If you're a diehard gaming traditionalist, you may want to rethink your stance when it comes to game manuals. A new "environmental initiative" is underway at Ubisoft that will end the bundling of paper manuals with the publisher's games. The company will instead provide digital in-game manuals for all titles on the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. The new paperless project will commence this holiday with the launch Shaun White Skateboarding.
Ubisoft said its internal data shows that producing one ton of paper used in its game manuals consumes around two tons of wood from 13 trees, with a net energy of 28 million BTUs -- the average heating and energy for one home per year. In addition to ditching paper booklets, the company has teamed up with Technimark to release the industry's "most environmentally-responsible DVD case" (made from 100% recycled polypropylene) for all of its future PC titles in North America.
"Green" talk aside, the developer believes going digital will allow it to create more robust manuals as well as provide players with easier and more intuitive access to game information.
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Attackers prey on inexperienced Google Chrome users
In a new post today on BitDefender's Malware City blog, the company warns Google Chrome users of malware-laced emails. Attackers are reportedly sending unsolicited messages informing users of a new Chrome extension that helps "better organize your documents" received via email. A seemingly innocent link is provided, and once clicked, users are redirected to a clone of the Google Chrome Extensions page.
At the fake site, folks are instructed to download the "extension," which is actually malware. The blog post notes that some experienced users would undoubtedly notice the rogue application because of its improper file type. Rather than end in .crx, the software suspiciously uses the .exe file extension. To be fair, most seasoned Web-goers probably wouldn't have followed the link to begin with.
BitDefender identifies the threat as Trojan.Agent.20577 and says it modifies the Windows HOSTS file, effectively blocking access to Yahoo and Google. Users are then redirected to fake versions of those sites.
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