Sony has restored a pair of downloadable PSP games to the PlayStation Store after it previously pulled them because of hacking concerns. The games were blamed for having loopholes within their coding that allowed hackers to exploit the entire portable system. The issue first arose with the digital download version of the PSP game Motorstorm: Arctic Edge contained code that could be exploited by a third party when executed on the Vita.

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While Google’s Project Glass has a lot of people interested in the future of augmented reality, another area that could use the technology is gaming. A new video posted to YouTube shows a mockup of what Google Glasses would be like if used to play the fictional Battlefield 5. Rather than requiring a console and television, the game would run on the glasses and generate enemies and weapons on top of your existing surroundings.

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Another day, another next-generation console rumor. Once again, the specifications for the Xbox 720 are being hinted at. Previously we’d heard that the Xbox 720 will come in two flavours: a low-power and basic ARM version that will run apps, and the “main” console. The more powerful of the two was tipped to have two GPUs that could render graphics independant of each other, and a new rumor indicates the Xbox 720 could have a CPU with 16 cores.

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Grand Theft Auto III made the leap to Android and iOS devices back in December, offering the same classic game but adapted for touchscreens. It was good value too at $5. Now, developer Rockstar has revealed that a port of Max Payne is coming to iOS devices on April 12th, and Android devices on April 26th. The game shall be called Max Payne Mobile.

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Video game publisher wants to be the most successful when it comes to Nintendo’s next generation home console. The company has said it thinks the Wii U will be a powerful platform, and will captivate gamers in a new way, making it very lucrative for new games. Ubisoft, known for series like Rayman and Tom Clancy, thinks it can outpace all other third-party publishers and is taing an aggressive stance now.

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We know governments love to keep tabs on their citizens' emails and cellphone usage, but surely your Xbox or PlayStation is safe from prying eyes? Who in their right mind wants to keep an eye on you while you lay waste to virtual worlds? According to ForeignPolicy.org, the US government does.

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This week we’ve got several sources speaking on what will be happening later this year when the two titans of console: Sony and Microsoft, go head to head with reveals of their next-generation gaming systems. One source speaking with vg247 this morning about the situation is noting that fans “should be watching the timing of next year’s E3 keynotes, and who’s going to go first.” Meanwhile our own source corroborates this possibility saying that the keynotes revealing these next two systems “may be happening on the same day.”

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If you own an old Xbox 360 console and want to give it to a friend or turn it in for cash or credit at your local video game store, you may want to think twice before doing so. Kotaku reports that according to a research team at Drexel University, the console could still have your credit card information stored inside, even if you restore the console back to its original factory conditions.

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A recently released update to the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 was supposed to offer a more enjoyable gaming experience. Instead, what some players are experiencing is random system crashes and glitches that are forcing them to perform hard resets of their console. Developer DICE has faced previous problems with the PS3, as a previously released expansion pack also caused some users to experience game-crippling bugs.

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Console game giants Microsoft and Sony may be ushering in a new era of media control with their Xbox 720 and PlayStation Orbis systems as both have been tipped this month to be placing unheard-of controls on so-called “used” games. These tips would have the next-generation console gaming systems both cutting down on game rental and sales services like GameStop and would essentially put online re-sales of games at a standstill. How this will affect sales of the consoles themselves is yet to be seen.

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