Xbox

How Scammers Are Stealing Xbox Live Accounts And What They Do With Them

For months now, Xbox 360 owners have been complaining of a surge in account thefts, incidents when people wake up one day to find themselves no longer with access (or even possession) of their own Xbox Live accounts anymore.


May 20, 2012
Nintendo

Starfox-Metroid Team-Up Rumoured For Wii U

It reads like fan fiction and the rumour’s original reporter — who uncovered PlayStation All-Stars six months before it was announced — concedes that nothing about it is confirmed. But Retro Studios is said to be working on, or at least to have considered, Star Fox-Metroid Fusion Saga, a mashup of third-person action gameplay with aerial/space combat.


May 6, 2012
News

Maybe There Will Be An Avengers Video Game After All

Thursday, the day before The Avengers was released in US cinemas, an Ubisoft contractor registered the domain “avengersbattleforearth.com”, reports the domain registry watchdog Fusible.


Xbox

Rumour: Microsoft Has Begun Building Successor To The Xbox 360

Kotaku AU

We’ve been hearing bits and pieces about Microsoft’s alleged Xbox successor, codenamed Durango, since March of last year. Now we have another scrap to add — it’s been reported that a company working for Microsoft has already started assembling the hardware for its next-generation console.


PlayStation

Sony Survey Suggests New Games, Call Of Duty: Elite May Be In PlayStation Plus’ Future

A marketing survey conducted by Sony suggests it’s pondering content changes to PlayStation Plus, potentially including free, full-size Blu-Ray games on the day they release, and a free Call of Duty: Elite subscription, reports IGN.


April 28, 2012
PlayStation

Does This Mean Metal Gear Solid: Rising Is Coming To Vita?

We’ve heard rumours before that Konami would be releasing Metal Gear: Rising on the PlayStation Vita handheld in addition to home consoles. This page from the Vita presentation during the AT&T Developer Summit looks to reveal that in addition to the other franchises we already knew about (including Bioshock and Call of Duty), Metal Gear Solid: Rising will also be coming to the Vita.


News

Pre-Order Cards Show Call Of Duty: Black Ops Arriving November 13

Rumours have pegged this year’s Call of Duty as a sequel to the Treyarch-developed Black Ops. Now, an image of US Target pre-order cards running on IGN appears to confirm the title and show a release date of November 13.


April 27, 2012
News

Leaked Rayman Legends For Wii U Trailer Hints At Assassin’s Creed Cameo

Rayman Legends is headed to the Wii U, a new leaked trailer reveals. It’s bringing legendary settings, new playable characters, touch screen controls and NFC (near field communication).


April 21, 2012
In Real Life

Read Valve’s Employee Company Handbook

On Friday, a user on the Flamehaus forums uploaded a very convincing PDF, complete with accompanying photo, of a book called Valve: Handbook For New Employees.


April 14, 2012
Nintendo

Nintendo Registers ‘Super Mario 4′ Domain

Nintendo has just managed to throw massive fuel onto the fire of rumour and speculation with a simple domain name registration.