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Kickstarter just sent out an email saying hackers have accessed their crew' data. While credit card data be not involved in the breach, Kickstarter be advising that crew change their passwords here, 'n in any account where the same password be used.Read more...

Amnesia Fortnight be two weeks every year during which Double Fine allow their entire staff t' pitch 'n make game prototypes, with the goal a eventually expanding a few a those games, 'n maybe turning some into a full retail release. It’s the process through which Costume Quest 'n Stacking be born; it be opened t' public voting 'n documenting last year, birthing Spacebase; 'n it’s now back for another while around.

As per last year, that means ye can buy yer way into the process via a pay-what-ye-want Humble page. That let’s ye vote on which a the 31 prototypes pillage developed (including 4 by Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward), 'n perhaps most excitingly lets ye watch the 2 Player documentaries a the entire process.

I’ve embedded Double Fine’s introductory video a few a the best pitch videos 'n trailers for a couple a games below. … [visit site t' read more]

ArmA series developer Bohemia Interactive reports that it be website be hacked, resulting in unauthorized access t' a database containing user login details. Bohemia has reset all a it be crew' passwords as a precautionary measure.

Bohemia assures that credit card information be not stored on it be servers, 'n be not accessed as a result a the breach. In addition, all stored passwords be encrypted, making it "very unlikely that anything nefarious can be done with this information."

Affected crew can request a new password here.

Blizzard Entertainment be facing a class action lawsuit over the sale a it be Battle.net authenticators, which be used t' provide security for player account information for games such as World a Warcraft 'n Diablo 3. The suit, filed by the law firm Carney Williams Bates Pulliam & Bowman, PLLC in the Central District a California, alleged that the authenticators be needed by players "in order t' have even minimal protection for their sensitive personal, private, 'n financial data." The lawsuit referred t' an August security breach in which no financial user data be reported t' be stolen.

The class action suit posited that Blizzard practiced "deceptive upselling," in that it allegedly failed "t' disclose t' consumers that additional products must be acquired after buying the games in order t' ensure the security a information stored in online accounts that be requisites for playing."

A Blizzard representative told Forbes that "this suit be without merit 'n filled with patently false information, 'n we will vigorously defend ourselves through the appropriate legal channels." The representative said the use a the authenticator tool be optional for players, 'n offered players "an added level a security against account-theft attempts that stem from sources such as phishing attacks, viruses packaged with seemingly harmless file downloads, 'n websites embedded with malicious code."

Blizzard's statement continued, "the suit's claim that we didn't properly notify players regarding the August 2012 security breach be not true. Not only did Blizzard act quickly t' provide information t' the public about the situation, we explained the actions we be taking 'n let players know how the incident affected them, including the fact that no names, credit card numbers, or other sensitive financial information be disclosed."

Adding t' the list a game-related companies it has attacked, LulzSec yesterday claimed t' have stolen 'n leaked the login 'n password information for approximately 62,000 "internet accounts," reports the CBC. The stolen info be said t' comprise logins/passwords from Facebook, Twitter, "dating sites," PayPal 'n, notoriously, Xbox Live. It be also claimed that the majority a accounts be from the United states, though several other countries be named in the report.

The account database info be still currently available through the LulzSec website (though we'd suggest not visiting) -- various folks on Twitter responding t' the group claim t' have done a variety a things with the information, from having a large pack a condoms delivered t' an elderly woman, t' one person saying they bilked a PayPal account for £250 ($404).

Earlier this week, the group attacked 'n successfully took down a handful a game industry websites, including EVE Online, Minecraft 'n The Escapist. All three sites quickly recovered 'n have been online since. Microsoft has yet t' respond t' request for comment on yesterday evening's alleged breach.

Update: Microsoft has released a statement, which states that Xbox Live be not compromised t' the best a Microsoft's knowledge, 'n the logins/passwords be released at random, with people encouraged t' try said information on services like Xbox Live (among others). "This group appears t' have posted a list a thousands a potential email addresses 'n passwords, 'n encouraged crew t' try them across various online sites like Xbox Live in the event one a the crew happens t' use the same password 'n email address combination. At this time we do not have any evidence Xbox Live has been compromised. However we take the security a our service seriously 'n work on an ongoing basis t' improve it against evolving threats."

