News

7 Ways To Stop Piracy Without DRM

Piracy’s a fact of life. As a defence against having their intellectual properties swiped, cracked and traded online like so many baseball cards, a lot of companies have turned to Digital Rights Management, a move that seldom does more than temporarily slow pirates and enrage paying customers. Fortunately, there’s a growing number of non-DRM related options out there for developers and software vendors to explore that’ll stymy piracy while respect the rights of their paying users. Let’s give ‘em a try.


August 9, 2011
News

London Riots Inspire Fresh Grand Theft Auto Finger Pointing

What has spurned hundreds to take to the streets of London to riot, burn and loot? According to the London Evening Standard newspaper, the city’s continuing — and spreading — riots have their roots in Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto.


June 30, 2011
News

Judge Tricks Child Burglar Into Surrendering Xbox 360

In Northern Ireland, a 13-year-old boy was hauled before a judge to answer for a string of burglaries. The judge asked to know what among the boy’s possessions matter most to him. The Xbox 360, the lad replied. Dumbass.


April 19, 2011
Nintendo

These Drugs Were Smuggled In A Wii

Late last year, authorities from the US Customs and Border Protection agency released the photo here. It shows a bundle of drugs, unsuccessfully hidden inside a Nintendo Wii and intercepted in Newark, New Jersey.


September 23, 2009
News

Cops Play Wii During Undercover Drug Raid

Guns drawn, cops busted down the door of a suspected south Florida drug dealer, then proceeded to kick some arse — on Wii bowling. A security cam captured some playing video games while others searched for drugs and weapons.


September 10, 2009
News

Man Arrested For Stalking King Of Fighters Voice Actress

This week, Japan’s Yomiuiri Newspaper reports that an unemployed 27-year-old man was arrested back in July for stalking and defaming voice actress Haruna Ikezawa.


September 2, 2009
In Real Life

Voice Actress Threatened, Man Arrested

Glasses-wearing voice actress Mai Kadowaki is known for her voice work in the Konami anime Tokimeki Memorial Only Love and her work in games like console game Cross Edge and DS title Tales of the Tempest — among other titles.


August 29, 2009
News

Things A UPS Man Allegedly Stole

The Fort Myers News Press lists nearly 100 items allegedly stolen by a UPS driver in Cape Coral, Florida. It is an extraordinary haul, full of game consoles and a surprising amount of weapons.


August 28, 2009
News

GameStop Robber Demands Madden By Name

“Small, unmarked bills” is the clichéd demand of an armed robber. Not in Jacksonville, Fla. A holdup artist told a GameStop employee to fill his bag with games—Madden NFL 10, to be precise.


August 25, 2009
News

Kid Napped In PSP Deal Gone Bad

What’s it they say, “You never hear about a drug deal gone good?” Same for selling games. In this case, an unhappy customer took a Utah teen for a ride when the PSP that changed hands didn’t work as advertised.