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A former key player in the creation and launch all three versions of Sony's PlayStation 3 consoles has predicted that in just ten-years iPhone and iPad maker Apple will own the world's games industry.

In an interview with IndustryGamers Microsoft's interactive entertainment business COO and CFO Dennis Durkin reiterated his belief that Sony's PSN hacking plight has led to a united games industry ready to work together in its efforts to combat the world's growing cyber threat.

Police have launched a new database of shared information just as the global hacking pandemic reaches critical mass through LulzSec and Anonymous Operation Anti-Security, leading to concerns over the new system's cyber security.

The Metropolitan Police last night confirmed that the alleged LulzSec hacker Ryan Cleary has been charged with offences contrary to Computer Misuse Act.

Since suspected LulzSec member Ryan Cleary's arrest the hacker collective has been uncharacteristically quiet and moody, even going so far as to release the names and addresses of two hackers it suspects of leaking its private chat logs to the police.

Contrary to earlier comments by consulting firm Hit Detection, a new interview from Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto has indicated that the Wii's graphics will most likely be no better than those of the current generation Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles.

As news about the latest cyber security breach on Sega unfolds, it has been revealed that in the attack hackers were able to bypass new security measures put in place by the company after Sony's PlayStation Network outage.

Celebrating its one-thousandth tweet, the hacker collective LulzSec released a statement on its website addressing the "Internets", granting a fresh insight into the methodology -- if any -- of the group.

After games industry titan Sega last week revealed that a recent cyber attack on its network left 1.29 million of its customers personal data compromised, the hacker collective LulzSec has promised to "destroy" those responsible for the hack.

Sega has confirmed that in a recent cyber attack on its systems, hackers were able to steal the personal data of 1.29 million Sega customers.

With news out that parts of China's networks are currently vulnerable to cyber attacks from hacker's, analysts have begun to speculate how long will it be until the hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec take advantage.

Today games company Bioware revealed that it had fallen victim to a successful cyber attack against its Neverwinter Nights forums, bringing the total number of games companies hacked to seven.

A recent report has indicated that the current development kits being used to develop games for the Wii U are actually underpowered, meaning that the actual games when released will boast significantly better graphics.

After claiming a successful cyber attack against the U.S. Senate's public website, the hacker collective LulzSec has claimed responsibility for a new attack against the CIA.'s website.

With E3 out of the way and the sun beginning to set on the current generation of home entertainment consoles, recently released sales figures have revealed that Microsoft's Xbox 360 is currently beating Sony's PS3 in overall sales.

An unnamed developer from Crysis 2 developer Crytek has revealed that Microsoft's next generation Xbox is in development and set to be shown at 2012's E3 conference.

Following LulzSec's ongoing campaign against the games industry, a study by the NDP Group has revealed that game sales in the U.S. have hit their lowest point in five years, but interestingly the recent slew of cyber attacks has not been listed as a key reason for the sales lull.

With the games industry still licking its wounds after Sony's PlayStation Network nightmare and hacker collective LulzSec hot on it heals, a study by the NDP Group has reported that physical game sales in the U.S. have hit their lowest point in five years.

With news of 35 alleged Anonymous members currently being detained by the authorities, many analysts have come to question just how long it will be until LulzSec finds itself in law enforcement agencies firing lines following its high-profile cyber attack on the U.S. Senate.

Having just been confirmed as the U.S.'s most popular console for the eleventh month in a row, analysts have already begun to speculate whether Nintendo's forthcoming Wii U console will be able knock Microsoft's Xbox 360 from its thrown upon release next year.

The loose-knit hacking collective LulzSec, which is responsible for numerous recent attacks on several big-name games developers including Sony and Nintendo, yesterday released two statements on its website claiming responsibility for successful cyber attacks against the U.S. Senate and Bethesda Softworks.

The hacker group LulzSec, which has claimed responsibility for several high-publicity attacks on Sony, Nintendo and even the NHS, yesterday posted a message on its website claiming responsibility for a new successful cyber attack on the U.S. Senate.

Since Sony's PlayStation Network outage, numerous games companies have fallen victim to successful cyber attacks, most recently Nintendo and Epic Games have joined the growing cyber-victims club, leading to fresh speculation about which company will be targeted next.

Following last week's revelation about a fresh cyber attack on veteran U.K. games developer Codemasters, both Nintendo and Epic Games representatives have posted statements on their company websites warning account holders about password protection.

In the wake of Citibank's admission of a security breach on its network, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has since confirmed that it too has been the target of a sophisticated cyber attack perpetrated by an as yet unknown group of hackers or hacker.

Veteran U.K. based games developer Codemasters has confirmed that its network was hacked earlier this month.

Despite the fact that LulzSec openly stated in its recent correspondence with the U.K.'s NHS that it didn't consider the service an "enemy" many of the general public have already begun to question the groups supposedly noble intentions to "help" the service.

The hacker group LulzSec has reportedly sent an email to the U.K.'s NHS warning the healthcare service that its computer networks are vulnerable to cyber attacks.

The level of threat cyber crime poses the world is a growing topic of debate, with hacks on titan companies like Google, Sony and now Citibank adding gas to the flame, the IBTimes takes a look at some of the biggest hacks carried out this year.

Just after U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox's warnings about the growing cyber threat facing the country, a new hack on Citibank has been confirmed.