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. More »
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. More »
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. More »
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. More »
