http://www.newspond.comNewspond finds and ranks the most popular news on the internetWed, 08 Feb 2012 14:26:58 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.newspond.com/story=4257511We all need some extra cash in the holiday season, and if you're looking for someone to hit up for a loan, we'd recommend your rich Uncle Activision. The company just announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5 million units in the US and UK on its first day, good for $400 million. To put it in perspective, that's the biggest day-one for any entertainment product ever in history. This tops previous records set by Modern Warfare 2: a paltry $310 million and Black Ops, estimated to have made $360 million in its first day. Of course, analysts ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4257511Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:46:06 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4257269Worried about what you're going to do with all those UMDs once you get a Vita? Well, you can pick up digital copies of at least some of them -- but there's a catch. Andriasang reports that Sony has announced details of its "UMD Passport" program, available from December 6. The program, which launches shortly before Vita's December 17 release date in Japan, allows players to convert their purchases of UMD PSP titles to downloadable PSN versions ready to install on PSP. There's a catch, of course -- it's not free. While you'll be able to download the UMD Registration ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4257269Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:02:49 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4257177Sony's superhero MMO has seen an explosion in player numbers ever since it went free. Who'd have thought it? Sony has announced that since the shift to free to play at the beginning of this month, licensed superhero MMO DC Universe Online has picked up over a million new players, roughly split 50/50 between the PC and PS3 versions. The company hasn't revealed how many of those new players have paid money for anything in the game, whether that's individual pieces of premium content or the Legendary subscription option -- but the more people playing, the greater the likelihood of ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4257177Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:06:24 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4257172Yo yo yo, what's poppin', dog? Our Saints Row: The Third review is now up! Are you down with... http://www.newspond.com/story=4257172Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:47:11 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4256586The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a game that is going to mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For the base which took hold of Nintendo's initial vision for the Wii console, imagining future games where the controller in your hand was -- hey! -- not a controller, but the Master Sword itself; it is that. For those who simply imagined a narrative evolution of the long, long-stagnant Hylian franchise, it is that, too. For Wii owners who just want something to play, it is that as well. It must be that. As ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4256586Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:20:43 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4256229Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has reportedly asked for stock back from employees or risk termination. Is this a PR disaster or simply good business? There's trouble in CityVille. Numerous reports surfaced today that casual game developer Zynga has been asking certain employees to give back stock options. The Wall Street Journal has the scoop, citing several employees that suggest Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and several executives met last year and decided that the company needed to get some of its stock options back from employees before the company went public. The Wall Street Journal asserts that Pincus approached several employees ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4256229Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:45:58 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4256091The recent Steam hack may have compromised users' credit card numbers and other personal information, according to a message sent to Steam users from Gabe Newell, head of Valve. The company is certain the hackers gained access to a database with this encrypted information, but don't know if they took it or will be able to crack its encryption. Earlier this week, the Steam forums were taken offline due to some vandalization by the video game hacks website fkn0wned. A message on the forums noted they were down for maintenance, but it turns they had received uninvited guests ealier after ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4256091Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:48:05 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4256076A game launch just wouldn't feel complete (at least from the publishers' perspective) without an accompanying Season Pass to purchase. As such, Saints Row: The Third will provide gamers with the opportunity to get a handful of downloadable content planned for release next year at a discount. The Saints Row Season Pass entitles buyers to three downloadable content packs planned for release in 2012 as well as the bonus (and obnoxiously-titled) Nyte Blayde DLC, which is coming out on November 15. It consists of four components, all pictured above: the Nyte Blayde Mobile, a red, vampire-hunting sports car; the Altar ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4256076Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:40:35 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4255842The Path to F2P Dev Blog #21 on the Star Trek Online Website announces the launch of the free-to-play era in the Trekkie MMORPG will be on January 17, 2012, a slight delay from the previously... http://www.newspond.com/story=4255842Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:48:06 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=4255647After a half-price XBLA sale sent the excellent indie Limbo to the top of the best-sellers list last week, developer Playdead has announced that it's sold one million copies of the punishing platformer across three platforms, including PSN and PC. To celebrate that milestone, Playdead is adding an additional platform to the mix: Mac OS. The Mac release is currently "in the works" and "will be released before the end of the year." Playdead CEO and co-founder Dino Patti told Joystiq that the Mac release will support SteamPlay, for those of you who've already purchased the PC release, and will ...http://www.newspond.com/story=4255647Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:52:27 GMT