Apparently, a previously unknown Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) account feature is a complimentary bullseye paintjob and a strobing "Hijack Me" sign emblazoned across the data.
News Blips:
Hackers have potentially stolen nearly 25 million SOE accounts. Presumably in the midst of its "DEFCON 62" alert phase, Sony's massively-multiplayer gaming division took time to release an official press release revealing that a pair of active and outdated database servers were pilfered of their contents during the mid-April PlayStation Network break-in. Those contents included "12,700 non-U.S. credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates (but not credit card security codes), and about 10,700 direct debit records of certain customers in Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Spain." Sony assured customers "no evidence" exists of a breach of its main database, which supposedly rests in a "separate and secured environment." GamesIndustry.biz was later updated by the company clarifying that only 900 of the 12,700 international card details were active.
Ubisoft solidifies its presence on the silver screen by opening a new movie studio in France. Variety reports that while no projects are yet underway at the newly christened Ubisoft Motion Pictures, a trio of established French film businessmen have hopped onboard. The Paris-based division is headed by Jean-Julien Baronnet, former CEO of director Luc Besson's EuropaCorp. Producer Didier Lupfer heads production and development, and former Walt Disney Studios France distribution boss Jean de Rivieres will handle marketing and international sales. All that's left is to decide which franchise to gut…er, adapt to film.
Top thriller authors come together to create short stories set in the world of Rockstar's L.A. Noire. 1940s-style tales of murder, deception, and corruption come together in L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories, a series of works penned by notable authors such as Megan Abbott, Lawrence Block, and Joe Lansdale. Expect to see this happy little bundle of apathy show up at all eBook retailers on June 6, just in case you haven't gotten enough of hardboiled cops and mournful saxophone solos when the game releases for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 17.
The Duke Nukem Forever PC specs are now available. Slinking onto developer Gearbox's official website earlier today, the specs show that the game is pretty flexible with any computer setup, barring anything rustic such as a circuited rig of potatoes. Check 'em out after the jump, but don't keep the Duke waiting (he hates to wait) when he finally makes his return on June 14 for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Minimum Specifications
- OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.0 Ghz
- Memory: 1 Gb
- Hard Drive: 10 Gb free
- Video Memory: 256 MB
- Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended Specifications
- OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.6 Ghz
- Memory: 2 Gb
- Hard Drive: 10 Gb free
- Video Memory: 512 MB
- ]Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 3850
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
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