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Up for a Round of Pineapple 3?

Posted May 31, 2012 at 3:20PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: big pineapple, Blizzard, diablo iii, World of Warcraft, wrath of the lich king

What happens when you try and release a game full of demons and skeletons in China? Weird shit, that’s what.


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Diablo III Refunds: Nope!

Posted May 31, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, diablo iii, fair trade commission, FTC, South Korea

While time consuming worlds like Skyrim continue to eat up your hours, others simply aren't.


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Blizzard Preps the Diablo III Nerf Bat

Posted May 29, 2012 at 2:26PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, demon hunter, diablo iii, monk, nerfs, witch doctor, wizard

Because a decade of development time just isn’t enough to nail down class balance. Changes incoming!


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Battlefield Premium: Because EA Deserves Your Money

Posted May 28, 2012 at 3:11PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Activision, battlefield 3, battlefield premium, EA

Even more information surfaces on EA’s latest plan to empty your wallet. And, honestly, it’s not so bad.


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Anarchy Reigns Launched falls into….well, Anarchy

Posted May 28, 2012 at 12:40PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: anarchy reigns, Platinum Games, Sega

Platinum Games isn’t happy with the Western launch of Anarchy Reigns. Mostly with the part about it never actually launching.


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Diablo III Finally Breaks Something that Isn’t a Server

Posted May 23, 2012 at 12:37PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Activision, Blizzard, diablo iii, real-money auctions, World of Warcraft

Blizzard’s long-awaited sequel just obliterated PC sales records. Like, all of them.


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Blizzard is Really Sorry about Ruining Diablo III

Posted May 17, 2012 at 1:30PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, diablo iii

With awful Diablo III reviews still tumbling in, Blizzard goes on the offensive with an apology blitz. Also, they’re yanking the player auction house indefinitely. Oops!


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Diablo III Getting Mauled on Metacritic

Posted May 16, 2012 at 3:26PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, diablo iii, metacritic

What happens when you wait ten years for the sequel to a game you loved in your childhood? Disappointment, of course.


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You Too Can Be a Special Battlefield Player

Posted May 15, 2012 at 8:40AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, EA

Battlefield players (and everyone else) generally dislike COD: Elite. Well, they better learn to love it because they're rumored to be getting one of their own.


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More With EA Sport's Top Dog - He Knows Jiu-jitsu

Posted May 14, 2012 at 10:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: EA Sports, mma, NBA Live, Tiger Woods, UFC

Here's the second part of EA Sports head honcho Andrew Wilson's interview. This time 'round he talks about Tiger Woods' reputation affecting sales, MMA, and girls in skirts playing hockey.


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Wake Up, Save Money

Posted May 13, 2012 at 10:00AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: alan wake, american nightmare, gog, Steam, videogame offers

Want something to counteract the raping of your wallet? GOG is to the rescue, instead raping your mind. With great deals.


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Update: EA Drops Free BF3 Servers, Continues Raping Wallets

Posted May 11, 2012 at 3:52PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, EA, online passes, servers

Oh, EA. Just when we think you’ve hit rock bottom, you find a new way to screw us all over.


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Sound Off: On Game Expirations

Posted May 8, 2012 at 12:55PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: burnout revenge, EA, fifa 10, need for speed pro street, rock band, Ubisoft

EA lit an Internet fuse when it tried to shut down the iOS version of Rock Band. But isn’t it their right?


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EA Sports Wants You to Come Back

Posted May 7, 2012 at 10:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: EA, EA Sports, fifa 12

Apparently, winning that whole "worst company" award teaches some lessons. At least, it seems like this guy from EA learned a lesson.


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PS3 Devs: Rendezvous Within Your Own Git @ PS3Dev

Posted Apr 24, 2012 at 7:00PM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PS3 Tags: dev, development, DeVS, git, gitorious, homebrew, PlayStation 3, ps3 developers

PS3 developers rejoice! If you've missed the git that was once powered by our sister site Dashhacks, don't fear. defyboy from the PS3 Dev Wiki has you covered. If you want something more than a dedicated forum for your work, check this out.


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These Aren’t the Dropped Subscribers You’re Looking For

Posted Apr 24, 2012 at 4:03PM EST by Todd B Listed in: MMORPG Tags: BioWare, Star Wars, swtor, the old republic

BioWare lets everyone know that people aren’t dumping their SWTOR subscriptions—they’re just not playing the game anymore.


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Like Air-Surfing on Flying Robots? Too Bad.

Posted Apr 23, 2012 at 4:10PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, DICE, mav

DICE is still fixing stuff in BF3, including the ability to air-surf on a flying robot. Which, frankly, should be a game feature.


