All Posts by: GamerNode Staff
Sony Still Sinking into the Malware Pit
By Mark Woodward, GN Writer Monday, November 21, 2005 Sony BMG’s woes continue to grow as more holes are found in it’s XCP (Extended Copy Protection) and MediaMax spyware controversy. After recalling hundreds of thousands of CDs loaded with the… Read More »
Eidos Is Accused of Copyright Infringement
Anyone remember playing the game Zero Tolerance on the Sega Genesis 16 bit game machine? Apparently, Eidos Interactive doesn™t, because they may have infringed upon the copyright owners of the game. The original game, published by Sega and developed by… Read More »
More Sony Spyware!
Microsoft recently announced that Sony’s controversial Extended Copy Protection (XCP) has been added to its spyware list, and are offering a tool to remove the malware program. In a world-wide case that’s causing more than just a headache for Sony… Read More »
In A Galaxy Not So Far Away: REFUNDS
EPISODE VII: REVENGE OF THE GAMERS IT IS A TIME OF UPHEAVAL FOR THE SONY ONLINE EMPIRE. IN A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE ANOTHER BANTHA CASH COW IN THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE, SONY HAS REVERSED COURSE WITH THE GAMER REBELS… Read More »
Resistance Is Futile: You Will Be A-SIM-u-lated
Ok, so you,ve been on a desert island all by yourself for the past, say, five or six years and haven,t a clue to what the “Sims” is all about? Are you immersed with fears of being ostracized and being… Read More »
Unreal Tournament 2007 System Requirements
By Mark Woodward, GN Writer Friday, November 11, 2005 If you're as big an Unreal Tournament fanboy as I am, you too will be yearning for the release of "UT2007." What's even more exciting is the fact that Epic are… Read More »
Creator of Roller Coaster Tycoon Sues for $4.8 Million
Atari is in for a roller coaster ride as the creator and developer of their hit game franchise, “Roller Coaster Tycoon”, is suing them for an estimated $4.8 million. Chris Sawyer has claimed that the game publisher engaged in questionable… Read More »
Sony to Remove Regional Codes from PlayStation 3?
Managing Director, Michael Ephraim of Sony Computer Entertainment of Australia, has stated that Sony may abandon its regional coding policy in which video games are manufactured to play only on game machines made specifically for that country™s location. As an… Read More »
Samsung''s new R&D Budget: $45 Billion (US);
The Samsung Group, parent company to Samsung the memory chip makers and Samsung Electronics, are planning on spending a whopping $45 Billion (US) on research and development over the next five years. Concentrating their efforts on the semiconductor, display, mobile… Read More »
Xbox 360 Unable to Play Purchased iTunes Music
By Frank Ling, GN Writer Tuesday, November 08, 2005 Microsoft has gone through a great deal of posturing in lauding the multimedia capacities of the Xbox 360 to the press and public. One of these abilities is to stream music… Read More »
