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Andrew Huang wrote a book a few years back called Hacking The Xbox. He's an expert on the subject. He's such an expert, in fact, that federal prosecutors are trying to stop him testifying in a mod chip court case. More »
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There's a reason Sony wants so badly to block jailbreak device's access: now that the code for the things is out there, people were using everything from mobile phones to calculators to get at their PlayStation 3s. More »
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Well, that didn't take long. Sony has just pushed out a firmware update for the PlayStation 3, with users reporting that it "breaks" devices like the PSJailbreak. More »
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Despite the fact that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling determined that video game console modchips were legal under Australian law, the nation's Federal Court has ruled that the new PS3 Jailbreak modchips are to be outlawed down under. More »
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Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed suit in California against an online retailer, accusing them of a raft of charges including copyright violation. More »
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The code powering the PS3's first modchip is now officially out there, meaning anyone with an internet connection and a USB microcontroller can get under their PS3's skin. More »
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A hearing due to take place today to determine the ultimate fate of the new PS3 modchip in Australia has been postponed, Kotaku has learned. More »
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The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus asks that Canada, Russia, China, Mexico, and Spain please cut down on the software piracy. Thanks! More »
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Wednesday, a UK judge threw out 26 charges against the self-styled "No. 1 name in console modifications," leaving MrModChips, as Neil Higgs is known, to freely do his business (from his parents' home.) More broadly, some are hailing the decision as effectively legalizing legalising console modifications in Great Britain, six years after a similar decision in Australia. More »
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With software piracy spiraling out of control in countries like China, Korea, and Brazil, Nintendo of America turns to its on last hope to curb the bootleg rampage - the U.S. Government. Specifically the Office of the United States Trade Representative, which has played a key role in the creation of intellectual property laws since the early 80's. NOA has filed an request that the USTR encourage the governments of China, Korea, and several Central and Latin American Nations to tighten their anti-piracy laws, calling for significant changes in both the laws themselves and the enforcement thereof, specifically citing mod chips and illegal internet downloads. Will the filing have any real effect? I have faith that the efficiency and efficacy of the United States government will result in these countries completely revising all of their laws, making the world safer for software producers everywhere. Yeah, so probably not. Nice thought though. More »
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We already covered the basics of what went down last week when "Operation Tangled Web" took place. GamePolitics has had continuing coverage of some of the little details - like the guy who had a grand total of one mod chip seized from his house. I think most people agree that piracy is generally a bad thing and causes problems for everyone, but shouldn't they be going after heavier hitters (like this guy who was sentenced to 2 years in prison for making a significant chunk of change off of pirated game and DVD sales) instead of guys with ... one mod chip and a soldering iron? Links and some choice quotes after the jump. More »
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from nearly two dozen cities executed 32 federal search warrants in 16 states in the past 24 hours as part of a mammoth crackdown on chip modding. More »
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In San Diego, a modder named Frederick Brown was arrested after his house was raided by the San Diego Computer and Technology High-Tech Response Unit (otherwise conveniently known as "CATCH"). Brown had advertised on Craigslist and other website as being able to install mod chips and provide counterfeit games. The raid in his home proved he had over a thousand copies of pirated games as well as a large number of mod chips and hard drives preloaded with games that could be installed onto Xbox consoles. More »
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Looks like after you upset Nintendo Europe with all that mod-chip talk, it went crying to mommy and told on you. Unhappy modders on the forum, Hacken.cc have recently found out that the newer version of the Japanese NTSC/J Wiis have had the three pins removed that enable mod chips to be attached. There has been no news of the US versions having the pins clipped, but of course, it's still so difficult to get a Wii, how would anyone really know for sure. More »
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Oh snap, Nintendo is MAD at you. Maybe they're not yelling at you, but they are definitely wagging a forefinger in your general direction. More »
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