Blog Posts by Ben Silverman

  • PlayStation Vita to launch in the U.S. with 25 games

    By Ben Silverman | Plugged In – Thu, Dec 22, 2011 6:20 PM EST

    If you're still on the fence about buying a PlayStation Vita next year, Sony is hoping to give you a little nudge.

    Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Sony)On Thursday the company revealed the full launch lineup for their next handheld system. All told, 25 games will be available on its February 22, 2012 launch day, with 100 more games currently in development.

    Leading the launch day pack are new entries in big first-party franchises, such as Uncharted, ModNation Racers, Wipeout and Hot Shots Golf. Vita versions of third-party titles like FIFA Soccer, Rayman: Origins, Virtua Tennis and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 should also pique interest.

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  • Baldwin apologizes to passengers, not airline

    By Ben Silverman | Plugged In – Wed, Dec 7, 2011 8:39 PM EST

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin issued an apology Wednesday to fellow passengers on an American Airlines flight that was delayed by his refusal to stop playing a cellphone game.

    Alec Baldwin (Getty Images)

    The "30 Rock" actor's note, posted to the Huffington Post, didn't apologize to the airline or the flight attendant involved in the Tuesday incident.

    Instead, Baldwin said he's aware that airlines struggle financially but the result is that air travel has devolved into an inelegant experience post-9/11.

    Baldwin's dustup with American Airlines continued for a second day Wednesday, with the airline taking to social media to maintain it was following federal regulations when it booted an "extremely vocal customer" from a flight for refusing to shut off his cellphone.

    The airline, which earlier cited passenger privacy in declining to discuss the matter, said on its Facebook page it decided "to provide the actual facts of the matter" after Baldwin stated publicly he had gotten kicked off the flight.

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  • 5 things to know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

    By Ben Silverman | Plugged In – Thu, Nov 3, 2011 3:12 PM EDT

    If you're into military shooters, you're pretty much in heaven right now. EA's well-received Battlefield 3 survived a rickety launch last week to enjoy the biggest first week sales of any game this year, and just around the corner lurks an even bigger operation: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

    Ruining work productivity on November 8, the game is widely expected to continue the franchise's trend of breaking its own entertainment launch records.  First it smashed records with Modern Warfare 2, then went ahead and obliterated those with last year's Black Ops. Can it pull off the three-peat?

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  • Is ‘Mafia Wars’ to blame for Air Force Drone virus?

    By Ben Silverman | Plugged In – Thu, Oct 13, 2011 1:40 PM EDT

    Reports last week that the Air Force's drone program had been hit by a virus raised all sorts of concerns about cyber-terrorism infiltrating the military. It turns out, though, that the whole thing could be Facebook's fault.

    Mafia Wars (Zynga)Pentagon officials say the virus wasn't something that specifically targeted military systems, but was instead a fairly common piece of malware that's used to steal people's online gaming passwords.

    Speaking to the Associated Press, officials noted the virus was one that typically targets people who gamble online or play games like Mafia Wars and was "considered more of a nuisance than a threat". And despite reports to the contrary, the Air Force said in a statement, the malware did not affect Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations.

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