptation of Sony Computer Entertainment's Uncharted, reportedly leaving due to creative differences.
May 26, 2011
Sony Reduces Investment Cost For PlayStation 4
Sony Reduces Investment Cost For PlayStation 4
Development is already underway on Sony's next home console, according to the company, though it won't repeat the ambitious PS3 development cost that kept its division in the red for so long, it told investors Thursday.
May 26, 2011
The Strong Receives Over $100K Grant For Video Game Preservation
The Strong Receives Over $100K Grant For Video Game Preservation
The International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) has received a $113,277 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to further its efforts to archive and preserve video game history.
May 26, 2011
Inafune: Digital Games An 'Afterthought' In Japan
Inafune: Digital Games An 'Afterthought' In Japan
The Japanese games industry is not taking the widely-expanding digital games market seriously, says outspoken Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, who wants to see smaller games by "rockstar" Japanese devs.
May 26, 2011
Xbox Co-Creator Seamus Blackley Returns To Game Development
Xbox Co-Creator Seamus Blackley Returns To Game Development
Seamus Blackley (System Shock, Trespasser), instrumental in the development of Microsoft's original Xbox console, will leave his role at the Creative Artists Agency to found a new video game production company.
May 26, 2011
Report warns on growing risk of fake URL shortening services
Report warns on growing risk of fake URL shortening services
The latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report from Symantec has warned internet users to beware the increasing problem of fake URL shortening services, especially against the backdrop of Twitter's popularity and the fact that the microblogging service limits messages to 140 characters or so.
May 26, 2011
iPhone theft vigilante attacks wrong person
iPhone theft vigilante attacks wrong person
There have been several reports of iPhones being successfully tracked down by owners using the handset's on-phone GPS facility and suitable software, but now a cautionary tale comes from New Jersey, in which an apparently irate owner attacked the person he thought had stolen his phone - and was arrested for his trouble.
May 26, 2011
Cross-site scripting attack on Hotmail highlights personal e-mail risk to business
Cross-site scripting attack on Hotmail highlights personal e-mail risk to business
A vulnerability in the Hotmail site has enabled hackers to steal an unknown number of messages from users' accounts, according to security firm Trend Micro
May 26, 2011
Insider data breach costs Bank of America over $10 million, says Secret Service
Insider data breach costs Bank of America over $10 million, says Secret Service
The US Secret Service estimates that a data breach at Bank of America in California and other western states cost the bank at least $10 million.
May 26, 2011
Chrome OS not as secure as it looks, says Trend Micro
Chrome OS not as secure as it looks, says Trend Micro
Google's Chrome operating system (OS) is not as secure at it might look at first glance, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research at Trend Micro.
May 26, 2011
GameFly Makes Digital Move With Direct2Drive Acquisition
GameFly Makes Digital Move With Direct2Drive Acquisition
Video game rental subscription service GameFly on Wednesday said it is moving into digital distribution with the acquisition of IGN Entertainment's game download storefront Direct2Drive.
May 25, 2011