The cat-and-mouse between video game pirates is a chase that’ll never really stop happening. At best, DRM and other anti-tampering systems keep games protected for months. At worst, it’s just a day or two after release before cracked games are out in the wild.
Massive video game cracking group 3DM is throwing in the towel on pirating video games. Presumably while waving a fist angrily at Denuovo.
One of the bigger gaming news stories this year so far is that George Hotz (or Geohot to the internet at large) , the justifiably ego-driven hacker du jour found, and released the PS3’s root keys. What’s are these root keys, you ask? It’s a set of largely incomprehensible numbers that Sony uses to digitally sign licenced software for …
[Update] According to Ubisoft, news of a functional crack is just a rumour. “You have probably seen rumours on the web that Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 have been cracked,” Ubisoft’s statement reads. “Please know that this rumour is false and while a pirated version may seem to be complete at start up, any gamer who downloads and …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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