In today’s
pre-Christmas edition of Headline RePLAY: an update on The Last Guardian and Trion Worlds is the latest to be hacked.
Yesterday, GameStop
customers that reserved copies of The
Last Guardian received a call announcing the cancellation of the anticipated
title.
After Sony’s adamant
denial of Team Ico’s latest foray being canned by several sources, GameStop
came out today apologizing for the misunderstanding and released this
statement:
“The Last Guardian has not been cancelled by Sony as we incorrectly
stated in an automated phone call to reservation customers,” the statement
read. “Because the game did not have a specific release date, GameStop made the
decision to remove the game from our system. The Last Guardian will be reinstated for pre-order when a firm
launch date is known.”
*Source: Kotaku
The hacking assaults
of video game companies continue, with Trion Worlds, the developer of MMORPG Rift, as the latest victim. The company
released a statement to customers saying a database was breached that contained:
user names, encrypted passwords, e-mails, dates of birth, billing addresses and
the last four digits and expiration dates of customer credit cards.
“There is no evidence,
and we have no reason to believe, that full credit card information was
accessed or compromised in any way,” Trion emphasized.
Trion assured
customers that the company is buffing up their security as they continue to research
the extent of the unauthorized access.
As a precaution,
customers are required to change their passwords, security questions and
answers in addition to reconnecting authenticators (if applicable). To
compensate players for the inconvenience, Trion is granting 3 days of game time
and a “Moneybags’ Purse,” which increases looted gold by 10%.
*Source: Trion Worlds
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