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Enid Burns for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Software that comes with most Ubisoft PC game titles has been found to put user computers at risk. Google engineer Travis Ormandy identified the DRM Rootkit, which opens the (back) door to hackers looking to get into a computer, DailyTech reports. The risky code comes with installation of Ubisoft's secured Uplay service. Uplay is a Web-based gateway to games, and the publisher uses the service to authenticate the company's software,...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Mario, Link, Pikachu and the rest of the Nintendo’s franchise characters have faced many a battle, but it could take all their combined powers – and some luck – to save the day for the world’s largest maker of video-game consoles. The company posted its first loss in three quarters, in part as the stronger yen reduced international earnings. More worrisome for the company is that the 3DS handheld system, which is the latest in...
SAN FRANCISCO and HONG KONG, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 6waves, a leading publisher of social and mobile games, today announced that it is launching WaveX, a mobile traffic exchange, to help developers supercharge the growth of their mobile games, completely free of charge. The biggest challenge facing mobile developers is how to expose their games to relevant players without spending exorbitant sums in user acquisition. By using WaveX, developers will be able to quickly and easily...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Russia and Eastern Europe have been the backdrop and setting for many computer war games and simulations. This is expected as the region has seen conquerors and would-be conquerors march over the lands from both directions. And likewise there have been many video games that suggest an invasion from the east. But Israel-based online games developer Plarium, which has already conquered the Russian and Eastern Europe market, is now...
John Neumann for redOrbit.com Computer game maker Ubisoft, known for its “Assassins Creed” franchise and its “Just Dance” games, is hoping that Nintendo’s upcoming new console, Wii U, will be the first of a line of fresh hardware that will boost the video game industry and help reverse the French company’s waning fortunes. The other leading makers of gaming hardware, Microsoft and Sony, have not come out with a new hardware platform in at least six years, except for...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Devices, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SDVI) announced that the on-going global expansion of its sales force, marketing efforts and distribution has created an opportunity for immediate availability of exclusive sales territories on a global level. The Company is now reaching out to developers, especially those with an ability to produce titles which can be sold through the Company's distribution network and web sites as well as in...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Devices, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SDVI) and its subsidiary, Graffiti Entertainment Inc., announced the immediate availability of exclusive sales territories on a global level, potentially doubling the Company's market reach. There are financial requirements including minimum sales quotas to obtain special sales rights to countries or regions and individuals may apply directly to the company with an indication of interest at sales...
Enid Burns for RedOrbit.com Blizzard Entertainment and Valve Software settled a trademark dispute based on four big letters: DOTA. Both video game publishers have game properties that use those same four letters and launched a dispute just last week. As part of the settlement, both companies will have limited use of the DOTA name. Valve retains rights to the DOTA name for commercial titles. Blizzard will continue to be able to use DOTA for its WarCraft III and StarCraft II...
Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com With only a taunting spherical icon to satisfy any curiosity, the June issue of Game Informer will announce the next step for the wildly popular and successful Elder Scrolls franchise: The famous RPG will be going online, creating a Massive Multiplayer Online game (or MMO). The new issue of Game Informer will cover this story in-depth, as well as discuss in detail the entirety of the franchise. Elder Scrolls Online was developed by a team at Zenimax...
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced The Elder Scrolls® Online, an MMO in development at ZeniMax Online Studios. The Elder Scrolls Online will be the first Elder Scrolls game to allow gamers to explore the legendary Elder Scrolls world with others. The Elder Scrolls Online is being developed for PC and Mac under the leadership of industry veteran Matt Firor, who has spent the last two decades working in...
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The Atari 5200 is a video game system that is manufactured by Atari Inc., and was introduced in 1982. It was the successor to the Atari 2600, but did not do as well commercially, mainly from its incompatibility with the 2600’s library of games. In 1983, two port models were released along with an adapter to allow the 5200 to play all 2600 games. On May 21, 1984 Atari released the Atari 7800 and discontinued production of the 5200. Atari released the 400/800 computers to compete with...
The Dreamcast is a video game console released by Sega in November 1998 in Japan, September 1999 in North America, October 1999 in Europe, and November 1999 in Australia. In the first 24 hours of release 225,132 units were sold and a total of 500,000 in the first two weeks. On January 31, 2001, Sega announced it would discontinue the production of the Dreamcast in March 2001 and concentrate solely on software. Even though the console production was discontinued, Sega of Japan still...
Image Caption: An Atari 2600 four-switch "wood veneer" version, dating from 1980-1982. Shown with standard joystick. Credit: Evan-Amos/Wikipedia The Atari 2600, originally named VCS, was released in October 1977 by Atari Inc. It is a video game console using cartridges for game play instead of having the software built into the system. In 1978 only 550,000 units were sold out 0f 800,000 that were manufactured. Once the public realized pong was not the only video game to play, enthusiasm...
The Magnavox Odyssey, predating the Atari pong, was the world's first home video game console. It was released in 1972. Designed by Ralph Baer, the Odyssey prototype was called the Brown Box and is now in the Smithsonian Institute National Museum. It was also placed, by IGN in 2009, as one of the top 25 video game consoles of all time. Although many collectors think the Odyssey is analog, Baer considers it digital due to the electronic signals exchanged between various parts being binary....