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Growing Pains, Starring Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, and Trials: Evolution

Posted Apr 21, 2012 at 8:30AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, RedLynx, trials: evolution

These small studios getting in over their heads...it's so cute. Except if you're one of the people that paid for the game and would like to play it.


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Will Dark Souls PC Come to Steam? Or Just be a Steaming Pile of...

Posted Apr 17, 2012 at 2:55PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: dark souls, games for windows live, Namco Bandai, Steam

Namco Bandai dodges a bullet – perhaps - by keeping Games for Windows Live out of the PC port of Dark Souls.


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PSP Homebrew: 6.xx PRO Online Client v0.05

Posted Apr 12, 2012 at 5:07PM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PSP Tags: adhoc, Coldbird, Custom Firmware, online client, pro, psp hacks

Coldbird and the team behind the PRO custom firmwares for the PSP have been cranking out some updates. They aren't for the custom firmware though. It's for the online adhoc client that the team has been working on.


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Watch This: Caine’s Arcade

Posted Apr 11, 2012 at 4:22PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: caine monroy, Los Angeles

Check out this kid’s cardboard arcade, and what happens to it thanks to a Facebook flash mob. We dare you not to feel heart-warmed.


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Happy Mass Effect Face Day!

Posted Apr 9, 2012 at 3:20PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: BioWare, commander shepard, mass effect 3

If you’ve been waiting for Bioware to fix the face import bug in Mass Effect 3, today’s the day you start playing. Or tomorrow.


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Sound Off: Always-On DRM

Posted Mar 29, 2012 at 2:45PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PoV Tags: always-on drm, assassins creed, diablo iii, simcity, Ubisoft

News of SimCity’s DRM setup has renewed debate over always-on DRM. How do you feel about the topic?


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New BF3 Patch is timed PS3 exclusive

Posted Mar 25, 2012 at 8:17AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, DICE, ea games, patch, ps3 exclusive

EA is keeping to their word but when will the FPS be fixed? Will the fixes even be noticeable to players?


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EA Shuts Down More Servers - Some for Games with Online Passes

Posted Mar 19, 2012 at 12:15PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PSP, Wii, PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: EA, ea server shutdowns, ea service updates, Electronic Arts

EA and their servers: Always searching for new and exciting ways to piss people off.


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Sony knows everything you do

Posted Mar 14, 2012 at 11:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: anonymous, ps3 hacks, security attacks, sen, Sony, wahlin

PSN Security staff are watching everything you do... but why?


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Leaked Image Reveals ME3 Multiplayer DLC Content - New Classes, New Races, Oh My!

Posted Mar 13, 2012 at 12:25PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: BioWare, mass effect 3, me3 multiplayer dlc

Hey, more classes and races for you to not practice teamwork with in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer...


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Play Phantasy Star Online 2 on Your Vita

Posted Mar 9, 2012 at 2:32PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS Vita Tags: Dreamcast, game heaven, phantasy star online 2, Sega

The long-delayed online game is no longer a PC exclusive.


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EA stops production on Battlefield iOs

Posted Mar 4, 2012 at 3:15PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: iPhone Tags: battlefield 3, battlefield iphone, battlefield: aftershock, bf aftershock, bf3, EA, ea games, ios

Yes, Battlefield on iOS was that bad, but this one must have been atrocious.


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EA Dumps Battlefield 3: Aftershock

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 12:56PM EST by Administrator Listed in: iPad Tags: aftershock, battlefield 3, EA

Sometimes the best thing you can do for a game is pull the plug.

Battlefield is one of EA’s biggest brands, so it makes sense that the company would look to cash in on its popularity in any way possible. The most recent tie-in came in the form of an iOS game released for the iPad, known as Battlefield 3: Aftershock. There was only one problem: the game sucked.

Battlefield 3: Aftershock stayed live for only 15 days. Launched on February 7, the game was almost unplayable due to serious connection issues and an unresponsive control scheme. EA pulled the title from the iTunes store on February 22 so that it could tweak the title based on customer feedback.

So how did that tweaking manifest? EA is deleting the game, of course! In a statement issued earlier this week, EA confirmed that development on the game has been shut down completely, and that the servers will be pulled offline March 31.

Battlefield 3: Aftershock was free-to-play, so it’s not like anyone is really getting hurt by the game being taken offline. Anyone, of course, besides EA, who likely sank a large sum of money into the title before realizing it was a lost cause.

Did you play Battlefield 3: Aftershock? What did you think?

[Gamasutra]

Sometimes the best thing you can do for a game is pull the plug.


