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- Interplay Masthead Team for Mysterious ‘Project: V13′
- nline Games Portal Chinesegum.com launches Social Network for …
- nline Poker Site Adds New Games
- SQUARE ENIX First to Deploy Strong Authentication for nline Game …
Interplay Masthead Team for Mysterious ‘Project: V13′
Wired News
"We are looking forward to turning the vision of our game designers intoa compelling online gaming experience" said Interplay chairman Herve Caen. "The planning and designcompleted for Project: V13 thus far combined with Masthead’sresources tools and growing team of dedicated MMG developers willbring this unique game to reality. "As Interplay maintained the rights to craft a Fallout online game when the firm sold the series’ rights to Bethesda (creators of Fallout 3) it seems likely that the "V13" in the project’s title is a reference to "Vault 13" the home of the protagonist from the original Fallout.
nline Games Portal Chinesegum.com launches Social Network for …
1888 Press Release (press release)
com the first online games portal to feature a robust set of Social Networking tools is celebrating its official launch. The site which launched its beta in February 2009 is dedicated to fostering communication between avid gamers who enjoy online and free games and the Game Developers who produce those games. As stated by their founder Rob Giuffre “Game Developers work very hard to create the fun and engaging titles that gamers love and they are every bit as deserving of a fan base as musicians or actors. com Gamers have the chance to find out who makes the great games that they love and our Developers have the opportunity to communicate directly with their fans.
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nline Poker Site Adds New Games
nline Casino News
Marketing Director Simon Prodger said “ur community is highly valued and as we grow we like to make sure we provide our players with exactly what they need. Many of the features in our updates are in response to popular demand and we are constantly working on improvements for the future. ”In addition PKR have added more goodies to their online shop and a roulette game for the hardcore gamblers at the site. A time bank feature also benefits more thinking players as well as those who put in the volume – the more hands dealt to a user the more time they have for their decisions.
SQUARE ENIX First to Deploy Strong Authentication for nline Game …
FXBusiness
(Square Enix) including massively multiplayer online role-playing game FINAL FANTASY(R) XI. Square Enix is a major video game company based in Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan. FINAL FANTASY XI will be the first online game in Japan to use one-time password security. n April 7 2009 Square Enix plans to begin offering user authentication using this technology to users who purchase VASC’s authentication devices. Research conducted by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released in February 2009 reported 2289 cases of fraudulent access to online services during 2008 an increase of about 26% over the previous year. The majority (1559 cases) were fraud involving online auctions followed by fraud involving online games (457 cases).