Word on the street is that key members of Team Ninja — as many as three dozen or more — are headed out the door as well, but that’s not all. It seems that each one of the soon to be ex-ninjas will be serving Tecmo with a class-action lawsuit in regards to unpaid bonuses for completed games.
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Inconsistency amongst Xbox 360 games and their achievements has been a problem, so here are Ten “Commandments” developers should follow when creating their achievements for future titles.
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Most people recognize MediaDefender for their clumsy anti-piracy efforts, but there is much more to them than that. In fact, they are warming up advertisers and record labels to use LimeWire and other file-sharing software to distribute millions of legitimate, but branded, MP3s.
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Time Warner, Comcast and AT&T are all planning on moving forward with new tiers for internet use.
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BBC UK - Devices called a “mosquito” that send out high-pitched sounds which can only be heard by young people are now considered to be banned. Why they are using it in the first place?
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The RetroUSB NES/SNES controller adapters enable gamers to easily attain a more genuine Virtual Console experience through the ability to use original controllers. Some hackers have gone even further, building custom circuitry into old equipment. Custom Nintendo themselves have contributed the Super Famicom Classic Controller to the cause of authen
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An online survey reveals that Microsoft may be working on its own version of Nintendo’s Miis called “Avatars.” The new Avatars will replace Gamer Pictures beginning this holiday. The Avatars will be completely customizable. No word yet on what other functions they may have, though it’s possible they could be integrated in to games in the future.
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IE8 should make things a lot better—but it will still fall far short of the standards set by Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Some of these problems are technical, but others are cultural. Where the other browser developers are open and communicative, Microsoft is still leaving web developers in the dark.
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During the last couple of years, hundreds of people have received letters from lawyers demanding compensation for the alleged uploading of copyright works. Their demands state that if you don’t pay up, you will be taken to court and dealt with severely. However, when people refuse to pay - nothing happens.
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