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Bethesda’s Skyrim updated on PC only

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [25]

The latest patch has gone live for Bethesda's hot-selling role-playing game The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, but as to be expected, it is only available for PC players. For those playing on the Xbox 360 and PS3, the game remains at version 1.4. PS3 players in particular still have reason to be sore because that version still has some memory bugs. The PS3 version of the game game under increasing scrutiny. Read The Full Story

Google Maps goes 8-bit for April Fool’s

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [7]

If you've ever wondered what your neighborhood would look like in an old-school Zelda-style RPG, your imagination is about to be realized with the latest update to Google Maps. Of course, technologically speaking, the update is more of a step backward. But for those who love all things old-school, it may be one of the coolest things that the search giant has done when it comes to Google doing things just to gain attention. Read The Full Story

BMW i8 Spyder revealed

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [20]

BMW has just released concept pictures of its upcoming i8 spyder vehicle that is planned to head to a BMW dealer near you in 2014. The car will be shown to the public for the first time at the Beijing motor show, next month. The automaker first teased the model as an i8 coupe in 2009, and today it remains only available in pre-production concept form, but it is on its way and still on schedule. Read The Full Story

Virgin announces Virgin Volcanic journey to center of Earth

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [3]

Sir Richard Branson has explored the skies in a hot air balloon, delved into the deep sea, and even gone into space, but now his next project is to go to an entirely new desintation - the center of the Earth. Introducing Virgin Volcanic, a corkscrew-shaped vessel that will make its trips via five of the most active volcanoes in the world. It is perhaps Branson's most ambitious idea to date. Read The Full Story

The Social Interview

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [2]

I should have known something was wrong when I sat down at the table. My interviewer was well dressed. She wore a neat pants suit and her hair was pulled back in a somewhat severe bun. But the questions she asked seemed out of place for the setting. She started by picking up my resume and asking about my college days.

“I see you went to Brandeis University. I had a friend who went there. Did you know Shana Liebowitz?”

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SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: March 31, 2012

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Hey everyone. It's time to wrap up the week, and the month. Among the biggest stories this week was:  Global Payments hacked, 50000 cardholders at risk. But in the world of lighter news,  the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone is now available for pre-orders, Xbox Live added HBO, MLB, and Comcast to its streaming video services, and T-Mobile is hiking up its unlimited, 5 GB, and 10 GB data prices. Read The Full Story

Why I’ll Never Buy Another Used Game (And Why You Shouldn’t, Either)

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [248]

Used video games have become a desirable purchase for many industry fans. With prices coming in at substantially lower amounts than new alternatives, it simply makes sense to many people to buy used titles. The more you save, the more products you can buy, right?

I’ve long been one of those people that tries to take advantage of cheaper used games. To me, saving a few bucks here and there was worth it. Plus, if I had the chance to turn it back in and get some of that cash back, why not do it?

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Secret Service confirms credit card hack investigation

, Mar 31st 2012 Discuss [6]

A credit card hack potentially impacting millions of shoppers with MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover accounts is being investigated by the US Secret Service, it has been confirmed, with retailers potentially bearing the brunt of any cash stolen. Money middleman Global Payments confirmed the March breach last week, though failed to put an exact figure on how many bank and card customers may have been affected; the Secret Service confirmed that it is looking into the hack, the CSMonitor reports. Read The Full Story

LivingSocial Instant deals are dead

, Mar 30th 2012 Discuss [3]

LivingSocial has abandoned its location-based "Instant" deals service before it ever made its mark. In addition, company co-founder and former president Eddie Frederick has left the site, and it's assumed that his departure was not by choice. Frederick likely had an active hand in developing the Instant platform, which has been described as essentially being dead on arrival. Internet success isn't as easy as it looks. Read The Full Story

NIS America announces batch of new PS3 exclusives

, Mar 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Japanese RPG fans, rejoice. NIS America, known for its niche role-playing games, has announced a trio of new games heading for the North American market. Two of them are slated to launch in the US later this year, while the third is currently set for the first quarter of 2013. NIS is one of the few publishers that still shows a lot of exclusivity love to Sony platforms, and these three are no exception. They're all exsluvie to the PS3. Read The Full Story

RIM Blackberry Playbook boasts a million and counting

, Mar 30th 2012 Discuss [29]

Determined to actually drive some good publicity for itself, Research in Motion has announced that more than a million Playbook tablets have made their way to end users, a little over a year after it was first introduced to the market. Of course, at this point RIM is losing money on every Playbook it sells, and probably isn't making that money back on apps and content, so the good news only goes so far. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii U gains Green Hills partner

, Mar 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has announced that it will partner with development company Green Hills Software to create and implement a development solution for its coming Wii U game console. The company will provide its MULTI integrated development environment to help third parties more easily and efficiently write code for the impending system. It will hopefully help third-party game makers to come on board and support Nintendo in the next generation. Read The Full Story
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