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News Blips: PSN user info compromised, Portal 2 could be last “isolated” single-player Valve game, Minecraft introduces mod licensing, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 27, 2011
3 min

I do believe the week-long PlayStation Network outage can officially be deemed a barely controlled train wreck now. At least conductors have a loud...

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Scoreloop creates mobile social game platform for Hong Kong carrier

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 27, 2011
2 min

Munich-based Scoreloop is announcing today a deal with Hong Kong mobile carrier CSL to create a dedicated mobile game portal using Scoreloop’s social game...

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Video Blips: Black Ops DLC, Darkspore, No More Heroes: Red Zone, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 27, 2011
1 min

I've complained in the past about the industry's excessive usage of zombies, but fighting the animated corpse of George Romero brandishing a film set...

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Mobile-focused “GamesBeat 2011” is coming on July 12-13 in SF

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 26, 2011
2 min

Disruption is happening every day in the video game business. Big companies and startups alike have adapted to the constant change that is shaking...

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Sony tells PlayStation Network users their personal data was stolen

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 26, 2011
4 min

A security breach in the Playstation Network by still unidentified hackers resulted in stolen personal information, Sony confirmed today. Now the company has begun...

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Sony comes clean: Playstation Network user data was stolen

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 26, 2011
2 min

Sensitive information about Playstation Network (PSN) users was stolen by hackers during an extensive attack and intrusion on the online gaming network, according to...

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Will developers and gamers flock to other consoles as Sony’s Playstation Network remains down?

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 26, 2011
2 min

Today marks the sixth day of the Playstation Network (PSN) outage and Sony is still mum about when the online gaming network will go...

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EA’s No. 2 executive leaves for Zynga

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 26, 2011
3 min

Electronic Arts‘ No. 2 executive, John Schappert, has resigned from the company and will reportedly join Zynga. Reuters said that Schappert, who joined EA...

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Outfit7 hits 100M downloads with Talking Friends iPhone apps

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 26, 2011
2 min

Move over, Angry Birds. Outfit7 is announcing today that its Talking Friends apps have been downloaded more than 100 million times after just ten...

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GameTree TV launches interactive TV gaming in France

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 26, 2011
2 min

It’s been a long time coming, but TransGaming is finally announcing today that a French set-top box maker is deploying TransGaming’s GameTree TV games-on-demand...

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