Archive for the ‘Industry’ Category
Game won’t be selling Ubisoft Vita launch titles
With Vita launching today and high street game seller Game in troubling financial waters, it seems surprising, but it’s been announced it won’t be selling any of Ubisoft’s Playstation Vita titles. This isn’t just one or two either, but five ...
Apple sues bankrupt Kodak
Hoping to scoop up whatever remaining cash Kodak has, Apple is set to sue the bankrupt firm for – you guessed it – patent infringement. Apple has said it also plans to file a complaint with the International Trade Comission, ...
Anti ACTA protests – how you can help
The Anti Copyright Trade Agreement is set to be protested heavily tomorrow, 11th February. So how can you get involved? The most obvious way would be to get yourself to one of the many protests occurring within the UK and ...
Hacktivists continue data leaks
The twin hacktivist groups of Anonymous and TeaMp0isoN have continued their data leaks and hacks into countries and corporations, releasing more information from private and governmental servers. The activities of the two groups have been growing in frequency recently, with ...
Apple warns developers to not manipulate App store charts
Apple has announced that developers should avoid using services that seek to manipulate App store charts in an attempt to boost sales, as it could result in the fruity firm revoking the developer’s license. Released as part of a blog ...
14 staff let go at THQ Australia, Japanese office closing
THQ has begun its promised cull of admin and publishing staff from two of its facilities, releasing 14 from the Australian office and announcing the official closure of its facility in Japan. No word from THQ on this announcement as ...
O2 give your phone number to every website you visit
An enterprising fella’ has uncovered a sneaky scheme by UK mobile phone and broadband provider O2, that gives out a users mobile number whenever they visit a website on their phone. Those wishing to prove his claims can visit his ...
Universal Music website down again
At the time of writing the Universal Music website has been made inaccessible once again. All pring requests time out and attempting to load the page gives you a perpetual “connecting.” This is the second time in several days that ...
Anonymous, net users seek revenge for Megaupload take down
In what many are feeling is a slap in the face after the blackout of websites helped diminish support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the Motion Picture Assosciation of America (MPAA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ...
SOPA supporters dropping like flies
In response to widespread public outcry, website blackouts, petitions and more, proponents of the SOPA and PIPA bills are falling at the wayside, with more people joining the protestors in calling for neither to pass. January 18th saw over 7,000 ...
