In Real Life

Bending The Rules As An Art Form

A man who applies a particular mental skill to play Blackjack, counting cards, will eventually find security standing behind him, strongly suggesting he vacate the premises, when someone working for the casino figures out what he is doing.


January 20, 2012
PC

Star Wars: The Old Republic Factions Learn To Work Together To Exploit The PVP System

Now that BioWare has instituted fixes limiting the number of Republic and Imperial players taking part in each instance of player-versus-player planet Ilum an uneasy truce has been formed. Now both sides can take turns killing each other for credit!


August 5, 2011
News

Woman Drives Over Boyfriend Because He ‘Cheated Her At A Computer Game’

Love hurts. Sometimes video games can hurt more. In 2009 a UK woman, Erin Slingsby, 20, had a heated argument with her boyfriend, Kane Charles, 20, over a computer game, an argument that ended in her storming out.


June 30, 2011
News

World Champion Chess Program Banned For Cheating

The engine which has emerged victorious from the past four World Computer Chess Championships, Rybka, has been banned for cheating. But, uh, how can a computer cheat unless it’s programmed to?


February 2, 2011
In Real Life

How To Stop The Simplest Form Of Video Game Cheating

While spit-screen gaming is the ideal means for two people to truly share a multiplayer experience, it’s not without its problems. Like cheating. A problem these two industrious souls have managed to overcome.


January 27, 2011
Xbox

Autistic Boy Branded A Cheater By Xbox Live

Julias Jackson is an 11-year-old boy living with autism, whose only real social interaction comes from playing online multiplayer games on Xbox Live, an activity that became more difficult when the Xbox Live team branded him a cheater.


December 15, 2010
News

Papa Smurf Is Not Amused By Your Sweatshop Tactics

Last week famed indie-developer Jenova Chen explained how to cheat your way through iGame Smurf Village. This week Papa Smurf caught wind of the underhandedness. He was not amused.


November 28, 2010
News

Rampant Cheating Results In Sonic Scoreboard Reset

Hackers and cheaters figured out how to post redonkulous (and bogus) times in Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1; Sega has informed the community that the game’s scoreboards are all being reset. Seriously, cheating at Sonic?


October 28, 2010
News

Pro Smash Players Banned For Match Fixing

Kotaku AU

Professional Super Smash Bros. is serious business. Top players compete for sizeable prize pots and the competition is fierce. With Pro Gaming hurtling rapidly towards the mainstream, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl competitive scene has grown exponentially – but now it has to contend with serious allegations of match fixing within the highest levels of play.


August 18, 2010
News

Rockstar Is In The Mood To Ban Red Dead Cheaters

The creators of this western Red Dead Redemption “will be swiftly and indefinitely banishing from the world of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer all Gamertags and PSN IDs we’ve detected with hacked game saves” a week from today, they warn.