Instant Fame for All the Wrong Reasons
It all started with a question over a simple game accessory. Now, the story has propelled one PR firm into a spotlight so fast, it has been extremely hard ...
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7 Emulators That Can Play Classic Video Games
We've been testing, prodding and, well, having a perfectly good excuse to play some video games for the last two weeks. If you wondered how to play some of ...
Humble Indie Bundle 3 Earns Over $1 Million
We've been watching the Humble Indie Bundle releases since the beginning and the Humble Indie Bundle 3 is no exception. Recently, with a little less than a week to ...
Guide: How to Rip N64 Video Game Music Via Audio Logging
We've already discussed how to get N64 game music with the MiniUSF format (and included an FAQ as a bonus. However, not all music on ...
Sega Becomes Latest Hacking Target
Sega, a franchise known for its Sonic the Hedgehog character, is now the latest company to be hacked. While an investigation is under way, LulzSec was quick to deny ...
PSN Outage: Day 10.5 – Sony’s Press Conference and More
After a long and, for many, painful 11 days, Sony has held a long awaited press conference to explain what happened during the outage, whether or not credit cards were ...
PSN Outage: Day 9.5 – Sony Hit With Second Class Action Lawsuit
It was only two days ago that we learned of the first class action lawsuit against Sony in the wake of the PSN outage. Now, two days ...
PSN Outage: Day 8 – Governments Get Involved Over Data Breach Fears
Day 8 of the PSN outage. It appears that fears have been intensifying over the massive data breach where 70-77 million credit cards were stolen. After a class ...
PSN Outage: Day 5 – No End in Sight
We are now on day 5 of the PlayStation Network (PSN) outage. Reports are at least as grim as a few days ago, if not, worse. If Sony ...
Third Installment of Humble Indie Bundle Rakes in Over $500,000
The Humble Indie Bundle gained quite a following by being an overwhelmingly successful pay-what-you-want DRM free sale. Now, the latest version of the famous sale has netted over half ...
Report: Sony BMG Arming PS3s With Rootkits in Firmware Update
Sony's problems began when the root keys for the PlayStation 3 were discovered and posted online. Now, in an effort to fight against jailbreakers, Sony has reportedly ...
PSPGo Hacked – ISOLoader Successfully Installed
Sony may have hoped 2011 would see new hopes and high expectations, but so far, it may have been downright painful so far. On the heals of ...
PlayStation 3 DRM Falls – Root Key Found
If you've ever wanted to create home brew video games for the PlayStation 3 (PS3), you may now be one major step closer. A user by the name GeoHot, ...
Report: Ubisoft Releases Patch That Removes ‘Always On’ DRM Requirement
It may have been the most draconian and ill-advised copy protection of a copyrighted product since the Sony Rootkit scandal, but now, reports are surfacing that ...
Pay-What-You-Want Game Sale Closes Totaling $1.8 Million
The Humble Indie Bundle 2, a sequel to the overwhelmingly successful Humble Indie Bundle pay-what-you-want model for selling games closed earlier this week. The sale by independent ...
Humble Indie Bundle 2 Surpasses Previous Revenue Total
The Humble Indie Bundle 2, a pay-what-you-want video game sale which contains cross-platform DRM free games by Wolfire, has now surpassed the total revenue earned in the previous Humble Indie ...
Pay-What-You-Want Videogame Sale Rakes in Over $800,000 in 3 Days
It's called the "Humble Indie Bundle 2" where people can pay what they want and have the money go to whoever they choose. The famous video game sale by ...
Ubisoft Backs off Highly Strict DRM and Uses Steam
The always on DRM which forces gamers to have a 24 hour internet connection to play their games may have lost a major supporter. After the fiasco of the ...
Game Developer Offers ‘Pirate Amnesty’
There's an interesting development with the developer of the game Machinarium. The developer has decided to offer a "Pirate Amnesty" and sell their games for $5 to anyone who ...
Battle.net Going Down Forces Hundreds of Gamers from Their Games
What happens when Battle.net goes down? Several users found out yesterday that they end up being no better off than those that snagged pirated versions of games like StarCraft ...
