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May 13th, 2013, 19:57 Posted By: wraggster
Real-money and gold Auction Houses back online after economy crippling bug is fixed
Blizzard is to donate money obtained by players who exploited an in-game bug in Diablo III to charity.
In a forum post, production director John Hight said that the exploit has since been fixed, and the game’s gold and real-money Auction Houses were now back online.
Previously Blizzard had claimed a “relatively small number” of users had taken advantage of a new bug after a recent game patch that allowed them to increase their gold ten-fold by cancelling a transaction just before it went through.
It said only 415 players had taken advantage of the bug for personal gain, and that the company has managed to redeem more than 85 per cent in excess gold from the accounts involved.
The money from auctions conducted by now suspended or banned players, as well as Blizzard’s transaction fees, will now be donated to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...its-to-charity
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May 13th, 2013, 19:54 Posted By: wraggster
YouTube turned seven back in March, at which time itboasted its advertisers include all of the Ad Age Top 100 brands. While commercials are YouTube's bread and butter, the video streaming service is now introducing paid channels in a bid to make additional profit from its one billion monthly users.
There are more than one million channels on YouTube, but the company says creators have been demanding more flexibility to monetise and distribute content, thus paid channels has launched in beta.
YouTube, said: "Starting today, we’re launching a pilot program for a small group of partners that will offer paid channels on YouTube with subscription fees starting at $0.99 per month. Every channel has a 14-day free trial, and many offer discounted yearly rates. For example, Sesame Street will be offering full episodes on their paid channel when it launches. And UFC fans can see classic fights, like a full version of their first event from UFC’s new channel.
"You might run into more of these channels across YouTube, or look here for a list of pilot channels. Once you subscribe from a computer, you’ll be able to watch paid channels on your computer, phone, tablet and TV, and soon you’ll be able to subscribe to them from more devices."
More paid channels will roll out in the next few weeks, and will be available to 'qualifying partners' as a self-service option.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/...content/021320
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May 13th, 2013, 19:48 Posted By: wraggster
Rihanna was spotted recently visiting a Best Buy where she was snapped clutching a Razer Naga gaming mouse.
The Daily Mail has posted a series of photos showing the pop star buying the mouse in New York. Posting the pics would probably cost us a fair few pennies and wouldn’t be nearly as fun as brushing up on our photoshop skills (the term ‘skills’ is obviously used very loosely here) so we do hope you enjoy the impressive artist’s interpretation situated to the right of this text. Those who don’t (boo) can click through to the story here.
So it seems Rihanna must be getting her WoW on in between touring, as the Razer Naga is specially designed for MMO gaming, with 17-optimised buttons, custom interface add-ons and an ergonomic design for long gaming sessions.
Or, there’s a slight possibility that Rihanna was simply buying it for her 19-year-old brother Rajan who was accompanying her on the shopping trip…
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...o-gamer/030927
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May 13th, 2013, 19:44 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has discovered a new malicious Chrome extension and Firefox add-on that can hijack Facebook accounts.
The malware, detected by the firm as Trojan:JS/Febipos.Achecks to see if the current users is logged in to Facebook and attempts to download a configuration file that includes a list of commands.
Microsoft found that the trojan is capable of liking pages, sharing content, posting on people’s profiles, commenting on other posts, joining groups, inviting friends to groups and even chatting with people on your friends list.
The threat seems to be currently focused on targeting Facebook users in Brazil, but Microsoft is warning users to make sure they only install extensions and add-ons from trusted sources.
To make sure you’re not at risk, only install Chrome extensions from the Chrome Web Store and Firefox add-ons from the Mozilla site.
