Square Enix: 'no evidence' that personal info was lost in Members hack

A report went up on the NHK (via Andriasang) claiming that Square Enix suspected the scope of the intrusion into its Square Enix Members servers to be around 1.8 million people. And seemingly simultaneously, a press release came out of Square claiming that "we have not found evidence that the individual was able to access any personal information at all."

We contacted Square to, well, square these seemingly contradictory stories. A representative told Joystiq that the 1.8 million number refers only to the total number of Square Enix Members users in the US and Japan -- the theoretical maximum number of people that could be affected by the hack. That's not the number of people who were affected; Square maintains that there's been no evidence of any data theft.

And again, since no credit card information was stored on the server suspected... (Continue Reading...)

LA Noire becomes UK's fastest-selling new IP

Your friends list can probably corroborate: L.A. Noire is a hit. Chart-Track revealed today that Team Bondi's crime drama is the "fastest-selling new video game IP ever in the UK," and the 13th fastest-selling title during launch week for Xbox 360 (11th fastest on PS3). It'll be interesting to see if L.A. Noire does as well as Red Dead Redemption, which sucked the oxygen out of retail during its first few weeks.

Meanwhile, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean maintained second place, while Brink slipped from its top position last week to third. Zumba Fitness won't go home when the lights go out, slipping only six percent in sales and capturing a spot in fourth.

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