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What kind of different sales models can you think of when it comes to games? There are those free-to-play titles that depend on you to purchase in-game items, while freemium titles are free to download, but your progress more or less grinds to a halt when you do not make any purchases to move forward. Other than that, there is the option to purchase a game outright from the get go for a certain sum of money, and you have everything in there required to complete it at your own pace. Well, Crossfire from Tencent took the free-to-play route, and it pulled in nearly $1 billion in 2013 alone.

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Tencent’s Crossfire Free-To-Play Shooter Earns Nearly $1B In 2013 original content from Ubergizmo.

I am quite sure that we have all heard of cases of road rage before, which is pretty understandable especially when you have had a particularly difficult day at the office, and would like to arrive home in the shortest time possible, but have somehow ended up in an unusual traffic gridlock. Well, gaming has its fair share of rage moments too, especially when you thought you had your opponent in the crosshair, only to miss when you press the fire button. Those who have spent countless hours in a cybercafe or LAN shop would most probably have had their fair share of curses as well as slamming the mouse against the table or banging the keyboard out of frustration. Is there a way to control one’s rage when gaming? The Immersion gaming headset intends to do so.

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Immersion Gaming Headset Could Prevent Gamer Rage original content from Ubergizmo.

It is nearly a week ago when we reported that Final Fantasy VI was about to make its way to the Android mobile operating system, and after six days, how has the experience been? One thing is for sure, I am quite confident that many people picked up this title for nostalgia’s sake, and for those who breezed through the game as memories came flooding back, they discovered much to their own chagrin that Final Fantasy VI had a game-breaking glitch. Yes sir, this 20-year old game that had been ported over to the Android platform sports a glitch that happens around 50% into the game, when you are in a fight between Kefka and General Leo in Thamasa. If our memories serve us right, Kefka was supposed to kill Leo, but he “kills” the game instead.

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Final Fantasy VI For Android Has A Game-Breaking Bug original content from Ubergizmo.

Make sure you keep Lisa’s ears close to her eyes and nose but also make sure the nose line is perfect and overlapping the eye. Also, don’t forget to keep a streamlined curve to the face and keep the eyes round. This is important! Lisa Simpson, an iconic cartoon character as there is, is instantly recognizable anywhere because of the details put into drawing her. These instructions, which first appeared in Simpsons Illustrated years ago, reveals how detailed a cartoonist needs to be.

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This article was written on January 08, 2008 by CyberNet.

Geeks.com is a very popular shopping site for computer buffs to pick up parts. They have begun to send out emails to users because it was revealed that their database was hacked on December 5th, 2007. Not only do the hackers have in their possession the names and addresses of the people, but also credit card numbers with their expiration date and card verification number. Everything a hacker needs to have a day of “fun” on your behalf.

At the very bottom of the site there is also the “Hacker Safe, Tested Daily” logo that is supposed to reassure customers that things like this won’t happen. Guess we can see how much confidence you should place in services like that.

Here is a bulk of the email that they are sending out:

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that Genica dba Geeks.com (“Genica”) recently discovered on December 5, 2007 that customer information, including Visa credit card information, may have been compromised. In particular, it is possible that an unauthorized person may be in possession of your name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number, expiration date, and card verification number. We are still investigating the details of this incident, but it appears that an unauthorized individual may have accessed this information by hacking our eCommerce website.

We take this breach of our data seriously, and we deeply regret that this incident has occurred. We immediately reported this crime to local law enforcement authorities, as well as the Secret Service and other federal authorities. We also reported the incident to Visa. We have engaged an outside, nationally recognized security firm to determine how this incident occurred and to confirm that information we obtain is protected to the fullest extent reasonably possible.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to review your Visa credit card account statements and to monitor your credit reports as provided below. To assist you, Genica has taken the following steps:

We have set up a toll-free, call-in number to assist you with questions or concerns you may have related to this incident. All questions should be directed to 1-888-529-6261 or 1-212-560-5108 for non-US recipients.
PLEASE NOTE: These numbers will be active beginning on Tuesday, January 9, 2008.

Hop on over to Consumerist if you want to read the rest of the email.

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