It does not appear that there is any equivalent malware targeted at Internet Explorer or Safari.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...ccounts/030928
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May 12th, 2013, 01:00 Posted By: wraggster
Sure, the novelty may have worn off years ago when it comes to those miniature USB-powered accessories that reside on your desk and suck power from a PC, but this nifty lamp from Satechi has a bit more going for it. The simply named USB LED Bottle Lamp consumes just 1.2 watts of power, and while it won't likely have enough output to fill a room, it'll probably do a fair job of bringing some warmth to your workstation. The kit includes only a lampshade, LEDs (rated for 50,000 hours) and a USB cable -- that's right, it's BYOB (Bring Your Own Base). A heavy liquor bottle might be the best fit when it comes to support, but you can use a vase or any similar vessel to keep the lamp upright, too. The USB Bottle Lamp can be yours today for just 25 bucks. Hit the source link below to pick one up.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMGZFAU
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May 12th, 2013, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster
After a long and awkward delay, there's been some movement in the saga known as "Surface Pro's Pen accessory won't work with the software that could most benefit from it." Microsoft's Panos Panay tweeted yesterday that he had a beta driver fromWacom that had enabled his Pen's pressure sensitivity in Adobe Photoshop. Around the same time, an updated driver ("Enhanced Tablet Driver 7.1.1-12") appeared on Wacom's site, which PocketNow reckons contains the necessary fix. This file may not be final, and there's no specific reference to Microsoft's tablet in its changelog, but it's definitely worth a try at the source link below. Meanwhile, if you're one of the artistic types who's been holding off from buying a Surface Pro until this is resolved, then maybe just stay patient a little longer until more users report back on their progress. We're giving it a go ourselves, and in any case we've been assured by our own contacts at Microsoft that there'll be a happy ending within days.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/10/s...obe-photoshop/
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May 12th, 2013, 00:42 Posted By: wraggster
You already know that Half-Life 2 for Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and OS X is excellent, but have you tried it on Linux? Well, yes, technically speaking, you couldn't actually play that version until this week when it launched on Steam for Linux, but our question stands! Yeah, that's what we thought. Now that that's straightened out, we might warn you about the beta nature of HL2's Linux launch. Like other Valve titlesrecently released to Steam for Linux, Half-Life 2 is merely a beta for now. Should you already own a copy for another platform, it'll show up in your Steam library as available for download like any other crossplatform game. Of course, you're probably too tied up with Half-Life 2's recently added Oculus Rift support on PC to think about a plain old keyboard/mouse experience. And hey, we can't blame you for that.
Interestingly, Valve's internal Steambox is powered by Steam's Linux version; it wouldn't be hard to imagine Valve scaling up its Linux game library ahead of the retail debut of various Steamboxes (or Steamboxen, if you will). That remains to be seen, of course, as Valve's made no official announcement regarding that project's availability.http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/10/half-life-2-linux/
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May 12th, 2013, 00:40 Posted By: wraggster
The push notifications on our mobile devices aren't just for convenience's sake -- they let apps stay idle and conserve precious battery life. That would explain why Google Cloud Messaging is now integrated with all versions of Chrome and Chrome OS, then. While both platforms are usually online as a matter of course, GCM lets developers refresh a web app or extension only when there are noteworthy changes, such as new chats. All end users have to do is sign in. Developers will have to build the feature into their apps before anyone sees the benefits, but we wouldn't be surprised if ourChromebooks last for just a little bit longer in the near future.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/10/p...and-chrome-os/
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May 12th, 2013, 00:27 Posted By: wraggster
In a response that truly seems to be from a core Microsoft developer, we are told about why Windows kernel development continues to fall further and further behind that of the Linux kernel. He says, 'The cause of the problem is social. There's almost none of the improvement for its own sake, for the sake of glory, that you see in the Linux world. ... There's no formal or informal program of systemic performance improvement. We started caring about security because pre-SP3 Windows XP was an existential threat to the business. Our low performance is not an existential threat to the business. See, component owners are generally openly hostile to outside patches: if you're a dev, accepting an outside patch makes your lead angry (due to the need to maintain this patch and to justify in in shiproom the unplanned design change), makes test angry (because test is on the hook for making sure the change doesn't break anything, and you just made work for them), and PM is angry (due to the schedule implications of code churn). There's just no incentive to accept changes from outside your own team. You can always find a reason to say "no," and you have very little incentive to say "yes."'"
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/05...t-falls-behind
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May 11th, 2013, 15:56 Posted By: wraggster
The long-awaited Radeon 8000 series will be released this year, AMD has confirmed.
It has also revealed the name the graphics card architecture will be known by – ‘Volcanic Islands’.
