A fourth hacker behind attacks on Sony and Nintendo in 2011 (but not the one that brought down PSN for more than a month) pleaded guilty in London yesterday. All four of them will be sentenced on May 14. Read more... Kotaku Continue reading...
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Apparently, The Story Behind Epic’s Dazzling 2011 Tech Demo Is A ‘Doozy’
At the Game Developers Conference in 2011, Epic Games showed off a new demo of their widely-used Unreal graphics technology. The Unreal Engine drives a ton of popular games, from Gears of War and BioShock to Borderlands and Arkham City. The demo Epic showed was a violent, action-packed piece of work called 'Samaritan," and it impressed the heck out of everyone. You can watch it above. More » Kotaku Continue reading...
Sony Europe fined £250,000 for 2011 PlayStation Network hacking
UK regulatory body says Sony "let everybody down" regarding the hack, but the platform holder intends to appeal the ruling. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has been fined £250,000 by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for its part in the global 2011 PlayStation Network breach which forced the service offline for 24 days and compromised the personal information of millions of users. The PlayStation owner says it intends to...
Sony hit with ?250k fine for 2011 PSN hack attack, SCEE responds
UK's ICO ruling results Back in May 2011, Sony revealed that the PlayStation Network hack attack, in which information from up to 77 million user accounts?was stolen, cost the company $ 170 million in "insurance and damages". Now it will have to find a further ?250,000 to pay a fine levied on it by the UK's governmental Information Commissioner's Office. The ICO has found that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe could...
Guitar Hero 7 Was Going To Have Six-String Guitars, No Drums, No Singing. Was Cancelled In 2011.
The party ended for the once-mighty Guitar Hero series in 2011, when Activision finally decided that the world had played enough guitar video games. More » Kotaku Continue reading...
2012 mergers and acquisitions 40 percent higher than 2011, investment in social/casual games drops
Investment bank Digi-Capital today published its Q3 update for its Global Games Investment Review 2012; the mergers and acquisitions transaction value of 2012 has already surpassed the total from 2011 but games investment (particularly among social/casual games) is far lower than it was last year. This year’s transaction value is now at 105 percent for the entirety of 2011, meaning Q3 2012 showed a 40 percent year-over-year gain. Six of the...
Review Update: DLC for NASCAR 2011: The Game on Xbox 360
Activision has released a downloadable add-on for NASCAR 2011 that updates tracks, vehicles, and other features to bring the game up to date for the 2011 season. This update is free for PlayStation 3 owners and is included with the second patch. Xbox 360 owners must pony up 160 Microsoft points ($ 2). Get the full article at GameSpot "Review Update: DLC for NASCAR 2011: The Game on Xbox 360"...
