Imagine 
spending years devoting your time and your finances to acquiring an impressive video game spaceship, one of the biggest and most valuable the gaming world has ever seen.
Now imagine all of that work being destroyed in minutes.
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Florida may have accidentally banned computers and smartphones
Got 
a laptop or an iPhone in Florida? You could be violating the law.
In an attempt to ban Internet cafes in the Sunshine State, legislators may have been a bit too broad in their language, resulting in what some legal experts say is a law that inadvertently makes it illegal to own a computer or a smartphone.
Mattrick to make at least $50 million at Zynga
Maybe 
Don Mattrick and Zynga were meant to be, after all.
As the gaming world struggles to comprehend the move by the one-time head of Microsoft’s Xbox division to the CEO’s office of the struggling social and mobile gaming giant, details are coming to light that could explain not only why Mattrick made the move, but that it was a long time coming.
5 reasons to hang on to your current game console
Now 
that Sony and Microsoft are finally talking about their next generation console systems, all eyes are on the future of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
But despite the marketing shift, the majority of gamers won’t pick up either machine this holiday season — and it could be several years before they do so.
And, frankly, that’s just fine.
Bo Jackson returns to video games
Even 
in retirement, Bo knows how to make a splash.
Bo Jackson, whose multi-sport talent, iconic Nike commercials and ridiculously dominant video game presence made him a sensation in the 1990s, has been largely absent from the video game world for nearly 25 years. Now he’s coming out of digital seclusion — but maybe not in the game you’d expect.
Analysts applaud Mattrick’s move to Zynga
There 
aren’t a lot of genuine surprises in the video game world these days, but Don Mattrick’s jump from Microsoft to Zynga Monday certainly qualifies as one.
Zynga has been struggling mightily since its debut as a public company, and many people felt Mark Pincus would never relinquish the CEO spot. But will Mattrick taking those reins be enough to turn the company around? And who’s taking over Xbox at Microsoft?
Report: Xbox chief leaving Microsoft for top spot at Zynga
Don 
Mattrick, the leader of Microsoft’s Xbox team since 2007, is reportedly leaving the company.
All Things D reports Mattrick is close to taking the CEO position at struggling social game maker Zynga. An announcement may come as early as the end of the day.
The Last of Us developers rush to remove phone sex numbers from game
Even 
in the aftermath of a post-apocalyptic plague, porn finds a way to survive.
The developers behind Sony’s critical and commercial hit The Last of Us are scrambling to scrub a pair of phone numbers from the game that, if dialed in the real world, connects players to a functioning phone sex line.
Sony issues fix for firmware update that crashed PS3 consoles
Second 
time’s the charm, right? Sony certainly hopes so.
The company issued a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3 on Thursday. Normally this wouldn’t be particularly noteworthy, but this one’s meant to fix all of the consoles that were rendered useless by the last update.
Hackers target World of Warcraft accounts
Malicious 
tomfoolery is afoot in Azeroth.
Blizzard Entertainment has issued a warning to World of Warcraft players, noting that the number of unauthorized logins has been on the rise recently, a sign that hackers are targeting player accounts and stealing their in-game gold.
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