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This Is What A Minecraft Tsunami Looks Like
In the standard game, Minecraft’s water behaves like everything else in the game: like a block. DJoslin’s “FiniteLiquid” mod, however, turns it into actual water, which can have devastating results. The mod changes the behaviour of water in the game by giving oceans an “infinite” amount of the blue stuff. What this means is that…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2011 -
There Are 2.2 Million PSN Member’s Credit Card Details up for Sale
According to Kevin Stevens, an online security expert with TrendMicro, “low-level cybercriminals” are currently shopping around lists supposedly containing the credit card details of 2.2 million PlayStation Network members. While Sony says it has “no evidence credit card numbers were stolen” in the attacks on the PlayStation Network, it has still recommended people make necessary…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
Sony Hasn’t Always Hated Homebrew Development
Sony’s recent run of legal and now technical issues with hackers can be traced back to a single decision: that of removing the ability to run the Linux operating system on the PlayStation 3. While Sony cut Linux out of piracy fears, fans were upset that it brought to an end over a decade of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2011 -
Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Is also Looking into the PSN Outage
It’s not just Britain’s digital privacy watchdog looking into Sony’s PlayStation Network data theft: Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is now investigating the matter as well. Jennifer Stoddart, the current Privacy Commissioner of Canada, is responsible for officially investigating things like invasions of privacy should Canadians make official complaints. Which, in the wake of the PSN break-in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
The World War Z Game That Could Have Been
Max Brooks’ World War Z is one of the best books about zombies ever written, using the subject of a zombie apocalypse not as a chance to stage a few cheap scares, but to rewrite the history of the world Being such a big fan of the book, then, it’s with both interest and a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
Master Chief Is…An Australian boy in Tiny Shorts
Following on from his awesome Metroid piece, called “Lucy”, Aussie artist Ben Guy comes through with “Hank”, the latest in his series of “big helmets on little kids” series of paintings under the banner “Helm”. Hank by Ben Guy
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
Put the Kids to Bed, It’s Time for Some Zelda & Pokémon Burlesque
The crew from Cosplay Burlesque performed over the weekend during the Anime Boton festivities, meaning a few thousand people got to see characters from Zelda (Sheik), Pokémon (Nurse Joy) and No More Heroes get their kit off. Being burlesque performers and not strippers, this is less about being slutty as it is about being sexy.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
It’s a Royal Wedding Game (With Zombies in it)
A real game based on the Royal Wedding would be boring as all hell. You’d be managing sliders based on protocol and a receding hairline. A game based on the Royal Wedding when it’s under attack by zombies, now that’s more like it. Class 3 Outbreak is a simple web game that lets people model…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
Australia is Getting Adults-Only Games (Sort of) [Update]
Since Australia’s State Attorneys-General can’t ever seem to get their heads together on the issue of a national adults-only rating for video games, one state is breaking off and introducing its own R18+ classification. [Updated] John Rau, the Attorney-General of the state of South Australia, has got backing from cabinet to implement an R18+ classification…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
Your First Portal 2 DLC Is Only A Few Months Away
Portal 2 may only be a week old, but if you’ve already finished it – and these days I feel like the only person on the internet who hasn’t – you won’t have too long to wait until there’s fresh content for the game. Valve’s Doug Lombardi has told Fast Company that the first Portal…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
Dragon Age II Loads Up With Some New DLC
BioWare today released three pieces of Dragon Age II DLC, one for each of the game’s classes. They come in the form of weapons, armour and follower items. Sadly, none of them are a new coat of paint for the game’s dungeons dungeon. The complete pack is $5 on PS3 or $3 for each class…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
The Kids Who Grew Up In Arcades
In their heyday, arcades weren’t just about the games. They were about the experience of leaving the house and going to a public space to play games, hanging out with friends and meeting new people who would then kick your ass. It’s a scene that today is sadly long gone. All we’ve got left, then,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2011 -
Sony in Sights of British Watchdog over PSN Hacking
Less than a day after a US Senator began asking questions of Sony’s PSN downtime, Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating whether the company had adequate protection in place to safeguard customer’s credit card information. The ICO is a government body “set up to uphold information rights in the public interest”. Having been alerted to…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
Now Microsoft Is Issuing Security Warnings
What a week! First Sony has a little trouble with its online security, and now Microsoft is issuing warnings about people running “phishing” scams over Xbox Live. A “phishing” attempt is when a player is contacted by another in an attempt to get hold of things like service passwords and credit card information. It’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
What can MMO Players Expect From the PSN’s Downtime?
The extended outage currently afflicting the PlayStation Network isn’t just stopping people playing Call of Duty and FIFA. It’s also stopping people from playing persistent, entirely online games like DC Universe and Free Realms. That’s a massive pain in the ass for those people, so what’s Sony doing to compensate them for their enforced downtime?…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
Hulu Plus Streaming to Xbox 360 Consoles This Week
While PS3 owners have had access to Hulu Plus since last year (well, up until this week, anyway), Xbox 360 users have been wait, waiting, waiting. When will that wait be over? Try Friday! That’s according to a report on Joystiq, citing OXM, which says that Hulu Plus will kick off on April 29 for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011 -
Vikings On Trampolines is the Name of the Game
And what a name it is. Vikings On Trampolines is an upcoming game by D-Pad Studios, the same team behind the neat-looking Owlboy. It’s about…Vikings on trampolines. You control one Viking, somebody else controls the other, and you have to bounce around trying to not touch the ground, or you will die a horrible, horrible…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2011
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