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To Catch A Modern Warfare 2 Cyber-Thief

5:20AM Mike Fahey | Modern Warfare 2 is already making an appearance at torrent sites all over the internet, but it could have been worse. Dean Takahashi reports on how IPCybercrime stopped one pirate from making his big score. More »
Culture

PC Arkham Asylum Players Play Dress-Up

6:20AM Mike Fahey | Console Batman: Arkham Asylum players may have gotten the game first, but they’ll never be able to dress Batman up like Captain America. More »
News

Blizzard: You May Sell Your StarCraft 2 Maps…Eventually

9:20AM Mike Fahey | At BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo revealed plans to allow modders to sell premium StarCraft II maps via the Battle.net service. More »

A Far Cry From Your Standard PS3

12:20AM Mike Fahey | The folks over at Bit-tech teamed up with Ubisoft and German uber-modder Oliver “Butterkneter” König to create a special PlayStation 3 to commemorate the release of Far Cry 2. Instead of simply painting the PS3 like any sane person, Butterkneter created a painstakingly detailed base for the console, complete with rocks, plants, an empty magazine, a skull, and a friendly little ant. Then he painted the console, right? No, he removed the case, went to town with a dremel tool, and then painted the case, created the awesome spectacle seen above. More »

Pretend You Have A Mac With The Lan-Li Xbox 360 Chassis

5:20AM Kotaku US Edition | This wouldn’t look out of place as one of Viz Magazine’s Top Tips: Graphic Designers! Don’t waste money on expensive Apple Macintosh desktops – just gut your Xbox like a fish and stuff its innards into a Lan-Li PC-XB01! The Lan-Li case really does look like one of Apples more industrial numbers with the cheese grater effect on the front. It has plenty of room inside to let air flow around your now warranty-free Xbox, plus housings for a water cooling system if you are really paranoid about getting the RROD or live on the Sun. The PC-XB01 will be available later this month for around $US 150. Time to start looking for a minimalist Phillip Starke controller to go with it. Lan-Li PC-XB01 [via The Register] More »