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In the latest attack from hackers, MyResistance.net is taken down due to the site serving up malware.

Insomniac Games has taken down the official site for the Resistance franchise for maintenance after an alleged hacker attack resulted in the distribution of malware to visitors. Although not verified, hackers are the likely culprits, especially after the recent Steam hack. The site itself is owned by Sony with Insomniac providing moderation and content support.

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Can a co-op based Ratchet and Clank game deliver? We take a spin on the online beta to find out.

I’ve been enjoying the Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One online beta since it was released to the public earlier this week. I have to admit that when I heard that that the next Ratchet and Clank game, a favorite series of mine, was going to be a co-op focused affair I was skeptical. It’s easy to see how the game mechanics would fit into a frantic multiplayer experience, but will that be enough to support an entire game?

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Developers of the Ratchet and Clank and Resistance series are working on something new for EA.

Today, Insomniac Games and EA announced their latest combined efforts for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Overstrike. The game is a four-player cooperative action title that features "a team of elite agents called Overstrike 9." Four of the members of the team, an ex-mercenary, a thief, a scientist, and a detective are outcasts amongst the group, but are the team best suited to stop a global terrorist group threatening to destroy mankind. Through the use of teamwork, technology, weapons, and gadgets, players will infiltrate and destroy enemy strongholds. No other information about the game is currently known.

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