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Final Fantasy XIV World Transfer Taking Place

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 11:30AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: final fantasy online, final fantasy xiv, world transfer application

Yes, Final Fantasy XIV is still marching along, and the ‘World Transfer’ that we heard about before is taking place March 27^th.


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Interview with Vita developers Drinkbox Studios

Posted Feb 29, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita, PS3 Tags: drinkbox studios, interviews, mba, minis, mutant blobs attack, Sony

The creators of Mutant Blobs Attack recently talked to Harrison E about their recent foray into developing for the Vita.


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Final Fantasy XIV Server Merges Still Happening

Posted Feb 18, 2012 at 5:29PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: final fantasy xiv, server merges, Square Enix

Square Enix has listened to your feedback. Well, not really.

We talked last week about Square Enix’s plan to consolidate nearly half of the Final Fantasy XIV servers in the hopes of improving the experience of players, but those players were apparently none too happy about the plan. After extensive forum battles and player-to-dev conversations, Square Enix has made a few minor tweaks, but left the major stuff intact.

Server merges will now take place March 27. The company isn’t ruling out new realms at the moment, but is naturally waiting to see what happens after the release of Final Fantasy XIV 2.0 before it makes any big decisions.

You can log into your account as of March 1 to choose what server you’d like to land in. Every server has a population cap, so you’ll want to lock yours down sooner rather than later; otherwise you risk ending up on a random realm assigned by Square Enix.

Here’s the full details:

First Stage: From 0:00 a.m. PST, March 1 (Thursday) to 0:59 a.m. PDT, March 12 (Monday), 2012.

- Players will still be able to change Worlds even after applying for a World transfer.

* Players will not be able to select Worlds that are already populated with the maximum number of characters, but players will be able to move from such Worlds to other Worlds. Note that if a player leaves one World to transfer to another World, and in the interim the first World is filled with the maximum number of characters, the player will no longer be able to transfer back to the original World.

* It is possible that some Worlds will reach the population limit very soon after World transfer applications begin.

Second Stage: From 1:00 a.m. PDT, March 12 (Monday) to 0:59 PDT, March 19 (Monday), 2012.

- Worlds that are populated with the maximum allowable characters will be fixed and locked.

- Locked Worlds cannot be selected as a transfer destination.

- As well, all players in locked Worlds will no longer be able to apply for World transfers.

For this reason, we recommend that players complete their World transfer applications in the First Stage.

What do you think of the plan to merge servers?

[Lodestone]

Square Enix has listened to your feedback. Well, not really.


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Australia Finally Getting SWTOR

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at 4:37PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: EA, Star Wars, swtor, the old republic

Assuming, of course, that the Aussie ratings board doesn’t ban it.

Star Wars: The Old Republic hit shelves on December 20, 2011. Since then, the game has moved over two million copies. Unfortunately, none (or very few) of those copies were sold in Australia. EA announced in September that Australia would not be an initial launch zone for the game, and Aussie gamers have been waiting patiently for an update ever since.

Well, here’s your update: SWTOR lands in your upside-down country (also Kiwi nation) on March 1. If you’re already playing the game and you live in one of the March 1 zones (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Singapore), you’ll receive an optional free character transfer to an Asia Pacific server.

The Old Republic has been doing quite well since launch, amassing 1.7 million active subscribers and more than a few glowing reviews. It’s not the WoW-killer everyone seemed to think it would be, but nothing ever is. An Australian release will boost subscriber numbers and help EA get a bit closer to recouping its $200 million-plus investment in the game.

Are you eagerly awaiting a SWTOR release in your area?

[Gamespot]

Assuming, of course, that the Aussie ratings board doesn’t ban it.


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Metal Gear Online is going AWOL

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at 3:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: metal gear online, mgo

Snake...Snake...SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKE...Because no one was totally gonna do that joke...


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Final Fantasy XIV Servers Merging

Posted Feb 9, 2012 at 7:30PM EST by Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming Tags: final fantasy xiv, Square Enix

Square Enix consolidates FFXIV servers, which could be problematic for the 20 people still playing.


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Diablo III Multiplayer Limitations Confirmed

Posted Feb 7, 2012 at 2:49PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, Diablo II, diablo iii

Blizzard’s new dungeon crawler has a max of four players and no voice chat.

Diablo III is steadily creeping up on the horizon, and as the game gets closer to final launch, more and more details begin to emerge. This week’s information comes in the form of specs on the multiplayer mode of the game, which is apparently a bit more limited than most players were expecting.

