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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Danger 5
Nazis? Check. Dinosaurs? Check. Cheesy 1960's filters, colors, and syle? Check. World War II setting? Check. Thunderbirds level of special effects? Check. Over the top acting? Check. The makings of an awesome parody? Check!
I need to see this ASAP!
For more information about the Danger 5 series, check out their website HERE.
I need to see this ASAP!
For more information about the Danger 5 series, check out their website HERE.
Battlefield 3 James Bond Style
There are two things I love about the Battlefield series of games: the first is the sense of unity and cohesiveness you can really get out of a squad and team that works well together and the second is all the crazy shit people come up with... like the following vid.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Steam Halloween Sale
Steam is powering through a Halloween sale going on now. Check it out HERE. As you can guess, all the games are horror or vaguely Halloween themed.
Some standouts, IMHO are:
F.E.A.R. 3 for $ 29.99
Bioshock 2 for $ 4.99
Borderlands for $ 4.99
Amnesia (which I *HIGHLY* recommend) for $ 4.00
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle for $ 8.74
Dead Space $ 13.59
Zombie Driver for $ 2.50
Silent Hill Homecoming for $ 13.59 (I'm a sucker for Silent Hill games)
Left 4 Dead 2 for $ 6.79
Resident Evil 5 for $ 9.99
And a host of others. Even if you own some of these already, this is a great time to buy a copy as a gift for a friend who may not.
DC Universe Will Be Free To Play
More and more MMOs are following the Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online model and are becoming Free To Play (Now With Microstransactions!) and Sony Online Entertainment's DC Universe will follow suit on November 1, 2011. I've never played Everquest or its sequel. Nor have I ever played the mother of all MMOs, World of Warcraft, because of the Pay Per Month or Pay To Play models they incorporated. I've always understood why those games charged for their games that way, but I never wanted to be a part of it. Then D&D Online took a bold step and switched from Pay-to-Play to Free-to-Play and the game's popularity and in-game population skyrocketed. Many other MMOs have also recovered from losses from switching to that model and I'm glad to see that DC Universe is going to as well. Now's your (free) chance to become a super hero in the DC Universe. Details about the different account packages available can be found HERE.
FYI City of Heroes, another superhero genre MMO, has also switched from Pay-to-Play to Free-to-Play (details HERE).
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Battlefield 3 and Johnny Cash
Today is the big release day for Battlefield 3. In celebration, I bring to you this video of some Battlefield 3 goodness mixed to Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down."
Monday, October 24, 2011
Skyrim Live Action Trailer
Bethesda has released a live action trailer for the upcoming game, Skyrim, the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series (releases November 11, 2011).
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Playstation Network Hack Attempts
Have you received an official email from Sony Online Entertainment in regards to your Playstation Network ID and a possible hack attempt or asking you to change your password? Check out this important post from Sony's Chief Information Security Offiicer, Phillip Reitinger (original post LINKAGE):
We want to let you know that we have detected attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment (“Networks”) services to test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against our network database. These attempts appear to include a large amount of data obtained from one or more compromised lists from other companies, sites or other sources. In this case, given that the data tested against our network consisted of sign-in ID-password pairs, and that the overwhelming majority of the pairs resulted in failed matching attempts, it is likely the data came from another source and not from our Networks. We have taken steps to mitigate the activity.
Less than one tenth of one percent (0.1%) of our PSN, SEN and SOE audience may have been affected. There were approximately 93,000 accounts globally (PSN/SEN: approximately 60,000 accounts; SOE: approximately 33,000) where the attempts succeeded in verifying those accounts’ valid sign-in IDs and passwords, and we have temporarily locked these accounts. Only a small fraction of these 93,000 accounts showed additional activity prior to being locked. We are currently reviewing those accounts for unauthorized access, and will provide more updates as we have them. Please note, if you have a credit card associated with your account, your credit card number is not at risk. We will work with any users whom we confirm have had unauthorized purchases made to restore amounts in the PSN/SEN or SOE wallet.
As a preventative measure, we are requiring secure password resets for those PSN/SEN accounts that had both a sign-in ID and password match through this attempt. If you are in the small group of PSN/SEN users who may have been affected, you will receive an email from us at the address associated with your account that will prompt you to reset your password.
Similarly, the SOE accounts that were matched have been temporarily turned off. If you are among the small group of affected SOE customers, you will receive an email from us at the address associated with your account that will advise you on next steps in order to validate your account credentials and have your account turned back on.
We want to take this opportunity to remind our consumers about the increasingly common threat of fraudulent activity online, as well as the importance of having a strong password and having a username/password combination that is not associated with other online services or sites. We encourage you to choose unique, hard-to-guess passwords and always look for unusual activity in your account.
We want to let you know that we have detected attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment (“Networks”) services to test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against our network database. These attempts appear to include a large amount of data obtained from one or more compromised lists from other companies, sites or other sources. In this case, given that the data tested against our network consisted of sign-in ID-password pairs, and that the overwhelming majority of the pairs resulted in failed matching attempts, it is likely the data came from another source and not from our Networks. We have taken steps to mitigate the activity.
Less than one tenth of one percent (0.1%) of our PSN, SEN and SOE audience may have been affected. There were approximately 93,000 accounts globally (PSN/SEN: approximately 60,000 accounts; SOE: approximately 33,000) where the attempts succeeded in verifying those accounts’ valid sign-in IDs and passwords, and we have temporarily locked these accounts. Only a small fraction of these 93,000 accounts showed additional activity prior to being locked. We are currently reviewing those accounts for unauthorized access, and will provide more updates as we have them. Please note, if you have a credit card associated with your account, your credit card number is not at risk. We will work with any users whom we confirm have had unauthorized purchases made to restore amounts in the PSN/SEN or SOE wallet.
As a preventative measure, we are requiring secure password resets for those PSN/SEN accounts that had both a sign-in ID and password match through this attempt. If you are in the small group of PSN/SEN users who may have been affected, you will receive an email from us at the address associated with your account that will prompt you to reset your password.
Similarly, the SOE accounts that were matched have been temporarily turned off. If you are among the small group of affected SOE customers, you will receive an email from us at the address associated with your account that will advise you on next steps in order to validate your account credentials and have your account turned back on.
We want to take this opportunity to remind our consumers about the increasingly common threat of fraudulent activity online, as well as the importance of having a strong password and having a username/password combination that is not associated with other online services or sites. We encourage you to choose unique, hard-to-guess passwords and always look for unusual activity in your account.
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