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A supposed member of LulzSec has claimed that Ryan Cleary, the man arrested and charged by the MET earlier this week, is not a member of the organisation. Although concrete information on the subject is sparse, many believe that Cleary is indeed the mastermind behind LulzSec. Not so, an anonymous …
Read More »‘Zero calls’ about 3DS dizziness at Nintendo UK
Nintendo has told MCV that is has not received a single call relating to dizziness or feelings of sickness from 3DS owners in the UK. The response comes on the back of a report in The Sun today claiming that "Hundreds of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console …
Read More »Activision refutes premium COD claims once again
Are we going to be charging for multiplayer? The answer is no.” Those are the words of Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. The comments come after analyst Michael Pachter yesterday outlined a detailed road map of how he thinks Activision will gradually roll out a number of premium options spanning …
Read More »Codemasters denies US closure talk
Codemasters has this morning told MCV that talk of an impending closure of its US office is incorrect, though it has confirmed six job losses at its Californian operation. Consumer website IGN last night reported that Codemasters had laid off the marketing staff at its American operations and will soon …
Read More »PSP 2 rumours are nonsense"
Clearly the rumour won’t go away until the day a new machine is finally announced, but again overnight talk has emerged of alleged details of Sony’s PSP 2 – and again, sources at Sony have completely denied them. IGN states that several credible sources” have told it that PSP 2 …
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