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EA accidentally ships illegal weapons to the press
What sort of shenanigans have you been up to this time, EA? It seems that during the promotional period for the Godfather II, EA may have sent out brass knuckles to members of the press, somehow forgetting the fact that shipping these is illegal, and illegal in the very state EA is based in. EA contacted Kotaku, stating that the company is currently asking for all of these back so they can be ...read more
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Proof: video games are good for the eyes
In a study published by Nature Neuroscience, it was revealed that playing video games can improve a person's sensitivity to visual contrasts. The authors of the study write, "The contrast sensitivity function (CSF) is routinely assessed in clinical evaluation of vision and is the primary limiting factor in how well one sees. CSF improvements are typically brought about by correction of the optics ...read more
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Facebook caves to user demands over layout
If you were one of the many who signed an online petition or joined a group over the distaste of the new Facebook layout; good news has arrived. The Facebook team has announced that they will alter the new layout based on feedback that they have received over the last two weeks. The original goal of the new layout was to offer a similar format to rival twitter. But when a group on Facebook ...read more
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Netflix streaming coming to PS3
Looks like rumors are flying that Netflix, the online DVD rental & video streaming service, may be coming to the Sony Playstation 3 console. While this may not be surprising to some as the Xbox 360 already has the the service support built into the Xbox 360 since the NXE update, but what may be surprising is the method that they are going to do it. Netflix, will require a special disc that ...read more
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Call of Duty and Wolfenstein Coming to XBLA/PSN
The announcement that Call of Duty will be making its way to Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. It is unclear at this time if the game will be a remake of the 2003 classic PC/Mac shooter or a new addition to the series entirely. Nokia mobile users will also have a new game to look forward to, with a listing for a Call of Duty strategy game. Also revealed today making its way to Xbox ...read more
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 revealed!
Earlier tonight Infinity Ward gave gamers the first glimpse of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 at the Developer Choice Awards. Activision Blizzard officially announced the game in February earlier this year. Sharp-eyed gamers following Geoff Keighley (GameTrailers) and Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward) on Twitter were teased throughout the day on what was to be announced. Earlier in the day the ...read more
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Call of Duty: World at War DLC now available
Today, March 19th, Activision released the initial downloadable content for Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War. The first map pack for the World War II shooter includes three new multiplayer maps and a new Nazi zombie level. Map Pack 1 is available for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 with a price tag of 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99). The downloadable content will also be released to PC ...read more
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Over 4000 Comcast customer passwords exposed
A list of over 8000 (4000 after duplicates were removed) Comcast customer usernames and passwords has been floating around the web for the past two months, unprotected. The list was made available on Scribd, a file-sharing website where someone by the name of ‘vuthanhan2004' had uploaded the list, which had been viewed over 345 times, and downloaded over 25 times, according to an article by ...read more
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Glitch lets users play UT3 online, for free
Apparently Epic didn't cover all of their "DRM bases" when they launched the two free Steam week-ends. Anyone who participated in that weekend got a temp key that worked for that weekend. But there is a problem... Those keys can also be used to install the retail copy of the game. Not only can they be used to install the game, but you can use them to play online pass the free weekend period. ...read more
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Nokia to axe 1,700 jobs worldwide
The world's largest mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has announced plans to cut 1,700 jobs globally. The move is part of large cost-cutting measures as the company tries to cope with the economic downturn and falling demand for handsets. The job loses account for about 3% of Nokia's worldwide work force of roughly 125,000 and will mainly be in their devices and markets divisions, falling across ...read more
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