Homefront Leaks, Kaos Studios Not Too Happy

Homefront Leaks, Kaos Studios Not Too Happy

Tweet The upcoming modern military shooter from THQ and Kaos Studios, Homefront, has been leaked onto the internet. While the source of the leak is still unknown, the game is (for the time being) unplayable, at least until pirates are able to crack the games copyright protection. As with anyone that sees...

Flash Cart Use Might Brick The 3DS

Flash Cart Use Might Brick The 3DS

Tweet Early reports from Japanese retailer Enterking state that flash cart use could cause the 3DS to be bricked by future firmware updates from Nintendo. In reference to purchasing used systems, Enterking makes mention that they won’t buy 3DSs with unsupported software as there is a chance that...

Playstation 3 games adding Serial Keys?

Playstation 3 games adding Serial Keys?

Tweet Hot off taking legal action against PS3 root code hacker George Hotz aka Geohot, rumors are circulating that Sony is thinking of implementing serial keys on Playstation 3 games in an effort to address piracy on the newly cracked console. According to a report on PS3-Sense, the system would lock itself...

THQ thinks 3DS will stop piracy on the handheld

THQ thinks 3DS will stop piracy on the handheld

Tweet Ian Curran, the VP of global publishing for THQ has been quoted in saying that piracy of the vulnerable Nintendo DS system has had significant impact on his company. The executive of the firm claims that the rampant piracy of the handheld has all but halted the ability for THQ to produce more games for...

Blizzard Co-Founder says DRM is a ‘Losing battle’

Blizzard Co-Founder says DRM is a ‘Losing battle’

Tweet Lets face it, damn near anything that leaves the hallowed halls of developer Blizzard is pretty much guaranteed to be a smash hit.  Along with said success comes the concern of rampant piracy, a topic that Blizzard has never shied away from discussing.  Considering that their current MMO development...

The Truth about Xbox Live Bannings

The Truth about Xbox Live Bannings

Tweet Microsoft recently banned a large number of pirates from Xbox Live, and this  has raised some questions over what can get you banned, and exactly how fair and accurate the banning process is. The truth is worse than you may have suspected. Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat –...

Editorial | The Retail Failure of GTA: Chinatown Wars

Editorial | The Retail Failure of GTA: Chinatown Wars

Tweet (This article republished with permission from our kick-ass sister site, The Portable Gamer.) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was meant to be a massive hit. It goes back (somewhat) to the old days of Grand Theft Auto, having a top-down view (albeit isometric rather than true top-down) rather than a...

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