The complaints continue to rumble on the modding of the user-created levels on Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet. A lot of explanation seems to be in order, and that's what the LittleBigWorkshop Senior Community Manager did exactly. According to him, the modding isn't as far-reaching as you guys would think. Find out more after the jump.

If you found your LittleBigPlanet level abruptly deleted without warning (or to be more accurate about it, moderated), it was probably marked either unsuitable or a breach of copyright. Media Molecule is currently working to improve the moderating process, but for now, better make sure your creative genius is free of copyright.

The folks at Maxis and Electronic Arts have announced a new patch for the Spore Creature Creator, bringing it up to version 1.01. Find the full patch notes for this update after the jump!

Like it or not, gold buying, selling, and powerleveling have become rather lucrative businesses, particularly with the stratospheric rise in popularity of the MMORPG. *cough*WoW*cough*. So what is it? Is it legal? Ethical? Dangerous? Sally forth dear reader, and find out for yourself!

Developer Mr_Shizzy has rolled out a new build of the XMBeditor application for the Sony PSP. Among other changes, it now carries compatibility for units running on CFW 4.01 M33. The rest of the changelog is available in the full article

Download: XMBeditor v.3

Over at the World of Warcraft forum, questions about the legality of levelling guides were recently raised. If you could remember, Blizzard has a past experience with that already. Now, are they really authorized? Head over the full article for the answer from Blizzard's Slorkuz.

The usual trend is to upgrade things to the next higher level. There are instances, however, where downgrading may be preferred. Such is the case with World of Warcraft player Shiv. The player wondered if there's any way to downgrade an account to its pre-Burning Crusade days.

Fortunately, Blizzard blue poster Slorkuz took up the case. Find out what Slorkuz and other Blizzard forum members said after the jump.

As unlikely as barbarian kings going around wearing Nikes is, this was the latest rumor to go around Funcom's upcoming Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC, Xbox 360) title. In a recent statement released by the developers, it was confirmed that the actual game will not support in-game advertising. Learn more about this story by clicking on the "read more" link below.

 

2K Games' Bioshock may be Game of the Year material, and it could possibly even be among the highest rated games ever, but this horror FPS title isn't without its share of trouble. In fact, complaints are piling up about issues in the PC version - from widescreen woes, to extremely prohibitive copy protection schemes. Some meticulous gamer calls out that 2K is in a worse pinch, stating that 2K Games conflicts against the game's own End User License Agreement (EULA).

Just recently, PC owners discovered that Bioshock can only be installed twice (that's one install, and one re-install) even on the same machine. A poster over at the Official 2K Forum claimed the security measure was a violation of the EULA terms since it explicitly stated that everything should be fine and dandy as long as you don't try to install the same copy on a different machine. Fine and dandy included every re-installation of the game, no matter how many times the user wishes - as long as it's on the same machine.

SecuROM said that they're working with the software publisher, 2K Games, on a strategy to resolve the issue, or so the poster claims. Other attempts to contact SecuROM often ended with the same message.

Forum moderator irrationallevine posted a reply, saying "I've followed up on the circular email with SecuROM and we are working on this issue. I agree, it sucks, and we need to get that sorted. I've been told by 2k that we will."

European Blizzard Community Manager, Issuntril notes in a post in the European World of Warcraft  Forums that thanks to an intrepid player named Cawo, they are now aware that a bogus e-mail is being sent to players claiming that they are accused of account trading. Allegedly, the victim, er, player is required to provide their account information to avoid a permanent ban.

Issuntril confirms that this mail is not from Blizzard and he advises that all European account administration related e-mails from Blizzard come from WoWaccountreviewEU@blizzard.com and all mails from GMs come from WoWgmEU@blizzard.com

Oh, and as always, the golden rule should be remembered: A BLIZZARD EMPLOYEE WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR YOUR PASSWORD!

Just to be sure, go check what the bogus e-mail looks like after the Jump!