The relationship between users and advertisers on social media can sometimes seem a little confusing, especially when the social media companies have all manner of information about potential customers to translate into targeted demographics. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by one particular watchdog, who wants the Federal Trade Commission to …
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Fighting Words: Capcom’s Seth Killian Talks ‘Street Fighter’, ‘Tekken’ and Marvel
Video game publishers have been shooter-crazy over the last few years, but gun-centric titles weren’t always king of the hill. For a good chunk of the 1990s, the fighting game genre captured the majority of gamers’ attentions in both the arcade and home console arena. Franchises like Tekken, Street Fighter and Soul Calibur each have had …
GameStop to Buy and Sell iOS Devices, Finally Validate Mobile Gaming?
Games retail giant GameStop’s days are either numbered or nascent, depending on whether you see brick and mortar retail as a digital-proof future presence. Well GameStop’s not waiting around to find out. They’re the largest dedicated video games retailer in the country, they’ve cornered the used games market, plus they’ve presciently …
Report: They’ve Started Building the iPhone 5
Happy post-Labor-Day, and welcome back to another episode of “some sources say” starring Apple’s so-called iPhone 5. For today’s show, we’ll cite “a Chinese source” who apparently can’t keep it zipped, because he or she’s claiming the next iPhone is actually in production, in keeping with (the most recent) rumors that the iPhone 5 would …
Netflix Launches in Latin America, Brazil First to Get the Service
Viva la Netflix. While you were kicking back on Labor Day, Netflix launched their own version down south. By that, I mean pretty far down south, like as in Latin America and the Caribbean. Brazil will be the first country to get it; more countries will follow in the coming weeks.
In total, nearly 43 countries and territories will get …
Call of Duty XP 2011: T-Wolves’ All-Star Kevin Love on FPS Success
Activision’s kicking off their first-ever Call of Duty XP fan fest this year and they’ve got a weekend full of multiplayer reveals, real-life paintball combat and even a Kanye West closing concert lined up for attendees. Among the highlights is a $1 million tournament where regular joes get to face off against celeb and pro athlete …
Call of Duty XP 2011: Watch the ‘Modern Warfare 3’ Multiplayer Trailer
Multiplayer. It’s the reason that the vast majority of players show up for a Call of Duty game. And when that vast majority numbers in the millions, you better believe that it’s a big deal. That’s why Activision’s held all details about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s multiplayer as closely guarded secrets until this weekend, when their …
Presley Estate Sues for Hunka-Hunka Burnin’ Ringtone Royalties
He may have been one of the most successful recording artists in history, but that hasn’t stopped the corporate group responsible for managing Elvis Presley’s assets from filing a new lawsuit claiming that the singer was “unjustly exploited during his lifetime by his record company,” and all because no-one saw things like ringtones or …
Two More LulzSec, Anonymous Suspects Picked Up in U.K.
The noose appears to be tightening around hacktivist groups LulzSec and Anonymous: Two men, aged 24 and 20, were just picked up for reported connections to online attacks by the groups in recent months.
The two apparently shared the hacker identity “Kayla,” a name associated with Anonymous and attacks on California-based Internet …
Will Windows 8 Mark the End of the Post-PC Era?
My Technologizer column over at TIME.com this week was inspired by recent talk of the death—or at least the decline—of the PC, most recently inspired by HP’s decision to consider spinning off or selling its PC division. My take: The PC is actually in great shape, because smartphones and tablets have every right to be called PCs.
I …
How the White House’s New Online Petition System Can Be Kept Accountable
The White House yesterday unveiled plans for a new online petition system called “We the People.” Using the new service at whitehouse.gov, citizens will be able to create petitions and use email and social media to gather support. If a petition gathers enough support, it will be reviewed and answered by White House policy staff (see …
Five Awesome Games from PAX Prime 2011
While the cosplay memories of the 2011 Penny Arcade Expo may fade, the glimpses of great games to come will keep gamers warm for many nights. Coming right at the cusp of the end-of-year holiday rush, PAX Prime seems to be serving as a last peek into the crazy months of September and December, as well as planting seeds of awareness for …