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Twitter's useful TweetDeck app is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting (XSS) flaw that a lot of people have run in to today.

While browsing today, my TweetDeck tab in Google Chrome came to the front by itself with a message simply saying "XSS in TweetDeck". At the same time, my co-worker Jari sent me a link to a tweet that - when combined with TweetDeck - would automatically Re-tweet the message and spread.

Here is a screenshot of the tweet, before it is inevitably taken offline

It appears that to be affected by it, all you need is for it to appear in your timeline in TweetDeck at least in Google's Chrome browser. In our case, it was re-tweeted by an Adobe account, which then exploited the flaw in Jari's TweetDeck to retweet it, and then it showed up in my timeline and I retweeted it.

Of course, you can manually "un-retweet" it if you visit the actual tweet in a browser and just click the RT button again so it is no longer green. Here is the direct link, which should be safe to open in a browser.

Last year, EA teased the upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront, and the gaming company has used E3 to tease the game again this year.

For their latest teaser, DICE put together some pre-rendered custscenes as well as some storytelling from the game makers.

The realism is pretty stunning, and the game is set for release in the Q2 2015.

Check the teaser trailer here:

Sony has used E3 to announce the launch of LittleBigPlanet 3, the sequel to the popular exclusives for PlayStation consoles.

Says the company: "In LittleBigPlanet 3, explore a world filled with creativity as you explore all corners of the Imagisphere, meet the inhabitants of the mysterious planet Bunkum and face the nefarious Newton.

Discover endless surprises that the LittleBigPlanet Community have created and shared for you to enjoy, with new levels and games to play every day. Then if you're feeling inspired, flex your creative muscles with the powerful and intuitive customization tools, to bring your own imagination to life in LittleBigPlanet 3."

The game is set for launch in November on PS4.

View the launch trailer here:

Nintendo has announced at E3 that Star Fox is coming to the Wii U, at some point in 2015.

Additionally, there will be two other Wii U titles developed by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto: Project Giant Robot and Project Guard.

When using the Wii U GamePad, you get a first-person cockpit view from inside the Star Fox Arwing, which includes a new helicopter vehicle.

In Project Giant Robot, you get to build robots and get a cockpit view, fighting your custom robots with buttons and gestures.

Teaser before the announcement:

We got our first glimpse at Mortal Kombat X (10) this week, showing off a game even more brutal than its predecessors.

The hit fighter series has been refreshed for the next generation, and even includes two new characters. There is a new unknown female character with some type of bug fetish, and the second was a massive man using a smaller guy as a partner for duo moves.

Among the finishing moves (and even in-fight moves) are spine breakers, skull crackers, and more organs outside of their bodies than you can imagine.

All of these moves are accentuated by "X-ray" mode, which shows the skeleton of the character you are beating.

Check the trailer here (on the PS4):

Nintendo has displayed why it built NFC (near-field communications) chips into the Wii U controller by unveiling its new amiibo toys.

One of the first games compatible with amiibo will be Super Smash Bros 4. By holding the toy to the Wii U gamepad information can be transferred between the two. Customized settings, achievements and more can be carried by players in the amiibo toys.

Other games that will support amiibo toys soon will be Mario Kart 8, Yoshi's Woolly World and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

No details were given on how much these trinkets will cost though, but here's a demonstration of how they work.

VLC, one of the most popular media players for desktop and mobile devices, is on the verge of getting Google Chromecast support.

VLC dev Felix Paul Kühne says native streaming support for Chromecast is already being implemented for the mobile versions of the software as we speak.

It has been suggested that iOS will be first to get full support, sometime in July, to be followed by Android, which still has a beta version of VLC.

By offering Chromecast support, the HDMI dongle can be used to playback your movies you have stored on SD drives or internal storage and use your phone as a remote. Pretty good deal.

Nintendo announced that the Wii U console will claim its first Legend of Zelda title in 2015.

A brief trailer for the next Zelda game was shown at Nintendo's E3 press briefing and is embedded below. The Wii U console could certainly use strong titles as soon as possible to turn around its fortunes.

The open-world format for the Wii U Zelda marks a break with the past for the Zelda series, providing the player with total freedom of movement. Lead character Link is set to appear in other titles due to be released this year too, including Super Smash Bros 4.

Give the trailer a glimpse..

Publisher Konami has put together a pretty awesome Director's Cut trailer for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Much of the trailer follows the events of last year's trailer for the game, in which Big Boss sets out to rescue his second-in-command, Kazuhira Miller.

The game is set for release during the holiday season for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

You can view the majestic but angst-ridden trailer here:

A notable PlayStation 4 exclusive shown off at E3 this year is Bloodborne, being developed by FromSoftware and SCE Japan Studio.

It is being directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls) and is expected to be released sometime in 2015. Screenshots of the game had leaked onto the Internet weeks before E3, but the title wasn't revealed until the press briefing.

Bloodborne is set in the ancient city of Yharnam which is plagued with a strange endemic illness spreading through its population. The player will engage in a struggle to uncover secrets of the dreary city in order to survive.

Check out the trailer.

Rovio fans need no longer wait for the launch of the turn-based RPG 'Angry Birds Epic,' as the casual gaming company says the new game will reach iOS and Android on June 12th.

The freemium game was "soft-launched" two months ago, but will see a hopefully bug-free official launch in two days.

Angry Birds Epic has a similar back story to other Rovio games, where green pigs have stolen the eggs of the hero birds, making them understandably angry. Old characters like Red, Chuck, Bomb are part of the new game, with different abilities including magic spells.

View the gameplay trailer here:

One title that received a lot of attention at E3 so far is No Man's Sky, being developed by Hello Games.

No Man's Sky is set in a Sci-Fi Universe and will feature a procedurally generated open world, in which players can explore planets, deep oceans, discover life and so on. Environments in new undiscovered worlds will vary from mild to absolutely hostile.

Information gained about new planets, species and so forth can be shared with other players. Of course, there are also battles in space to keep you occupied.

It looks like a very ambitious project and it will be interesting where it goes.

Check out the trailer shown at E3 this year.

Sony's PlayStation Now games rental/streaming service will available in open beta on the PlayStation 4 console from July 31.

The open beta will be available to PS4 owners in the United States and Canada, with the PS3 and PSVita following later. For those who don't own a PlayStation console, PlayStation Now is also coming to selected Sony Smart TVs. As long as you have a DualShock 3 controller, you will be able to use it with selected Smart TVs.

PlayStation Now will feature PlayStation 3 games only at first, but older platforms will be added later.

The first games confirmed to be available include Dead Space 3, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Ultra Street Fighter 4, God of War: Ascension and Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus.

It is being reported that rental costs for PlayStation Now range between $2.99 and $19.99, depending on the term of the rental and other factors.

During Sony's E3 press briefing yesterday, it announced that PlayStation TV is coming this fall to the United States and Canada, priced at $99.

Using PlayStation TV, you can stream PlayStation 4 to another TV in your house and "remote play". It can also be used to play most PS Vita games on a bigger TV screen.

Coupled with PlayStation Now, PlayStation TV will also be able to provide access to PlayStation 3 games, and later on games from other Sony consoles.

It also will provide access to video and music streaming services.

PlayStation TV has been available in Japan since last year.

Mario Maker is coming to the Wii U console, and it lets you edit and play your own Super Mario Bros. levels easily.

At Nintendo's E3 press briefing it showed off gameplay footage of Mario Maker, displaying how easy it is to create complex environments and play them through.

The level editor shown looks like it will be a lot of fun to play with. You seem to be able to switch between "old" and newer graphics too.

Unfortunately this game doesn't come out until next year, however.

Check it out...