News

Leaked FBI Report Details How Best To Get Away With Bitcoin Crime

This week, an internal FBI report was leaked, detailing the Bureau’s concern about the virtual currency Bitcoin and its potential to be exploited by criminals for money laundering and other scams.


April 24, 2012
PlayStation

Why The PlayStation Vita Needs — But Won’t Get — A Price Cut

Even when you’re at a a fan convention packed with wall-to-wall gamers, it can be hard to find people playing Sony’s newest handheld. The fact that the Vita is so difficult to spot is just one bit of anecdotal evidence that the gaming portable is having a rough time. But does this mean it’s time for the price of the Vita to get slashed? Not necessarily.


February 3, 2012
News

How Lobbyists Spent $US1m Pushing For SOPA

Remember last month when many people were mad about the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act? Remember the war between politicians who said these bills would repel online piracy and opponents who said it might break the internet and/or kill free speech online?


December 29, 2011
In Real Life

Man Spends $16,000US On A Video Game Sword That Doesn’t Exist Yet

Kotaku AU

I like money. When the occasion demands, I also enjoy spending it. Apparently the above chap also likes spending money, having just shelled out $16,000 on a virtual video game sword, for a game that hasn’t even been released yet.


October 20, 2011
In Real Life

Will Wright’s Business Cards Are Money

I’ve seen some cool business cards in my time–I remember that at my first GDC, I practically had a Patrick Bateman-style existential crisis over how inferior my own cards were at the time.


August 16, 2011
PC

League Of Legends Season Two Flaunts The Largest Prize Pool In eSports History

In case anyone was looking for motivation to get involved in League of Legends‘ second season of competition, Riot Games has just presented five million convincing arguments in the form of the largest prize pool in eGaming history.


July 14, 2011
PlayStation

Sony Sinks $US20m Into Exclusive PlayStation Network Games

Not content to run a service where games already released on Xbox Live Arcade show up when it’s fixed, Sony Computer Entertainment America commits $US20 million over three years towards the development of more excellent PlayStation Network exclusive games.


May 27, 2011
In Real Life

When You Have Too Much Money, Questionable Judgment, And Like Idols

There’s a good reason this gentleman is covering his face. If you just spent a hundred thousand books and girly pop music, would you show yours?


April 29, 2011
PlayStation

If The PSN Attacks Have You Thinking Of A New Credit Card…

In the wake of the attack on Sony’s PlayStation Network, lots of people will be cancelling their credit cards. Just in case. That won’t cost Sony a cent, but boy will it cost the banks.


April 28, 2011
News

How Much Money Did Game Developers Make In 2010?

Most people that express a desire to enter the video game industry profess to not care how much money they can make doing something they love. Those people can probably skip the annual Game Developer Salary Survey results. The rest of you can read on to see who’s making the most money in the business.