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EA Shutting Down Video Game Servers Prematurely 341

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 06, 2010 @07:42AM from the sixty-dollar-yearly-fee dept.

Spacezilla writes "EA is dropping the bomb on a number of their video game servers, shutting down the online fun for many of their Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 games. Not only is the inclusion of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles odd, the date the games were released is even more surprising. Yes, Madden 07 and 08 are included in the shutdown... but Madden 09 on all consoles as well?"

Comment fun but probably not that accurate (Score 1) 110

by the stapler on Tuesday December 15, 2009 @10:28PM (#30453322) Attached to: Using Hacked Wiimotes As Scientific Sensors

From my hours of research (read play) with a Wiimote, I'd question how accurate the data you'd get from a Wiimote would really be. Real scientific instruments can gather incredibly detailed data, and tons of it. I guess you get what you pay for.

America's Army Games Cost $33 Million Over 10 Years 192

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday December 10, 2009 @04:25AM from the your-tax-dollars-at-play dept.

Responding to a Freedom Of Information Act request, the US government has revealed the operating costs of the America's Army game series over the past decade. The total bill comes to $32.8 million, with yearly costs varying from $1.3 million to $5.6 million. "While operating America's Army 3 does involve ongoing expenses, paying the game's original development team isn't one of them. Days after the game launched in June, representatives with the Army confirmed that ties were severed with the Emeryville, California-based team behind the project, and future development efforts were being consolidated at the America's Army program office at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. A decade after its initial foray into the world of gaming, the Army doesn't appear to be withdrawing from the industry anytime soon. In denying other aspects of the FOIA request, the Army stated 'disclosure of this information is likely to cause substantial harm to the Department of the Army's competitive position in the gaming industry.'"

Nintendo Upset Over Nokia Game Emulation Video 189

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @02:45AM from the super-mario-takedown dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo is investigating potential copyright infringement by Nokia during some video demos of their N900 phone, which can be seen emulating Nintendo games. Nintendo spokesman Robert Saunders says: 'We take rigorous steps to protect our IP and our legal team will examine this to determine if any infringement has taken place.' In the video, Nokia says, 'Most publishers allow individual title usage, provided that the user is in possession of the original title.'"

Computer Spies Breach $300B Fighter-Jet Project 330

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 21, 2009 @09:25AM from the we're-still-number-one-at-this dept.

suraj.sun writes "Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project — the Defense Department's costliest weapons program ever — according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks. Similar incidents have also breached the Air Force's air-traffic-control system in recent months, these people say. In the case of the fighter-jet program, the intruders were able to copy and siphon off several terabytes of data related to design and electronics systems, officials say, potentially making it easier to defend against the craft."

Comment Re:+5 Troll (Score 1) 1582

by the stapler on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @01:37PM (#27420703) Attached to: Slashdot Launches User Achievements

I'd like to see an achievement for slaying a Troll. :P

Comment jEdit followed by pico (Score 1) 1131

by the stapler on Monday February 02, 2009 @01:55PM (#26696747) Attached to: Favorite text editor?

I use jEdit for most simple editing functions because it includes context highlighting for just about every format I deal with.

I do love pico though, especially for quick cut and paste jobs in cygwin. :) I read my email for many years through pine, so pico (or nano) has a familiar feel.

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