Piracy hit new highs with the release of the PC shooter Crysis, Frankfurt, Germany-based developer Crytek told Next-Gen on Wednesday.

November’s Crysis sold 1 million copies worldwide as of February this year, but Crytek is nevertheless struck by how many illegitimate copies are circulating.

Crytek engine business manager Harald Seeley said that he could not reveal specific internal figures pertaining to piracy of Crysis, but he added, "I can say the level of piracy was the highest of any I’ve experienced on a project."

When asked how PC developers are going to solve to piracy issue, or if digital distribution is the answer, Seeley said he couldn’t answer the question "due to various NDAs."

"…There are multiple possible solutions to the problem but I can’t discuss any of them at this time, or even guess when or if these solutions will become public."

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It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up.

The finding proves what until now had only been theory — but could save millions from the tedium of waiting for a computer to find its "place," the researchers said.

Basic electronics theory teaches that there are three fundamental elements of a passive circuit — resistors, capacitors and inductors.

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MTV Multiplayer writes: "Unless you’ve downloaded the expansion pack to the downloadable PS3 twin-stick shooter “Super Stardust HD,” you will have a hard time convincing me that it’s not the most graphically-impressive game on Sony’s machine.

And, yes, I’ve played “GTA IV.” I’ve seen “Killzone 2.” But nothing quite blows me away like a level of Endless on the $5 “SSHD” expansion called “Solo Pack.”

What exactly have the game’s Finnish developers at Housemarque accomplished?

They’ve doubled the base game’s output of 10,000 objects on the screen.

They believe they’ve almost maxed the PS3 graphics chip.

And now they’re thinking about making music-based levels and revealing to Multiplayer other expansions they have in the works.

Read on for more on all of that, from a developer that is pushing the PS3 to impressive lengths …"

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Enrico writes, "A recent press release has revealed that Actiga’s subsidiary, Qmotions, has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft which will allow the company to incorporate the Xbox 360 wireless technology into new game controllers. Under the agreement, Qmotions will be producing a full-range of Microsoft-endorsed products for the Xbox 360.

Qmotions plans on kicking things off with the Qmotions-Big Air action game controller in the second half of this year. According to the description, this product is "a full size skateboard that operates with the Xbox 360 and is compatible with popular skateboarding games.""

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Images and videos for Magna Carta Portable is arriving soon in Europe, that’s confirmed by the PEGI.

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Msxbox-world asks whether Rockstar has gone too far with the inclusion of humor, based around the touchy subject of pedophilia in their latest blockbuster game Grand Theft Auto IV.

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Did you hear about IGN’s “Grand Theft Auto IV” montage that exclusively featured clips of the game’s lead character having sex and shooting the women he had sex with?

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