Over on VG247 there’s a fairly in-depth interview with Ru Weerasuriya, who is the Creative Director for Ready at Dawn – possibly the best development studio to grace Sony’s PSP handheld. They’re the team behind the critically acclaimed PSP titles like Daxter and God of War: Chains of Olympus. They’re about to release their second God of War PSP title, …
Right now, the piracy and backup-enabling PS3 Jailbreak requires firmware 3.41 to be loaded on the PS3. Sony summarily released a new firmware, 3.42 that killed the exploit. Cheap pirates though opted to stay on the earlier firmware, losing PSN connectivity. Now their options have been lessened even more. Last Updated: October 7, 2010
Uh, oh! It looks like Capcom weren’t very pleased with all of those PC scoundrels out there who pirated their beloved Street Fighter IV. In an interview that takes place in a language that I can barely look at without getting a headache, Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono stated that due to incredibly high rates of piracy, they will not be releasing …
Imagine this, you have spent the last year or two coming up with an application that works perfectly and is in great demand. You slap a price tag on it that you feel is worth all the hard work you put into the program and send it out to the shops to reap your rewards. But low and behold a …
Yesterday, we included a link in our “In Other News†post to news about an apparent “PS3 Jailbreak.†Once again, hackers are claiming to have bypassed the PS3’s up to now rock-solid security, allowing them to play backups. A dubitable company of unknown origin – presumably Hong Kong – has forged what it terms PSJailbreak – a combination of software …
File this one under both WTF and “Are You Serious†as it is possibly the weirdest glitch I have ever seen. Apparently there is a bug in Modern Warfare 2 which is unlocking a bunch of SNK games for you for free if you follow these simple instructions. Last Updated: August 11, 2010
The Machinarium developers are sad pandas. You see, when they released Machinarium, they decided to keep it completely DRM free, so that gamers weren’t bothered with stupid online authentications and product keys. The problem, with trying to be so awesome to your audience, is that from what they have determined, the piracy rate on the game was so bad that …
Happy Friday everyone, it’s time for the weekend which also means that it’s time for the *loud echoing voice* Flamebait Friday Debate. Is PC gaming a dying breed, or is it dead to many of you already? With the latest amount of issues involving piracy and DRM, a bitter taste has been left in the mouths of both the gamers …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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