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JG209
This is for all of you who didnt get a chance to play the beta.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
SONY VS Anonymous
UPDATE:4/26/2011 Anonymous has decided to cease attacks on sony servers. They decided to stop stating they stick up for the consumers and to keep attacking sony servers would only contradict their beliefs. With that said the war between the two is still not over. Anonymous has stated that they are currently looking for alternate ways to attack Sony without disrupting the consumers in the manner that was done before. On another note, Anonymous has said that they while not compromise any credit card info they may have obtained in the attack.
As my fellow author michelle has said the playstation network may have in fact been cyberhacked my the infamous group “anonymous”. Now some of you may think why would they do that. Well little do many of you know much like big time games there is a very interesting and intense back story to all of this. It all started when Sony filed lawsuit after lawsuit against anonymous hackers Geohot and Graf_Chokolo. GeoHot, The iphone jailbreak creator, is being accused of disassembling the security systems and codes in the playstation and making them availiable on the internet allowing whoever possed the knowledge to make homemade applications for their Playstations. Anonymous did not take kindly to this lawsuit claiming Sony is abusing the judicial system in an attempt to cover up how their product works. They claim GeoHot did nothing wrong as he was only experimenting with HIS playstation. They also stated that he never signed into psn with his console so no terms of service were ever accepted from his part. Anonymous officially warned Sony a few weeks before the attack with an image on their website that stated the lawsuits were “deemed wholly unforgivable” and warned them of the wrath of Anonymous. On Wednesday of last week psn players began to see this wrath as all their online capabilities began to crumble under the control of Anonymous. However this wasn’t nor is it the end. Anonymous has also teamed up with SonyRecon and OpSony hacker groups for the attack on Sony. They also have targeted Sony employees who were considered useful to them by finding everything from phone numbers to home addresses to their relatives names. Both SonyRecon and OpSony however have seemed to take on the task of targeting those involved in the case of GeoHot, with many member of OpSony actually singling out the judge in charge of the case. Sony has since hired Prolexic, a company who mainly specializes in defeating DDoS attacks - The kind of attacks Anonymous used to take down Sony. While they have managed to keep Anonymous at bay the hacker group not seemed to be shaken at all. Anon member Takai contacted the author at playstationlifestyles.net - the author who first covered the story. Takai had a few things to say about Prolexic and Sony. When pressed about if they would take out Prolexic Takai stated,
but also congratulated them for doing so well. Takai then warned that Anonymous has its own ways of dealing with Prolexic. While it began to seem like the PSn attack was their biggest target Takai made it clear that it was not stating:
Later he said:
Consumers however are caught in the middle. On one hand Anonymous is saying that they are sticking up for consumers but on the other many gamers are left without their online access. One thing we do know is that this war is far from over and for Sony the worst is yet to come
As my fellow author michelle has said the playstation network may have in fact been cyberhacked my the infamous group “anonymous”. Now some of you may think why would they do that. Well little do many of you know much like big time games there is a very interesting and intense back story to all of this. It all started when Sony filed lawsuit after lawsuit against anonymous hackers Geohot and Graf_Chokolo. GeoHot, The iphone jailbreak creator, is being accused of disassembling the security systems and codes in the playstation and making them availiable on the internet allowing whoever possed the knowledge to make homemade applications for their Playstations. Anonymous did not take kindly to this lawsuit claiming Sony is abusing the judicial system in an attempt to cover up how their product works. They claim GeoHot did nothing wrong as he was only experimenting with HIS playstation. They also stated that he never signed into psn with his console so no terms of service were ever accepted from his part. Anonymous officially warned Sony a few weeks before the attack with an image on their website that stated the lawsuits were “deemed wholly unforgivable” and warned them of the wrath of Anonymous. On Wednesday of last week psn players began to see this wrath as all their online capabilities began to crumble under the control of Anonymous. However this wasn’t nor is it the end. Anonymous has also teamed up with SonyRecon and OpSony hacker groups for the attack on Sony. They also have targeted Sony employees who were considered useful to them by finding everything from phone numbers to home addresses to their relatives names. Both SonyRecon and OpSony however have seemed to take on the task of targeting those involved in the case of GeoHot, with many member of OpSony actually singling out the judge in charge of the case. Sony has since hired Prolexic, a company who mainly specializes in defeating DDoS attacks - The kind of attacks Anonymous used to take down Sony. While they have managed to keep Anonymous at bay the hacker group not seemed to be shaken at all. Anon member Takai contacted the author at playstationlifestyles.net - the author who first covered the story. Takai had a few things to say about Prolexic and Sony. When pressed about if they would take out Prolexic Takai stated,
“well, if I had to put money on it… I’d say Prolexic is going down like a two dollar Wh**e in a Nevada chicken ranch”
but also congratulated them for doing so well. Takai then warned that Anonymous has its own ways of dealing with Prolexic. While it began to seem like the PSn attack was their biggest target Takai made it clear that it was not stating:
So far, all Sony has seen from us is poking and prodding. A simple salute to let them know, we’re coming. Make no mistake, what you saw today and thought to be frustration is merely preparation for what’s to come. We said, expect us. Counting us out, would be a mistake. ;)”
Later he said:
For the sake of not shooting ourselves in the foot, I won’t comment on specific operational tactics we may or may not employ here. I will however say, that if Sony thinks LOIC is the only trick in our hat … they’re in for a hell of a wake up call. We’re really going all out for this one.
