BULLETCAST, May 19 – What you need to know now

News by Patrick Garratt Contributor

Published on May 19, 2011

Catch up now. Plenty of stuff for you to look at here.

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Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has commented on last week's Modern Warfare leaked, saying the company decided to spin the breach into a marketing "win".
Microsoft’s said that Gears of War 3 pre-orders have now hit 1 million worldwide, making it the fastest pre-ordered title in Xbox 360 history. Over 1.29 million people participated in the beta.
Sony’s fixed a PSN password reset URL exploit which caused it to take down PSN and Qriocity services yesterday.
LA Noire's locking up older PS3s and 360s, according to various user reports. Rockstar blamed PS3's latest Firmware in a forum post yesterday, but has since removed the note.
Zipper's dropped 33 staff.
We spoke to Sucker Punch’s Ken Schramm and Joe Ishikura in Sydney about inFamous 2's sense of power.
Angry Birds has been downloaded 200 million times. Microsoft confirmed a Windows Phone 7 version yesterday.
APB's open beta, due to start yesterday, has been delayed because of player disconnect issue. No new date's been given for the test as yet.