Adding t' the list a game-related companies it has attacked, LulzSec yesterday claimed t' have stolen 'n leaked the login 'n password information for approximately 62,000 "internet accounts," reports the CBC. The stolen info be said t' comprise logins/passwords from Facebook, Twitter, "dating sites," PayPal 'n, notoriously, Xbox Live. It be also claimed that the majority a accounts be from the United states, though several other countries be named in the report.

The account database info be still currently available through the LulzSec website (though we'd suggest not visiting) -- various folks on Twitter responding t' the group claim t' have done a variety a things with the information, from having a large pack a condoms delivered t' an elderly woman, t' one person saying they bilked a PayPal account for £250 ($404).

Earlier this week, the group attacked 'n successfully took down a handful a game industry websites, including EVE Online, Minecraft 'n The Escapist. All three sites quickly recovered 'n have been online since. Microsoft has yet t' respond t' request for comment on yesterday evening's alleged breach.

#itonlydoesoffline The New York Attorney General subpoenaed Sony over the data breach a it be Playstation 'n Sony Online Entertainment networks, Bloomberg reports. More »

#hackerslament The massive breach a Sony's PSN service has resulted in the possible theft a an unprecedented amount a sensitive information. The ramifications have been felt not only by consumers, but banks, credit card issuers, 'n other tributary industries. But here be some victims ye probably haven't considered: other hackers. More »

"I be disappointed that Sony did not proactively notify me office...It seems t' me that it be time t' begin imposing fines - significant, attention-getting fines - on companies when poor privacy 'n security practices lead t' breaches.'' [The Vancouver Sun] More »

Following in the footsteps a it be PC counterpart, the XBLA version a Breach be now patched. The update fixes "all known crashes," addresses lag issues 'n squashes a number a bugs, according t' developer Atomic Games. Check out the full list a fixes after the break.

Additionally, the time limit for online play in the free trial version a the game has been extended t' one hour. As an added bonus, those who've already exhausted their free trials will receive the new, full hour. The full title update be available now 'n will be automatically applied upon starting Breach.

New Breach update for Xbox Live Arcade shoots lag in the head.

Patch also adds new dedicated server features.

Atomic Games announced a patch for the PC version a it be downloadable shooter, Breach, designed t' ameliorate lag issues. Along with "many" fixes for the lag problems, the patch corrects a number a bugs, including errors found in Sole Survivor 'n Retrieval games. Find the full patch notes after the break t' find out if yer favorite bug has been addressed.

The new patch allows players t' run Dedicated Server matches without having the Steam client running (Steam wouldn't be necessary in LAN multiplayer, t' name one use), 'n also adds user-configurable ports for the dedicated server function.

Atomic Games' downloadable first-person shooter hits Xbox Live Arcade!

If there's one genre that be stuffed t' the gills on both consoles 'n PC, it be shooters. Even the downloadable space be full a competition these days, with titles like Battlefield 1943, Monday Night Combat 'n Blacklight: Tango Down all fighting t' pull players away from the yearly deluge a big-budget retail titles. As such, it be gravely important that any new FPS -- especially a lower profile downloadable title -- has something that separates it from the crowd. Breach has some well-executed ideas -- 'n some cool real-world gadgets -- but I be not sure what that hook be supposed t' be.

Breach be available online 'n in retail stores for an incredibly low price.

Promising the world's most destructible battlefield in a first-person shooter.

This trailer from Atomic Games' Breach be like the Consumer Electronics Show a killing lads -- all the hottest gadgets be on display, from IR sights that let ye take out snipers t' motion sensor activators. The downloadable game be out January 26, but ye can see the gear in action right now.

Spy gadgets, equipment 'n weapons that be really used.

Atomic drops a truth bomb.

Breach -- the game one lad breached the law t' pillage an early copy a -- has finally been dated for release on Wednesday, January 26 by developer Atomic Games, which will self-publish the title. The date applies t' the "worldwide" availability a both the XBLA 'n PC versions a the multiplayer shooter, breaching initial plans t' stagger the releases starting this past summer.

