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Valve Admits Steam Hack Damage
Over the weekend it seemed as if Steam faced problems from hackers. The popular distribution software for PC was attacked. where it seems as if there could have been a [...]
EA Gets Defaced, On Their Very Own Forum
EA has become the target for hackers, where thankfully, it isn’t so serious. Electronic Arts was forced to shutdown their forum after it was defaced. The front page of the [...]
Anti-Punk Buster BF3 Hackers Deal Collateral Damage
If you’ve been playing Battlefield 3 lately, you may want to steer away from Punk Buster servers for awhile because some spiteful and frankly infantile hackers have decided to take [...]
ESA Finally Drops SOPA Support
If you’re not too sure who the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) is, then think about E3. The ESA are the guys behind one of the biggest gaming shows on the [...]
CD Projekt RED Calls Ceasefire Against The Witcher 2 Pirates
A few weeks ago, reports came in that CD Projekt RED had begun targeting individuals whom they believed with 100% accuracy, to have pirated The Witcher 2. At the time [...]
The Fallout Legal Battle Ends, With The Fallout MMO Being The Only Casualty
Sadly, this is true. Interplay have lost, Bethesda has won, and the Fallout MMO has been left to sit in a corner and figure what the fack just happened. If [...]
Activision And EA Are Headed To Court (At Last)
It’s been a while since there’s been an update on the whole ‘Activision vs EA’ saga that involved Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Well now we can [...]
Battlefield 3 Has Been Banned
Battlefield 3 has been outlawed in Iran seemingly just because the game depicts military action in the Middle Eastern nation. According to a report from the Daily Star an “unnamed [...]
EA Sued For Screwing Over PS3 Gamers
Remember when we told you last month that EA had screwed over PS3 gamers by failing to deliver on their promise of free copies of Battlefield 1943 with new purchases [...]
Modern Warfare 3 Theft Executed To Perfection
I’m not one to condone crime, certainly not, but I do love it when a plan comes together. That’s why the latest Modern Warfare 3 theft from around the world [...]
Steam Hacked — Personal Information Compromised (Still No Half-Life 3)
Valve boss Gabe Newell has come out and released an official statement, confirming that the Steam forum was recently hacked and that some personal user information was also accessed. Compromised [...]
The Fallout MMO May Still Become A Reality
A Fallout MMO has been on the table since its “unofficial” announcement in 2009, when developers Interplay said that they were working on a project that would take place in [...]
Do Not Get Between This Guy And His Gaming
Lately, we’ve been ignoring many of the gaming horror stories involving violence, murder and any sort of deplorable behaviour where games are said to be at fault. However, this story [...]
Sony Suffers Another Security Breach (Oh No!)
Following the massive security breach all the way back in May, Sony has announced that they have detected yet another security breach. It seems that someone is trying to match [...]
PS3 Terms Of Service: South Africans Can Still Sue Sony, PSN Update Coming Soon
Sony previously announced a hefty Terms of Service change for the PlayStation Network which limited the rights of users who have been harmed by the company and its lack of [...]
PlayStation 3 Terms Of Service: Limit Your Rights With No Class Action Lawsuits
Earlier this year the PlayStation Network was hacked causing a month downtime and a leak of personal and confidential information. Consumers, customers and players have the right to expect that [...]
Even More Anonymous, LulzSec Suspects Arrested
These are two names we haven’t heard much from in a while. Given, LulzSec is no longer meant to exist as its several weeks of cyber-terrorism are long over. However, [...]
Minecraft Creator Wants To Settle With Bethesda… In A Quake Match
Sadly, lawsuits and court battles are a common ground for many game developers and studios, often leading to long drawn out conflicts between publishers and developers. It is all very [...]
Australia Might Be Getting Its R18 Rating After All
Gamers of the world (or just Melbourne anyway) rejoice! The Australian Classification Board — previously amongst the greatest sadomasochists of the world — might well be in for a treat [...]
JHB PS3 Raid: Details On The Accused, Charges Set
On the 2nd of August, the South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Unit raided the house of a Johannesburg resident in connection with PlayStation 3 jailbreak modifications and copied games. [...]
North Korea, MMO’s and Shady Government Organisations
WTF? That was probably your initial response but bare with me, as vaguely gaming-related news goes this is pretty damn sweet. So, according to Friday’s New York Times, Korea’s own [...]
Guess Who Decided To Sue Activision This Week?
Remember when Guitar Hero was all the craze and every band in existence wished to partake in the success and hype by subsequently suing Activision for making them sign contracts [...]
Breaking: World’s First PlayStation 3 Raid Takes Place In Johannesburg, South Africa
The world’s first PlayStation 3 jailbreak raid has taken place in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The raid was conducted by the South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Unit which received [...]
The Witcher 2 Console Version Delayed — Till 2012
Oh the horror! It appears that the Xbox 360 version of the amazing RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings — which was originally scheduled for release later this year [...]
One More LulzSec/Anonymous Member Arrested
Well there’s a couple of names we haven’t heard in a good while. After plaguing the gaming world for several weeks, LulzSec disappeared and the PSN-breaking Anonymous went off the [...]
Japan Doesn’t F*ck Around When It Comes To Copyright Law — Two Brothers Arrested
The Wii which is one of the best selling console on the market can do many things, but sometimes their are people in this world that wish more of their [...]
Team Meat On Piracy — “We Don’t F!@#ing Care”
So Piracy! There’s a topic that people will go on and on and on and … (continues for a bit) … and on and on talking about, until the cows [...]
Farmville In Court Over Apparently Stealing Code From A Competitor
Zynga, the developers of major Facebook games such as FarmVille and CityVille, has found itself in court accused of not just ripping off another company’s idea (Zuckerberg stlye) , but [...]
Mother Charged With Murder After Son’s Wii Session Breaks TV
Ever got really mad at someone for causing actual damage while playing games, like breaking keyboards or dropping glassware with contents all over the floor? This just in from the [...]
3 Anonymous Leader Suspects Arrested In Italy
La polizia italiana ha arrestato tre persone ritenute esponenti di spicco del gruppo internazionale hacking Anonimo. Yes you read that right. Italian Police have arrested three people thought to be [...]


