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Only in an MMO is a gigantic financial crime a) subject to absolutely no punishment and b) a sign of the community's health because hey, it's all role-playing, right? Once again, we're looking at EVE Online. An intergalactic space Ponzi scheme fleeced investors of 1 trillion spacebuxx or whatever that currency is called, which the perps can put toward a lifetime supply of game time and still have a bunch left over for all the other shit they want to buy in-world. More »
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HM Customs (as in Her Majesty's - the Queen hates smuggling) has issued a warning against fake Nintendo DS Lites that can (possibly) cause you physical harm as well as financial. More »
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This kind of story deserves its own new word: Chutzpidity. Because a guy in Minnesota had both in equal and voluminous supply for this particular scam. Over a full year, this guy bought nearly 200 games, worth more than $23,000, replaced them with blanks, got the refunds, then sold the real games on eBay. The re-sale netted him almost $19,000. More »
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I'm looking for an apartment. Haven't had to do this in about three years. So yesterday, I'm on Craigslist and I find the Cognitive Dissonance Bargain of a lifetime: Two bedrooms, 1300 sq feet, air conditioning, parking, cat-friendly, in San Francisco's white-approved Noe Valley, for $1300. More »
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Wal-Mart has long been known for its liberal return policy, but one Xbox 360 owner took it too far. Probably wondering exactly what to do with the discarded chassis of his Xbox 360, presumably following a chromed out shell installation, the owner capitalized on a lazy returns department and walked away with cash, leaving his refuse in Wal-Mart's hands. Looks like he's a med school drop out or something, as the eviscerated console came stuffed with a used copy of Comprehensive Medical Assisting and some random cables. It's all terribly upsetting, the kind of deplorable behavior you wouldn't wish upon your least-liked local Supercenter employee. More »
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Yesterday our Consumerist bros reported on a foul little bait-and-switch FYE pulled on their Wii customers during launch. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=216005&view=rss&microfeed=true Beware. There are some real assholes out there, and a good chunk of them troll around Ebay. The Uber Review sent word of a coupla recent auctions that are suckering 360-desparate gamers. In one auction, it looks, seems and smells like a Xbox 360 is up for grabs, but wedged into a huge paragraph of text is a line that reads, "This auction is not for a Xbox 360 game system, but instead of a picture of one. I hope you enjoy this high-quality item." Final selling price: $823 US. In another, it appears like a Xbox 360, but instead the winner gets two hotmail accounts. Final selling price: $842. More »
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Someone out there has registered a slew of girls&games related domains: pcgamergirl.com, xboxgirl.com, consolegirl.com, etc - under which they're republishing Weblogs.inc & Gawker's feeds (Joystiq, Gizmodo), straight from the RSS! More »
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