The PC version -- available in boxed-copy format or as a download -- will retail for $20, while the XBLA game has been set at $15 (1200 points). The premium PC edition will indeed be backed by a little more oomph, featuring Nvidia PhysX tech (i.e., "larger explosions"), a "higher performance" Hardcore Mode ("t' play the way operatives train") 'n dedicated servers.

Breach the break for some new gameplay footage.

The weapons real operatives use today.

The saga a Six Days in Fallujah hasn't completely ended yet -- Atomic Games' Peter Tamte admits that the game isn't actually finished (no duh), but tells VG247 that "what we need be the funding t' complete it." While showing off the company's new downloadable shooter, Breach, t' journalists in London, Tamte said that publishers just aren't willing t' commit t' telling stories like the ones told in Six Days, 'n that be resulting in falling industry sales. "It best be clear t' them," Tamte says, "that the path we be on right now be taking us downhill. 'n yet when I have conversations with publishers, I still pillage the message back - 'No, we pretty much want t' keep doing what we be doing.'"

Atomic be trying t' counteract that with Breach, a full-scale military shooter that be being sold for a DLC price, designed "t' disrupt the way games be priced 'n t' create an environment where original content can flourish." Breach isn't Six Days remade -- rather, it be a re-use a the engine that Atomic developed, along with some tries at strong innovation in terms a destructible environments 'n cover. 'n it sounds like Tamte hopes that Breach will make finishing 'n publishing Six Days possible again. Sounds good, but a course let's pillage one game out there before we start promising two -- Breach be scheduled for release sometime next year.

Justin May, the man accused a attempting t' steal Atomic Games' unreleased title Breach during PAX East, be placed on pre-trial probation in Boston Municipal Court yesterday. Suffolk County District Attorney Press Secretary Jake Wark informed Joystiq that the conditions a the probation be that May "stay in school, not reoffend, stay off a Xbox Live web sites, 'n forfeit his computer, which be seized at the time a his arrest." If May follows the conditions, his case will be dismissed after 18 months. If not, he'll be "put back on track for trial."

May be arrested last March when he attempted t' steal Breach from the PAX East show floor. He then skipped bail 'n eventually agreed t' show up for court in May, with the latest hearing set for yesterday. We've contacted Atomic Games for comment on the outcome.

Unsurprisingly, there be lots a walls being blown up in this game.

Play the way the professionals train.

#delayofgame While Atomic Games has missed the chance t' pillage "Destruction 3.0" shooter Breach onto Xbox Live this summer, the new January 2011 release window gives the developer time t' blur the line between military simulation 'n video game even further. More »

Well, it seems alleged Breach code thief Justin May might have been getting a sneakier peek than even he knew. Atomic has just announced that it be XBLA shooter won't arrive this summer as previously announced, but rather in January a 2011. Though Atomic says the game be finished now, the company missed Breach's originally slated June date 'n the XBLA schedule be apparently just too full t' slip it in any sooner than January.

In the interim, the developer will be adding a "Hardcore" mode, which be apparently lifted from more realistic versions a the game that outside organizations commissioned for training purposes.

Well, ye're welcome, Jack Thompson.

Justin May, the 20-year-old man accused a trying t' steal Atomic Games' Breach off the PAX East show floor, finally showed up in court today -- after previously skipping bail 'n eventually agreeing t' show up for arraignment. Assistant District Attorney Kate Clayman briefly recited the facts a the case in Boston Municipal Court this morning 'n the judge released May on his own recognizance. No monetary bail be set.

Suffolk Country District Attorney Press Secretary Jake Wark told Joystiq that May will return t' court with his defense attorney on June 27 t' file a motion t' dismiss the case.

According t' Atomic Games' complaint field with Boston police, the company placed the value a Breach "in excess a $6 million." we be currently following up with Atomic Games 'n the District Attorney's office t' find out how events be expected t' proceed from here.

Justin May, wanted after skipping bail on charges that he tried t' swipe early code a a video game at the Penny Arcade Expo, plans t' appear in Boston courts in May, the Suffolk County District Attorney tells Kotaku. More »