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by Published on January 17th, 2011 19:26
Frustrated by Modern Warfare 2 hacks? Infinity Ward feels your pain. But don't blame the developer. Blame Sony and the PlayStation 3's compromised security.
Infinity Ward's creative strategist Robert Bowling, aka fourzerotwo, took to the official Infinity Ward forum to discuss the PS3's recent troubles.
"Sony has recently acknowledged a breach in security on the PS3 which resulted in games to become exposed to exploits and hacks," Bowling said. "Modern Warfare 2 is no exception to this security exploit and we understand that some of you have experienced problems with stats and other issues associated with this."
Apparently PS3 Modern Warfare 2 players are susceptible to hacks that affect their statistics and, in some cases, delete their progress. One gamer, ktell, described the problem on the Infinity Ward forum.
"This issue is really out of hand. I can't log on without getting deranked, vulgar messages across the status bar on the bottom, etc. etc. Infinity Ward should be policing the lobbies looking for exploiters and banning them. It may be a Sony glitch (although the hacked files are related to MW2's game data), but Infinity Ward can at least patrol their own games.
"I mean seriously - I spent 27 days playing that game, unlocking, ranking up etc. Now all my challenges, perks, guns and kill streaks are gone? And my KD is like 10 million to one now?
"Un-f'ing real. You should at least be able to restore my account to where it was. What's up with that?
"This is horrible, just horrible."
According to Bowling, Infinity Ward is powerless in the matter.
"Games rely on the security of the encryption on the platforms they're played on, therefore; updates to the game through patches will not resolve this problem, unless the security exploit itself is resolved on the platform.
"Regretfully, Call of Duty games are receiving the bulk of the hacker's attention, due to its high player counts and popularity. However, the number of legitimate players severely outweighs the bad apples."
Bowling's advice: only play with friends.
"If you are concerned about playing with players who are hacking, I encourage you to play exclusively with friends by utilizing the party or private match options in Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty 4 to avoid such players as much as possible until this issue is resolved by Sony.
"At this time, we do not have the ability to restore or adjust individual stats."
Looking to the future, Bowling promised gamers that Infinity Ward will not rely on platform holders to stop hackers from ruining its future projects.
"Let me assure you, while we are very reliant on Sony updating their firmware and security to address the core problem of this issue, we are looking at every option available to us to help any user affected.
"This only applies to legacy games such as Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2. In the future we plan to adjust our approach to not rely solely on platform security and reduce the ability for this to happen in our games, as has already been displayed by the work Treyarch has done on Call of Duty: Black Ops to prevent similar measures."
Eurogamer has asked Sony for comment.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...2-hacks-on-ps3 ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:18
News via http://thatotherdev.wordpress.com/20...%e2%80%93-ps3/
Mossy1 has also signed Cubicle Shooter v0.7 making it compatible with Geohot’s CFW. Enjoy ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:17
News via http://thatotherdev.wordpress.com/20...2%80%93-ps3-2/
Mossy1 was kind enough to make a signed copy of That Other Space Shooter v0.1 so now you can try out the early demo of the game with GeoHots CFW. ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:16
News via http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/law-f...ge-hotz-75976/
Geohot's law firm has issued a press release vowing to fight Sony tooth-and-nail in defense of their client.
Quote:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 14, 2011
Law Firms defend Sony's Accusations against George Hotz
San Francisco, California – Today, attorneys Stewart Kellar and Yasha Heidari announced they intend to vigorously defend the baseless accusations asserted by Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (“Sony”) against Mr. George Hotz.
“Make no mistake,” Stewart Kellar, intellectual property attorney and e-ttorney at law™ stated, “this case is not about Sony attempting to protect its intellectual property or otherwise seek bona fide relief from the court. Rather, it's an attempt from Sony to send a message that any individual using Sony hardware in a way Sony does not deem appropriate will result in harsh legal consequences from a multi-billion dollar company, irrespective of any legal basis or authority for such action.”
Sony recently filed suit against a number of individuals, including Mr. Hotz, a 21-year-old computer prodigy who is well-known for his accomplishments and innovations in the field of phone and computer development, such as for creating the ability to provide for iPhone interoperability between various cellular network carriers. Citing unfounded concerns and a dubious legal basis for jurisdiction, Sony seeks relief from the Court due to Mr. Hotz re-enabling core functionality of the Playstation 3.
“I think it is quite telling that Sony, who is legally required to provide notice to Mr. Hotz before seeking any special relief with the Court, decided to e-mail Mr. Hotz a copy of their motion at 7 p.m. when a hearing was scheduled for the next morning at 9 a.m. in California, while Mr. Hotz does not even live in California. Sony is seeking various unreasonable relief, such as seizing Mr. Hotz's personal property and computers. Luckily, the Court postponed the hearing,” said Yasha Heidari, Esq., managing partner at Heidari Power Law Group, LLC.
