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.


November 14, 2011
PC

EA Smashes Battlefield’s Banhammer With Relish

Possibly in response to the XP exploit discovered last week, Electronic Arts has touted the hundreds of summary bannings it has handed out in Battlefield 3 and said it has nooooo problem handing out more. You want to boost for XP repairing an EOD robot, you little shits? I’ve got your arse for the rest of your natural born life if you don’t watch your step.


September 27, 2010
News

Easy Credit Ripoff In Halo: Reach

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March 7, 2010
In Real Life

Javelins, Zerg Rushes, Ninja Looting And Other Social Dilemmas

It’s there, and you know how to use it. It’s an exploit or a glitch or some imbalance in the AI. Morally, it’s wrong. But what if everyone else is doing it? Or just the potential for them doing it?


January 21, 2009
News

Gears of War 2 Update Arrives With Mountain of Fixes and Tweaks

Gears of War 2 updated last night with a patch that includes quite a number of fixes for multiplayer and balancing issues as well as some new features.