There are many different faces to the operation. Something we encourage is creative thinking
Consumers however are caught in the middle. On one hand Anonymous is saying that they are sticking up for consumers but on the other many gamers are left without their online access. One thing we do know is that this war is far from over and for Sony the worst is yet to come
Monday, April 25, 2011
What's with the PSN?
According to this article, PSN has been “cyberattacked.”
As you are no doubt aware, the current emergency outage is continuing this afternoon and all Sony Online Network services remain unavailable. Our support teams are investigating the cause of the problem, including the possibility of targeted behavior by an outside party. If the reported Network problems are indeed caused by such acts, we would like to once again thank our customers who have borne the brunt of the attack through interrupted service. Our engineers are continuing to work to restore and maintain the services, and we appreciate our customers’ continued support.
The hacks were apparently caused by a group of the “Anonymous.” But honestly, PSN needs to get their shit together if they were easily hacked by this. Sony is a multi-trillion dollar company that let hundreds of credit card information be leaked. They most likely have to rebuild their entire network. Well.. At least Xbox Live is up.
xo Michy
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
First off this game looks amazing. I love bethesda games. Fallout 3 was my absolute favorite RPG but oblivion comes right after. I still have both and can play them without getting bored. I hope skyrim lives up to the hype because if it does this game will definitely be amazing game of the year material. I have watched video after video about the making of this game and all the new engines they used for it. Almost everything is built with next gen material from the weapons to the way the trees look to the way it snows. This game looks very promising I can truly say it will be hard to wait for this one.
Posted in: Skyrim
Friday, April 15, 2011
Gears of war 3 beta live right now!!!
IGN is having a Live event today where IGN will take on Epic in the gears 3 beta. If you have the time check it out it looks awesome. Go to IGN.com and its their top story.
Posted in: Gears of War 3
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Gears of war 2
So i'm playing gears of war 2 right now trying to hold off until the beta and i realize this game still has a lot of activity. Its not like most games which tend to die out and have only a few players. This game still has a crowd. Almost ever game we get into there are I see new people which to me is a good thing. Since gears of war is by far my favorite online game ever i'm glad to see it still doing good even after its prime time years. Now i just hope gears 3 lives up to this one because I would hate to be let down.
Posted in: Gears of War 2
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
"Try hard"
Try hard. you may have heard it or you may have not. Truthfully though what does the phrase even mean? For instance I was in a black ops match one day spectating a guy in search and destroy. It was one on one and this guy couldn't seem to find the opponent. He walked into a room only to be surprised by the enemy who jumped out from the opposite corner and killed him. This guy I was spectating was so furious he went about starting an argument in the lobby with the player who killed him. However that was not it he took it upon himself to look at the guys stats and accuse him of being a "try hard" because he had a 2.12 kill/death ratio and 10 hours of playing time. In another game a player was called a "try hard" because he decided to knife his opponent rather than shoot him. I mean honestly does it even matter. Why should a player be criticized for actually trying to do good in a game? It makes no sense to me at all that part of the gaming community has come to accept this term into their daily vocabulary. I can personally say that when it comes to gaming I am competitive and I do want to win so because of this am I now labeled a try hard. I truly believe the phrase is nothing more than a scapegoat for a player getting his/her a** handed to them in a game. You don't hear me going to a football game and yelling try hard when a team scores a touchdown so why should skilled gamers be called it. The sad truth however is that about half of you reading this have probably called another a try hard so I ask you. Am I a try hard because I want to win or am I a try hard because your skills don't match mine.
Posted in: opinion
The Problem with Kid’s Games
I like all genres of games, be it shooting, strategy, racing, or music; I enjoy them all. I can pop headshots in a Black Ops match; I can jam out on the guitar in Rock Band, or come in dead last in a game of blur. Recently, I've become enamored with the kid's series of Lego games, such as Lego batman and Lego Indiana Jones. I don't know why, but the series has always appealed to me.
Each Lego game has a different story, (duh, it's in the title of their respective games) but still focuses on the linear beat 'em up and puzzle gameplay. The games usually tell the story of the movies with charming little cutscenes, albeit dialog, giving the player a chuckle. It's simple enough to pick up and play, but intricate enough to keep you hooked. In my opinion, they're a great series of games, especially when you've got a local second player to join in on the mayhem. (Sorry, no online multiplayer capabilities with these ones!) But it's not just Lego games that appeal to me; there's an entire army of kid's games that I'm allowed to enjoy, each with their own charm and wit.
