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Having just confessed to a fresh data theft from the Sony Greece BMG website, the PlayStation platform has now revealed a further breach of its online security. The BBC reports that the details of 2,000 consumers registered on the Canadian Sony Ericsson portal have been stolen. Email addresses, passwords and …
Read More »Green Man relaunches website
Pioneering digital retailer Green Man Gaming has launched a second generation version of its website. Arriving nearly a year after the firm began trading, the new-look site boasts several additional features. One of them will see customers contacted after purchase, asked to write a review of their new game – …
Read More »Gem launches new Nintendo site
A new Gem microsite dedicated to Nintendo products is due to go live this month. The distributor is launching its online service on March 25th – just in time for the UK debut of the 3DS. The site will serve as a one-stop shop for retailers and provide them with …
Read More »Total Console Repair revamps website
Total Console Repair has upgraded its website to provide quicker navigation and a simpler hub of services for its users. The firm offers retailers Kinect repairs, Wii repairs, PS3 repairs, iPhone 3G and 3GS screen repairs and more. Later this year it will offer Amazon Kindle, Nintendo 3DS and Apple …
Read More »New Mobile Entertainment website launches
Today sees the relaunch of Mobile Entertainment’s leading industry website, www.mobile-ent.biz In six years ME has become the number one destination for the mobile content executive in search of news, analysis and opinion. The new website, which you can see for yourself here, continues Mobile Entertainment’s expansion into new media. …
Read More »UK 3DS portal goes live
Nintendo’s UK website for the 3DS handheld has gone live. For the time being, there’s nothing to see on the site other than a large graphic accompanied by the words "See it. 2011". However, you can expect plenty more to be added following the official European launch announcement event that …
Read More »Halo Wars community to be closed
Less than two years after it was released on Xbox 360, Microsoft has announced that it is to close many of its dedicated support features for strategy title Halo Wars. Specifically, the next title update for the game will implement measures designed to accommodate the closure of the HaloWars.com website. …
Read More »Apple launches game website
A new section of the Apple website dedicated to video games has gone live. The hub features a web store where users can buy Mac games including StarCraft II, Modern Warfare and The Sims 3. Visitors can also download demons and updates, view the latest trailers and read a selection …
Read More »Walmart reveals Gamecenter
In its latest move to up the market share it enjoys in the video game sector, retail giant Walmart has launched a brand new website focused specifically on its video games offer. Dubbed Gamecenter, the portal offers news, previews and discounts to members. In fact, US consumers who log on …
Read More »Best Buy planning up to 150 UK stores
Ahead of the opening of its debut UK store in Thurrock this Friday, Best Buy has said that it is targeting between 60-150 outlets in the country. This is a blank sheet of paper,” chief executive Scott Wheway told The Wall Street Journal. It will be different. It will take …
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