Steam card Scam is too good to be true
This is a fair warning to all our readers out there. You may have seen a link circulating telling you that if you share your own personal link, you will receive points that can be traded in for Steam cards to spend in store. This type of marketing has been…
Angry Birds Site Hacked & Turned Into Spying Birds
Hackers have attacked the main page of Angry Birds and changed the splash image that greets viewers upon visiting. The attack changes the text over the main image to read "Spying Birds", and features an NSA logo, reports the BBC. Finnish developer behind the game, Rovio, says that it doesn't…
Nintendo 3DS Region Lock Can Now Be Removed
Due to the efforts of a team of programmers, the Nintendo 3DS region lock feature can now be disabled. According to Joystiq, any 3DS system that is running system software version 4.5 and below can now play any cartridge from around the world.. However, it is currently only possible using…
A Hacker Says He’s Jailbroken The PS4
A hacker named "Reckz0r" has posted a Pastebin that apparently gives download links and instructions on how to jailbreak Sony's "OrbisOS" operating system, which of course powers the PlayStation 4, according to a report by Graham Cluley Security News. Needless to say, hacking the console is a legal minefield, as this…
.hack Trademark Filed by Namco and Cupcake Kingdom by Square Enix
As discovered by siliconera, it seems Namco Bandai and Square Enix have filed for trademark on some game titles. Namco Bandai filed a brand new trademark for .hack in Europe meaning that we may see some .hack games (from the PS2 era) localised, while Square Enix filed a new trademark for "Cupcake Kingdom".…
Nintendo Fights Back Against Global Piracy
Nintendo of America have filed a lawsuit against the owner of HackYourConsole.com, a site which promotes and helps consumers hack their Nintendo devices and consoles to play illegally downloaded games. HackYourConsole.com offers services, for a fee, that include ways to hack and modify the Wii and Wii U to allow…
Club Nintendo Japan Have Been Hacked
According to Nintendo: The night of July 2, they started an investigation and confirmed there was a large amount of access errors occurring. Unauthorized logins were confirmed to be occurring from July 4th to 9th of June. The amount of unauthorized logins totalled 23,926 reviews (attempted 15,457,485 times)! The customer information…
Project X Zone 3DS English Trailer
Oh boy does this look cool! The use of sprite art is really interesting and it is great to see some old and lesser known characters come into the limelight. Since the game is claiming over 50 characters are playable, we can assume that plenty more will be revealed over…