Anyways, these games can seem flawless, if not for one thing: the attitudes of gamers around you. Gaming has evolved from being child's play into full blown franchise, each competing amongst each other. With this evolution, new breeds of gamers emerge. You've got casual gamers, hardcore gamers, etc. More often than not, you come across more hardcore gamers than casual. No problem there, but some gamers are just arrogant. You've done this before: opened up someone's gamer profile, either to send them a friend request, submit feedback, mute, or compare GamerScores and Trophies. You can just imagine how many people open up yours. They can see games you've played, how much you play it, and so on. You can sometimes tell when they do, as their inane chatter can be heard in game lobbies, such as "Aw! You won't see me in some Street Fighter!" Or, "You have a Kinect? Wanna play a game of Table Tennis?" Obviously, it's easy to tell which games you play. Though it is a good way to connect with your fellow gamers, it could make you the subject of ridicule. Usually, attacks are countered with a witty comeback, or a simple mute button. The same has happened with me and my silly kid's games. But thinking about it, what has either party won? Maybe it's time that gamers loosen up and take in the fact that other enjoyable games exist. Or maybe that won't happen at all, and every other game will be abolished. Maybe I'm just childish. Either way, I'm not letting anyone knock my blocks down.
Gaming for All.
-C_Random_A
Posted in: opinion
Content Pack 2 announced for Black Ops!!!!
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation downloadable content pack will launch worldwide, first on Xbox Live on May 3, 2011.Honestly I cant wait I mean the first content pack was great so the second should only be better.
Escalation contains 5 all-new exceptionally varied maps; featuring 4 Multiplayer maps and an epic Zombies experience with all-new playable characters.
In Multiplayer, battle it out in "Hotel", on the roof of a Cuban luxury hotel and casino against the vivid backdrop of old Havana; "Convoy" delivers intense, close-quarters combat at the scene of an ambushed US military convoy; "Zoo" takes you on a wild ride in an abandoned Soviet Russian Zoo, with danger at every turn; "Stockpile" pits players in a remote Russian farm town housing secret WMD facilities.
For Zombies fans, "Escalation" features a unique Zombies experience. We can't wait to take the wraps off of our new Zombies map, Call of the Dead, a very special creation for all Zombies fans.
Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming release, there will be a Black Ops Double XP weekend beginning Friday, May 6th.
Posted in: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Gears of war 3 beta launch soon!!! 4/25/11
Posted in: Gears of War 3
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Gotta love turtle beaches
So Today i was playing some black ops with my turtle beaches plugged in and all I could think about was how awesome the sound was I mean really. I have the turtle beach x11 and i love them to death. Ok not to death but i do love them. They produce such great audio that I can hear people thinking. Ok ok again a lie but seriously you can hear peoples footsteps, gun reloads, grenade pins being pulled, bomb plants etc. etc. You may be thinking "hey you can hear those without the turtle beaches" well true you can but imagine your range of all of those being increased. You will know exactly what room your opponent is in if you hear him. You can accuratly guess his position just by hearing him reload or pull out a grenade. How about being able to guard the bomb from a further safer distance and still being able to hear it being planted/defused. Yes its that great and best of all the game volume goes directly to your ears through the headset so you can play at night without disturbing anyone. I would have to say though that the only downside to my model is the cords. They do get in the way from time to time but that can be eliminated with the wireless turtle beach x31. Anyways if you dont got them then get them because they are awesome to have.
Posted in: Headsets
Monday, April 11, 2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops Clip of The Week!!!
Every week ill have something called the call of duty clip of the week. Basically it will be different things from call of duty like awesome kills or amazing killstreaks etc. Every week will be something new so keep checking back to see what other amzing videos we will show next.
P.s. Got a cool video? Let us know and it could be on here next week.
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Now this game has been out for awhile so you may know a lot about it but let me just tell you this game is great. While the single player delivered a little above average compared to most call of duty games the online multi-player is really what exceeded my expectations. First off the guns are great and for the most part evened out. The currency system is also a great new twist to the call of duty series as you now have to earn money by playing online matches and then use that money to buy almost everything you want for your class. You can buy guns, attachments, perks. equipment, and even things like gun emblems, camos, and clan tags engraved on the gun. The maps are also built better than usual. They are built evenly and structured well providing players with fun and exciting moments. One thing that I personally like is the fact that sniping now feels like it takes skill. The thing I hated most about the previous call of duty title was the quick-scoping. It was a glitch in the aiming system in which the user would quickly scope in and then take a shot allowing it to be dead accurate with the convenience of hip fire. Since before it was usually always a one shot kill there way no way to escape it. Now the damage depends on the area. Vital spot above the waist usually end up being a one shot kill while shots in the legs or arms usually take two. This to me makes complete sense and helps to eliminate that dreaded quick-scoping. These improvements mixed in with the usual call of duty style offers no doubt the best call of duty experience so far. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.
Posted in: Call of Duty: Black Ops