Diablo III’s multiplayer will support a maximum of four players, despite the fact that Diablo II supported eight. Blizzard has also elected to leave in-game voice chat out completely, so you’d better fire up your Vent server if you want to communicate with friends. This is likely the direct result of the massive failure that was voice chat in StarCraft II.

The reason given for the player limitation is that the game would be too “chaotic” with eight players casting spells all over the place. Some bloggers are also speculating that the limit could have something to do with the console version of the game, but who knows?

Regardless of the reasons, there are your Diablo III multiplayer deets. Four player cap, no voice chat.

What do you think? Is multiplayer a driving factor in your wanting the game?

[Piki Geek]

Blizzard’s new dungeon crawler has a max of four players and no voice chat.


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Modern Warfare 3 to get Infected mode

Posted Feb 6, 2012 at 8:20AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: call of duty, call of duty modern warfare 3, cod, cod elite, modern warfare 3, mw3

Other than getting new players, new money and new DLC it looks like Modern Warfare is about to get infected with a whole new mode...


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Ubisoft Always-On DRM Strikes Again

Posted Feb 2, 2012 at 2:45PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: hawx 2, might and magic, the settlers, Ubisoft

Thanks to a hardware shift and restrictive DRM, several Ubisoft titles will be offline next week.

Ubisoft’s solution to the DRM debate was what is known as “always-on” DRM. Basically, in order to play Ubisoft’s games, you must have a persistent internet connection. While you play, your system periodically checks in with Ubisoft’s servers to ensure that your game isn’t (gasp!) pirated.

It’s a good idea in theory, but a terrible one in practice. People without strong internet connections experience constant disconnects even from single player content, and issues with Ubisoft’s servers have rendered several games unplayable on multiple occasions. It’s safe to say that the gaming public isn’t generally fond of always-on DRM.

And here’s yet another reason to be against restrictive DRM: Ubisoft has announced that it’s shuffling a bit of its hardware around next week (making upgrades and the like), and as a result of this in-house tinkering, several titles will be effectively shut down. HAWX 2, The Settlers 7 and Might and Magic: Heroes 6 will all be inaccessible while Ubisoft gets its hardware sorted – there’s no estimation from the company regarding how long this will take.

Ubisoft’s servers shut down on February 7, locking out thousands of players for an unknown duration. And while this information certainly serves to support the anti-always-on DRM argument, Ubisoft still believes in the concept and considers it a shining success.

What do you think? Should a publisher have the ability to shut down your games remotely (either on purpose or by accident), or should you control access to games you buy?

[PC Gamer]

Thanks to a hardware shift and restrictive DRM, several Ubisoft titles will be offline next week.


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Minecraft Will Never Finish

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at 12:15PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: minecon, minecraft, notch

Updated forever?


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Rumor: Battlefield 3 Hackers Banning Innocent Players

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at 3:48PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, PunkBuster

A group of BF3 cheaters has a bone to pick with Punkbuster, and they’re doing it at the expense of regular joes.

The beating heart of Battlefield 3 is its intense online multiplayer. And whenever you have online multiplayer in a game, you have to find a way to protect it from cheaters. On PC versions of the game, this function is performed by software known as Punkbuster.

Punkbuster is an automated program that analyzes every player on a particular server and looks for known cheats and other exploits. If it catches someone in the act, they are immediately banned from EA’s Battlelog service. According to Kotaku, some of these cheaters are unhappy with the way Punkbuster affects their game, and have elected to take their frustrations out on the regular BF3 populace.

It seems that somehow, these players have managed to compromise Punkbuster on certain servers, and are using the service to ban innocent players. The group claims to have dumped over 150 players to date, and the official BF3 forums are awash in complaints of unwarranted bans. Essentially, this small selection of players has chosen to protest Punkbuster by using it against non-cheating individuals.

Posting to a bots and exploits forum, one user had this to say about Punkbuster:

“We are bringing back the unerring of punkbuster back for a 3rd season. We have selected ggc-stream as the target since they have the most streaming bf3 servers and makes it very easy to add fake bans. In 2011 we hit them with a mass ban wave and now were are banning real players from battlelog while ggc-stream is totally unaware. We have framed 150+ bf3 players alone.”

This story is still developing, and there’s been no official word from either DICE or Punkbuster on what may be going on, so the news should be taken with a grain of salt. Look for future updates as information is made available.

What do you think of Punkbuster?

A group of BF3 cheaters has a bone to pick with Punkbuster, and they’re doing it at the expense of regular joes.


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All Of Hyrule In Minecraft

Posted Jan 22, 2012 at 12:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Hyrule, hyrule castle, hyrule in minecraft, hyrulecraft, kokiri forest, minecraft, ocarina of time

Wow. Hyrule in Minecraft!!