“The Sea Islands codename encompasses the PS4 chip, as well as the new mobile chips announced at CES, and the Bonaire GPU found in the Radeon HD 7790,” said AMD’s CPU architect Jim Keller and business transformation officer Checkib Akroutm, as reported byTom’s Hardware.
“I bring this up because it shows the people inside AMD continue to work hard, long hours to deliver great products amongst the turmoil shown in the press.
“The next generation of graphics cards – Volcanic Islands – is coming this year and shaping up nicely.”
Rival Nvidia is expected to launch the first of its GeForce 700 series GPUs later this month.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/amd-c...launch/0115398
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May 11th, 2013, 15:50 Posted By: wraggster
 Total War: Rome II will be released worldwide on September 3, Sega has confirmed.The new strategy title will be available in physical and digital form and will also arrive with free DLC, the Greek States Culture Pack, for those that pre-order.Sega will also release 22,000 collector’s editions, which will be individually numbered and come with a host of Total War paraphernalia.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/tota...ate-confirmed/
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May 11th, 2013, 14:24 Posted By: wraggster
Publisher claims Changyou copied plot, theme, setting, dialogue and designs in Project Tank
Wargaming is suing a Chinese game developer for a “disturbingly similar” title to its hugely successful MMO World of Tanks.
As reported by Polygon, the publisher has filed a lawsuit in a US district court based in Illinois against Project Tank, which also goes under the names of Tanks Ground War.
In its document filed to the court, Warmgaming labeled the game, developed by Changyou, “unoriginal and disturbingly similar game based on World of Tanks”, and that it “copied the plot, theme, dialogue, mood, setting, pace, and character of World of Tanks, in addition to copying specific features, items, tanks, and artwork”.
The developer also claims that textures and models have been ripped from World of Tanks and put into Project Tank, and that some of its patents related to dynamic battle session matchmaking in a multiplayer game are also being used.
It also said that Changyou had copied designs of tanks from World of Tanks “that never existed in real life”.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...ks-cloning-row
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May 11th, 2013, 12:56 Posted By: wraggster
Scammers are trying to take advantage of the latest wave of large-capacity USB memory sticks by selling fake devices with much lower memory than advertised.
According to the UK-based USBTrader.com (a trader in USB sticks, naturally), unscrupulous dealers are using a relatively simple "hack" to make smaller capacity devices appear to be higher value 64GB sticks, then selling them at seemingly bargain prices to online customers.
"This kind of con is nothing new," said Alan Dhillon Customer Service Manager from USBTrader.com, "Somebody always tries to take advantage of customers whenever a new technology arrives on the market, and the introduction of a new generation of massive capacity flash sticks has brought them out again.
"What is new is the relative ease that the scam can be achieved. With the huge capacity of these devices, it could be weeks or even months before the victim knows they've been duped. By then, the criminal is long gone."
The site explained how the fakes are produced: "They buy cheap, lower memory USB sticks and hack the device so when it is viewed on a computer, it appears to have a higher memory and sell it at a bargain price through internet shops and eBay. The victim only realises they have been scammed when the device is filled to its (much lower) capacity."
USBTrader.com’s Alan said that prices for genuine 64GB memory sticks start at around £25, so the scammers appeal to shoppers' eye for a bargain by offering their hacked devices for less than half the price.
"Many of these are fly-by-night merchants with low feedback and lower scruples," said Alan, "Once the negative feedback and complaints start rolling in, they close down that particular store front and start over again.
“By that time, they've probably sold hundreds of fake memory sticks."
USBTrader.com say the best defence is simply to do your homework and only buy from reputable dealers.
"Who do you trust with your technology budget? A long-established company such as ourselves with reams of positive testimonials, or somebody on eBay called xxzzyy4152?"
As Dhillion mentioned, fakes are common in the industry - previously PCR has reported on fake netbooks, fake Cisco gear, and fake WD drives, for example.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...-market/030912
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May 9th, 2013, 01:35 Posted By: wraggster
 The Battlefield 3 servers have been under a DDOS attack for the past several days, aimed at interfering with network communication and preventing access to multiplayer, EA says. The barrage has not breached any user data and EA is working to stop the attack, the publisher adds.
