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Sony Faces Piracy Concerns Following PS Vita, Mobile Hacks

Sony Faces Piracy Concerns Following PS Vita, Mobile Hacks

Following reports earlier this week of Apple allowing hackers into its iCloud service, Sony Corportation is facing similar concerns over the security of its data across everything from its mobile-phone business to its new mobile gaming console, the Playstation Vita. In addition to piracy concerns, the new hacks highlight the relative weakness of the PS Vita's performance so far in the gaming market.

Valve, Maker of Steam and Source Software, Turns To Hardware

Valve, Maker of Steam and Source Software, Turns To Hardware
Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve, the software developer behind the critically-acclaimed Half-Life series, the Steam network for distributing games and the Source engine, is reportedly interested in building hardware. Valve, which was founded by two former Microsoft employees in Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, added a job posting to its site on Tuesday morning for an industrial designer.
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RIP Nintendo Power Magazine: 1988-2012

RIP Nintendo Power Magazine: 1988-2012

One of the longest-running printed video game magazines in the U.S. in Canada, Nintendo Power magazine will finally close its doors after a 24-year run. Nintendo Power is dead. Long live Nintendo Power.
Reggie Fils-Aime Speaks at E3

Wii U Release Date And Price May Be Announced in September

According to Kotaku, Nintendo will be holding a press conference on September 13, 2012 in New York. Kotaku reports that in a press invitation sent to various outlets, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be on-hand to discuss "more about how the Wii U will change the future of gaming and entertainment."

Apple Eyeing Game Console Development? Patents Dual-Shock Style Gaming Controller

According to gaming site GameRevolution, Apple has patented a dual-shock gaming controller. Back in April, Kotaku speculated that Apple was secretly developing a video game console that was similar, in concept, to Microsoft's Kinect console add-on. This would mean that their console would support movement, and, in typical Apple fashion, would work in harmony with Apple's touch-screen television.
Asian Shares

Asian Stock Market Advance On Easing Hopes

Asian stock markets advanced for the first time in five days on Thursday as disappointing U.S. housing data boosted hopes for further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
Xbox 8 Or 720? 3 Better Names For Microsoft's Next-Gen Game Console

Xbox 8 Or 720? 3 Better Names For Microsoft's Next-Gen Gaming Console

Guessing the names of next-gen gaming consoles is always fun. Fans really thought the Gamecube would be called the Nintendo 128 (since it followed up the Nintendo 64), and using that same logic, gamers still think Microsoft will name its Xbox 360 sequel the Xbox 720. It's all been conjecture, until now. Among a list of domain names seized in a legal battle, the name Xbox 8 sticks out like a sore thumb.

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