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BioWare’s decade-old Neverwinter Nights forums hacked, EA accounts may be at risk

BioWare is the latest video game company to be targeted by hackers, with a breach in the decade-old Neverwinter Nights forums that could put some EA Accounts members at risk.
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Quake celebrates its 15th anniversary

Quake, the classic first-person shooter from id Software that helped sell the idea of online gaming, turns 15 today.

Fallout: New Vegas DLC ‘Old World Blues’ Dated For July 19

Bethesda Softworks confirms the release of Fallout: New Vegas expansion "Old World Blues," the third of four announced DLC packs, for July 19.

Uncharted 3 beta launches for PlayStation Plus users next week

The multiplayer beta test for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launches for PlayStation Plus members on June 28.

City of Heroes Freedom offers free-to-play option this year

Paragon Studios announces plans to add a free-to-play City of Heroes Freedom alternative to its subscription-based MMO, set to launch later this year.

Bejeweled 3 coming to consoles this year

PopCap Games confirms that five new versions of its hit game Bejeweled 3 will be released in Q4 2011.

Gears of War 3’s Horde 2.0 mode highlighted in new gameplay video

A new video for Gears of War 3's Horde 2.0 mode highlights new tactical features that allow players to purchase a range of fortifications for keeping Locust forces at bay.
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Survival horror game Amy set for PSN release this summer

Sony confirms Amy, the upcoming game from Flashback creator Paul Cuisset, for a summer 2011 release on the PlayStation Network.

Duke Nukem will live on, according to Take-Two Interactive boss

Take-Two Interactive boss Strauss Zelnick sees a future at the company for more Duke Nukem games despite the poor critical reception that the highly anticipated Duke Nukem Forever has received.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta to launch in January 2012

Ubisoft confirms via Twitter that the beta for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will launch in January 2012.
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Google partners with British Library to digitize 250,000 books

Google partners with the British Library to digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright works over the next several years, to be made available on the Google Books and British Library websites.

Huawei introduces first 7-inch Android 3.2-powered tablet

Huawei announces the MediaPad, a 7-inch tablet that will be the first on the market to ship with Android 3.2 built in.

Valve is working on a free-to-play game of its own

Valve's Doug Lombardi confirms that the company is currently developing a free-to-play game, on the heels of last week's news that the Steam digital delivery service now offers F2P titles.

New York Post website no longer permits iOS Safari to access it

The New York Post prevents the iPad's Safari browser from accessing web content, redirecting instead to a purchase page for the newspaper's official app.

Sega warns of Sega Pass hacking, theft of e-mail addresses, birth dates, encrypted passwords

Sega confirms that Sega Pass gaming forums and press resource pages have been breached by an external intrusion, with user e-mail addresses, birth dates and encrypted passwords having been stolen.

United Airlines grounded briefly due to ‘network connectivity issue’

United Airlines flights across the country were grounded on Friday evening following a computer malfunction that the company describes as a "network connectivity issue."
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Battlefield 3 PS3 footage revealed on last night’s Jimmy Fallon Show

DICE and Electronic Arts premiere the very first footage from a console version of the upcoming fall first-person shooter release, Battlefield 3.

Microsoft releases Kinect development tools for PC

Microsoft releases a software development kit for its Xbox 360 Kinect peripheral, available to all as a free download for creating non-commercial applications that make use of the motion-sensing camera's unique capabilities.

Gameloft reaches 200 million App Store downloads milestone

Gameloft announces that its iOS App Store downloads have surpassed the 200 million mark, with more than 20 additional titles planned for launch before the end of the year.

Annihilation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops gets official June 28 release date

Activision confirms the June 28 Xbox Live timed-exclusive release of the third Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, Annihilation.

Yahoo’s AppSpot and App Search help you zero in on Android and iOS

Yahoo!'s AppSpot and App Search tools aim to ease the process of discovering new apps as e-tail frontends become increasingly crowded.

Former top Ubisoft creative Patrice Desilets starts work at THQ Montreal

Following THQ's hiring announcement last October, former Ubisoft creative Patrice Desilets officially starts work at THQ Montreal this week.
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Wii U graphics chip based on last-gen Radeons, will support DirectX 10.1

Nintendo's upcoming Wii U console will contain a custom Radeon graphics processor that, despite being based on last-gen technology, trumps the visual processing power of both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Metal Gear creator confirms cross-platform cloud support for all future releases

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima confirms in a recent podcast that all future Kojima Productions releases will be playable on both the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita platforms, with saves accessible cross-platform via a cloud.

EA takes on Steam with Origin, makes Crysis 2, Alice: Madness Returns store exclusives

EA Games president Frank Gibeau discusses the publisher's newly relaunched digital distribution service Origin and how the service ties into future plans for delivering exclusive digital content to consumers.

THQ shutters Homefront dev Kaos Studios, gives notice to Digital Warrington studio

THQ announces the closure of Homefront developer Kaos Studios and the looming closure of THQ Digital Warrington, which most recently worked on Warhammer 40K: Kill Team.

Bethesda Softworks website hacked, user data ‘may have’ been compromised

Bethesda Softworks confirmed in a blog post that its website has been hacked and that user data "may have" been compromised.

Unlocked iPhone now on sale, starting $649 price tag for 16 GB model

Apple officially starts selling unlocked GSM iPhone 4s on its website, with 16 GB models available for $649 and 32 GB models available for $749.

E3 2011 First-look: The Darkness 2

The Darkness 2 creeps out from the shadows for an E3 2011 demo that reveals more of the game's story and offers a first glimpse at the varied abilities upgrade tree.

Codemasters website hacked, user data stolen

The website of UK-based game developer Codemasters has been hacked, resulting in the theft of personal data from "tens of thousands" of users.

Robin playable in Batman: Arkham City with Best Buy pre-order

A Best Buy product page confirms that Batman sidekick Robin will be available as a playable character with pre-orders of Batman: Arkham City, which hits stores this October.

iCloud Communications sues Apple for trademark infringement

VoIP service provider iCloud Communications sues Apple over trademark infringement following the WWDC announcement of the cloud-based music storage service.

Verizon iPad 2 recall ordered for ‘small number’ of tablets

An "extremely small number" of iPad 2 tablets shipped with duplicated MEID codes, prompting Apple to issue a recall.

NGP will be backwards-compatible with PSP games, adds dual analog support

Sony's upcoming NGP handheld gaming device will be backwards compatible with digital downloads of PSP games, adding dual analog support and graphics smoothing.

Deep cuts from The Pixies, Soundgarden, more than 20 others revealed for Ubisoft’s Rocksmith

Ubisoft unveils more than 20 new songs to be featured in this fall's real guitar-powered music game, Rocksmith.

Tomb Raider debut trailer is light on gameplay, heavy on eye candy

The debut trailer for Tomb Raider is an all-CG visual feast showing off Lara Croft's unfortunate seafaring encounter with a raging storm and her subsequent stranding on a (seemingly) deserted island.

Nintendo 3DS eShop to launch with Game Boy classics, Pokemon Rolodex

Nintendo lays out the details of the June 6 launch of its 3DS eShop, with the previously promised free Excitebike download joined by three Game Boy classics and a Pokemon creature glossary in 3D.

Forza 4’s Kinect head tracking demonstrated in a video

A new video from Microsoft shows off the Kinect-powered head-tracking in the upcoming racing game Forza 4, which will be a big-ticket showcase at this year's E3.