Gamers can sign up to beta test Bungie's new game by following this link. I wouldn't expect to get started playing anything until at least e3 however, they are being pretty secretive as to what it is they are actually working on. I will be very curious to see what their first project under Activision's wing will be. My guess is that it will feature guns, but I could be wrong. I would like to see a return to Myth, so dwarfs with Molotov cocktails would do just fine.
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PSN gamer's worst fears have come to fruition, their personal information may be in the hands of unscrupulous hackers. The suit accuses Sony of "failure to maintain adequate computer data security of consumer personal data and financial data," as well as failing to take "reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users."
The most damaging thing of all could be the fact that they waited too long to inform PSN users of the breach, preventing them from taking action. Had users known about this nearly a week ago they may have made "an informed decision as to whether to change credit card numbers, close the exposed accounts, check their credit reports, or take other mitigating actions." The Federal class action lawsuit has been drawn up and submitted to the Northern District Court of California by Rothken Law Firm, representing every one affected by the PSN security breach. Source: Court Document Is Rockstar borrowing a few pages from Nintendo's super guide? It turns out if you die a few times during an action sequence in L.A. Noire you are given the chance to skip that segment entirely and continue to advance the cinematic story. But are people really buying this to watch a movie? Why not save $50 and go see one in theaters or find a copy of Reservoir Dogs on DVD? No self respecting gamer would choose to use this feature, but I guess having more options isn't something you can really complain too much about.
PSN has been down for 6 days. The reason behind this is now known to be Rebug, a custom firmware that allows hackers to spoof their consoles as devkits. This enables them to add money from fake credit card accounts in order to steal games and DLC off of PSN. Luckily it seems like everyone's credit card information is safe for now. Sony will likely keep PSN down until this fiasco gets sorted out, so it could be a while. There are also rumors that Sony is considering a new, even slimmer PS3 intended to combat pirates. This is a bit disheartening for me as a gamer. I don't spend a lot of time on PSN, but it still pains me to see a small few ruining the experience for everyone else. Source: Reddit Though the internet group collectively known as Anonymous has expressed their intent to attack Sony's networks before, they are now claiming they are not behind the infiltration that caused Sony to take down PSN for the past few days. I was under the impression that it was no coincidence that PSN's networks were down, considering Anonymous' recent threats and the whole George Hotz situation. Since Anonymous is seemingly more of a collective hive mind than any true organized effort it is still possible that someoneinvolved with Anonymous on 4chan took it upon themselves to attack the network. Sony is currently investigating the situation. Cohort Studios is closing their doors for good after five years of business. They had previously done contract work on titles like Motorstorm and Buzz, but had most recently developed The Shoot, a rail shooter for the Playstation Move peripheral. Around 25 people will be affected by the closure. As always I hope that everyone is placed quickly.
RelyonHorror.com has translated a recent Capcom interview with Spanish gaming site MarcaPlayer, where the company makes a rare comment on Resident Evil 6. Capcom's Masachika Kawata had this to say about the future of the franchise:
”The series will see a complete renovation with the next entry on every level. But we can’t forget about all the previous entries that have led to the creation of many possibilities for the franchise. I can’t say if we’re going to make it (Resident Evil 6) survival horror or a shooter, but I can say that it’ll be totally different.” Does that mean puppies and rainbows? Or maybe an MMO? We might just find out in a little over a month at e3. Source: RelyonHorror.com Software
01. Pokémon White Version (NDS) 02. Pokémon Black Version (NDS) 03. Homefront (360, PS3, PC) 04. Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC) 05. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC) 06.Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC) 07. Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC) 08. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP, PC) 09. MLB 11: The Show (PS3, PSP, PS2) 10. Fight Night Champion (360, PS3) Hardware Nintendo DS - 460,000 Nintendo 3DS - Just Under 400,000 Wii - 290k Xbox 360 - 433,000 In a surprising move Capcom has announced that Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition will be available as both a $40 standalone purchase and a $15 dollar download. While that is pretty steep for a couple of new fighters and added balance I am glad the option is there for people who are interested. The new content, including this particularly evil rendition of Ryu, will be available for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on June 28th in the U.S.
Sony has reached an out court settlement with infamous PS3 hacker George Hotz. Hotz has agreed to a permanent injuction, in which he swears to never hack Sony products again. As for Sony's part of the agreement, Hotz was also absolved of any involvement in the latest round of Playstation Network hackings. Instead of being thankful for the mercy that Sony is showing him, "Geohotz" made a post to his blog claiming that he is now part of the Sony boycott and encouraged others to do the same. Cool story bro.
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