Source: The Register UK
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pleased to announce that former MIT doctoral student Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang will present a paper explaining a security flaw in the Microsoft Xbox (TM) videogame system," a recent press release begins.
Source: CNet News
Sega's defunct Dreamcast gaming console, which has long fallen out of favor with gamers, has surprisingly gained a new lease on life.
Two security researchers on Friday showed attendees at the Defcon hacking conference here how to reuse the small off-white boxes as stealthy network monitoring devices.
Source: CNN.com
Take one part real-time strategy. Add a dash of role-playing and a pinch of storytelling. Mix well.
What do you get? "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos," a fiendishly addictive program and a recipe that should satisfy any gamer's appetite for months, maybe years.
Like its predecessors, the latest Warcraft title from Blizzard is set in the fictional world of Azeroth.
Source: CNN.com
Although these athletes may not move from their chairs, many of them are still sweating by the end of a match.
More than 4,200 computer gamers recently gathered in Dallas, Texas, to display their lightning-fast reflexes during the five-day Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) championships.
They came from 63 countries for a round-robin tournament to test their silicon skills in strategy and teamwork.
Source: Europe Media
Motorola has confirmed it is working with major video game companies to develop chips that would allow gamers to play one another on wireless networks at home.
"We're engaged with all the key gaming companies to understand their needs and their market requirements," Motorola spokesman Steve Howard said. "Gaming is obviously one of our key market spaces."
Source: Mainichi Daily News
L33tdawg: Hmmmz -- this might actually explain a lot! *grin*
Prolonged time playing video games could cause people to lose concentration, get angry easily and have trouble associating with others, a Japanese professor's research has suggested.
Source: MSNBC.com
Source: Geeknews.net
The latest update to everyone's favorite counter-terrorist action game has been released! CS 1.5 includes a new map as well as the usual bugfixes and updates. The mod patch is a mere 7megs, the full mod is now 121.5megs. Good luck on finding a mirror :)