"The current Battlefield 3 outages are a result of activity that appears to be aimed at overwhelming our back-end infrastructure. We are working on a variety of solutions to address this problem and are focused on resolution as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and support," EA writes. "We are incredibly disappointed by these activities and the impact they are having on all of our ability to enjoy BF3, thank you for your patience as we work to resolve these issues."
EA held rolling restarts of the Battlefield 3 servers to apply updates, and any new information will be posted on BattleLog.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/ba...data-breached/
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May 9th, 2013, 01:32 Posted By: wraggster
Wolfenstein: The New Order will be an exclusively single-player experience, developer MachineGames revealed to GameSpot.This makes it the first non-mobile Wolfenstein game to not have multiplayer in over two decades. Multiplayer was introduced to the series in 2001's Return to Castle Wolfenstein and was featured in later titles such as 2003's Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and 2009's Wolfenstein.So why no multiplayer this time? The Q4 2013 release sounds early in the next gen's launch, so is it being rushed out as a launch title or is there more to the story? Maybe it's a much more narrative-focused game. That might sound unlikely given its blockheaded source material, but the ex-Starbreeze staff at MachineGames managed to spin an a surprisingly engaging yarn out of the forgetable Riddick license. Plus multiplayer was never really Starbreeze's forte anyway."Anyone who had the misfortune to try the online gameplay for The Darkness will know that this is not an area where Starbreeze has traditionally excelled," said Dan Whitehead in hisThe Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena review where he added, "The multiplayer feels as though it was included through obligation rather than inspiration, and contributes little of value."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ve-multiplayer
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May 9th, 2013, 00:02 Posted By: wraggster
World of Warcraft lost approximately 1.3 million subscribers in the first quarter of calendar year 2013, Activision Blizzard said today.  The losses were mostly in Eastern territories where a large majority of the game's players are based, said the publisher during a financials call today.The subscription count now sits at more than eight million, and Activision notes that it "remains the #1 subscription-based MMORPG in the world".Activision boss Bobby Kotick said that the declines in the World of Warcraft business, along with other factors, "raise concerns" as the firm heads into the competitive holiday period."Further declines are likely," he added, with next year's player count expected to be even lower than at present.Kotick said the firm plans to release new content more frequently, to keep players engaged and to make it easier for relapsed players to return to the game.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...n-subscribers/
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May 8th, 2013, 23:17 Posted By: wraggster
Samsung is looking to phase out from the microSD market as it focuses on embedded memory solutions, reportsDigiTimes.
According to industry sources, profits for making microSD cards have shrunk gradually, encouraging Samsung to place more emphasis on embedded memory solutions used in smartphones and tablets.
Samsung is expected to channel its resources into its in-house produced NAND flash, controller ICs and mobile DRAM chips.
This change in direction will follow fellow SD card manufacturers such as Toshiba and SanDisk, who have both stepped into manufacturing embedded memory solutions for mobile devices.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...d-cards/030899
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May 8th, 2013, 15:36 Posted By: wraggster
Ubisoft has released a free demo version of RedLynx's racing-platformer, Trials Evolution: Gold Edition, via Steam in advance of an upcoming sale later this week.
The sale, which starts May 9 and continues through May 13, will drop the price of Trials Evolution: Gold Edition from $19.99 to $14.99, or from £15.99 to £11.99 for buyers in Europe.
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition includes all content from 2012's Xbox Live Arcade release Trials Evolution, along with all tracks from its predecessor Trials HD. The game also includes an in-game track editor and level-sharing functionality, giving players access to a treasure trove of virtual injuries and other motorcycle-related mishaps.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/tr...le-starts-may/
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May 8th, 2013, 15:34 Posted By: wraggster
Electronic Arts – using a known third-party service – registered the dot-com domains for Battlefield's 13-20. Fusible took note of the registrations, going on to mention that EA owns most of the Battlefield domains between one and 20 now. Battlefield 4 is expected to launch later this year.
Although the initial instinct may be to call this long-term planning a little overdone, it's not so crazy if Battlefield takes the annualized approach á la an EA Sports title. Battlefield '14 through Battlefield '20 doesn't sound so crazy now.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/ba...istered-by-ea/
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