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Drinkbox Studios to launch Blobby Vita game

Posted Jan 22, 2012 at 8:45AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: drinkbox games, drinkbox studios, mba, mutant blob attack, vita

Indie Dev team at Drinkbox Studios have struck the Vita mountain and it looks like Blobs are flowing out.


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DICE promises to take down BF3 Cheaters

Posted Jan 14, 2012 at 9:10AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, bf3 hackers, boss_aa, DICE

They hiding in your games, snatching your kills up...


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Firefall Beta Going Offline due to SOPA Opposition

Posted Jan 13, 2012 at 1:30PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: firefall, red 5, sopa

Another developer goes on the record against the controversial bill, this time by taking their game offline.

SOPA resistance continues to mount across the gaming world, with more and more developers willing to take an official stance against the bill. Red 5 Studios, however, is going above and beyond the traditional press release and is instead shutting down the official Firefall beta servers on January 18.

The shutdown corresponds to other internet blackout events scheduled to protest SOPA – sites like Destructoid and Reddit will also be offline for the duration of the day. CEO Mark Kern noted that Firefall would remain offline for 24 hours, and that Red 5 is “ashamed” of the ESA for supporting such obviously damaging legislation.

He also stated that Red 5 would not be attending E3 unless the ESA is willing to reverse its stance on SOPA. The odds of that are pretty low, but it’s still nice to see a developer willing to speak its mind and take a firm stance. Kern believes that SOPA will not only be harmful to individual gamers, but to small development studios without the financial resources to defend themselves against “unwarranted shutdowns.”

If you want to learn more about SOPA, check out this website: American Censorship

[ShackNews]

Another developer goes on the record against the controversial bill, this time by taking its game offline.


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Steam releases incredible numbers for 2011

Posted Jan 8, 2012 at 7:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: figures, Gabe Newell, half life 3, portal 2, Steam, valve

2011 was a huge year for the Portal creators but how did they end up this way?


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Microsoft Refunds Money

Posted Jan 7, 2012 at 11:45AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: iPad, Xbox 360 Tags: microsoft refund, xbla scam, xbox live

Been scammed on Xbox Live? No worries!


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Call of Duty 4 on PS3 freezing due to hackers

Posted Jan 4, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: call of duty, call of duty 4: modern warfare, call of duty hacking, connection interrupted, modern warfare, modern warfare hacks, ps3 hack

A recent hack has been known to cause a lot of problems for those playing the classic FPS.


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Mabinogi Pulled Offline

Posted Jan 2, 2012 at 3:42PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: mabinogi, Nexon

All play on Nexon’s F2P MMO has been suspended due to “malicious” activity.

Nexon is sort of the king of F2P, with millions of players spread between its various franchises. Mabinogi is one of the most successful of its games, boasting over 15 million accounts. Unfortunately for Mabinogi fans, however, it looks like the game has been forced into some sort of hiatus by its developer due to what they are calling “malicious” behavior.

In a statement on the game’s official blog, the developers noted that Mabinogi would be taken offline until a solution is found for the behavior they’re apparently witnessing. They go on to state that servers will not come up until they can guarantee that players will be safe from said behavior – could be a few days, could be a month.

The word “malicious” is used four times in the news post (that I saw), but beyond that there’s no real details on what exactly was going on. From what I can read in the forums, the issue likely stems from item codes sent to players, which were apparently abused to the point of players earning billions of gold in single play sessions, or thousands of AP (Ability Points). I’m not super-familiar with Mabinogi, though, so I could be wrong.

Do you play Mabinogi? What do you think of the servers shutting down?

Also – if you have an idea of what was going on, we’re all ears!

[Mabinogi]

All play on Nexon’s F2P MMO has been suspended due to “malicious” activity.


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Blizzard made $26 million with WoW Authenticators (Updated)

Posted Jan 2, 2012 at 9:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming, MMORPG Tags: Activision, Blizzard, blizzard authenticator, World of Warcraft, wow authenticator

Blizzard to also develop money authenticators to check their twenty six million.


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PS3Tools aldotools PARAM.SFO Editor 2.3 -	06/02/2012
Harmony's Nightmare v1	06/02/2012
SPU Emulation BETA 2	06/02/2012
Zombiies	06/01/2012
Newo Runner v1.1	06/01/2012
Kurushi Wii v1.0	06/01/2012
Hero City 2 v1.1	06/01/2012
WiiFlow Mod 3.0 r431	05/31/2012
XeBuild GUI 2.061	05/30/2012
edicpopDS v0.3.01	05/29/2012
RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012

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