Mr. Kellar added, “This case not only has profound implications for the parties involved, but it also implicates core property rights for every consumer out there.” Recently in April of 2010, citing the fact that the Playstation 3's terms and conditions reserve the right to modify the PS3's settings and features, Sony inexplicably issued an “upgrade” that removes the end user's ability to utilize the PS3's OtherOS functionality. Consumer familiar with the PS3 know that OtherOS is a powerful tool that is critical in allowing its users to utilize the PS3 as a personal computer. Sony had previously touted the PS3's OtherOS as a major selling point and feature that would receive Sony's continued support. Yet, despite this, Sony took the position that consumers must either choose to upgrade the PS3 to play newer game titles and lose OtherOS support, or ignore the update to keep OtherOS but be prohibited from playing newer titles.
Mr. Heidari stated, “While most companies issue firmware upgrades to increase a product's abilities over its life cycle, Sony has taken the unacceptable and draconian approach of decreasing the PS3's capabilities by actually destroying a core feature of the PS3. Imagine taking in your car for an oil change and having the manufacturer remove your car's air conditioner, radio, and half its horsepower because of fears that other hypothetical individuals might abuse their vehicles. It just doesn't make any sense, and it's a slap in the face to the consumers that put their support behind the product.” Mr. Kellar proclaimed, “This case rests on Sony's misguided belief that it has the unfettered ability to control how consumers use the products they legitimately purchase.”
Both attorneys agree that Sony's interpretation of the law is quite troubling. The attorneys state they hope the judge will deny Sony's motion, but regardless of how the judge rules, they fully intend to defend Mr. Hotz in this action, which has wide-spread implications for consumers globally. ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:13
News/release from mcidclan
Note : This Homebrew isn't only reserved for Go!Cam owners. 2 different modes are available, with or without Go!Cam....
Please read the following instructions before playing.
Slide and !Live, ultimate attack.
Slide and !Live, ultimate attack, is a game in which you embody a ball that would have to cover different levels where 5 bricks type with different properties can be met.
BLUES are static bricks, your ball will bounce at the time of an impact.
BLACKS will make you lose some time, if you touch one of them,
the current level would restart, but the time will continue forward.
BROWN are temporary bricks, they will be destroyed if an impact occurs.
PINKS increase the ball's speed if an impact occurs.
The GREEN brick indicates the end of the current level, your aim is to reach this one.
2 modes are available, with or without Go!Cam.
1) With Go!Cam.
Last version's POC (Proof of Concept) (Slide and !Live)
YouTube - Slide and !Live
A tracking system allows you to simulate an accelerometer on your PSP.
So, you would have to make the ball slide to the green brick.
/!\ How to use the tracking.
Your aim could be your head (Head Tracking) or some object.
In every cases, make sure that the elements are distinguishable and placed in a lit room (The best would be a white-lit room, yellow lits interfere with the tracking).
Detail with Head Tracking :
Your PSP in you hand, you can be standing or be seated, back to a white wall.
It's highly recommended to wear a white T-Shirt, to make your head highlighted. Make sure the room is well-lighted and that no objects or poster are fixed on the wall.
After this :
- Orient your Go!Cam towards what you want to aim.
- Go to Play Game and wait the camera's flow display.
- Make sure that the aim is centered compared to the red square.
- Confirm the aim by pressing Triangle.
- During the game, you can press Triangle to show or hide the Go!Cam flow and/or a red reference following the aim.
Important :
- Keep the same distance between the Go!Cam and the aim.
- Your moves would have to be slight and supple.
Indicators :
in this mode, arrows will show you the direction in which you're inclinating the PSP, corresponding to the direction towards your ball will slide.
2) Without Go!Cam.
When the tracker is initailiazing,
press Square to access without Go!Cam mode.
Here, the ball doesn't slide in the space, it is submitted to the gravity!
Use the D-pad to throw the ball where you want.
An arrow shows the adequate moment to bounce.
If the ball is in the momentum of an old throw,
you can throw it again in the same direction to increase its speed.
12 Levels are available for the Go!Cam mode and 20 for the without Go!Cam mode.
3) Commands :
Start : Pause (to have a break, but the time is still running).
Circle : Previous windows (non-available during the transitions).
L + R : Restarts the current level.
Triangle : Confirms and starts the tracking. Show/Hide the tracking's informations.
Select : Starts or stops the background music.
Square : Skips the Go!Cam init and runs the game in without Go!Cam mode. Hides/Shows the informations panel during a game.
D-Pad : Throws the ball, in normal mode.
Right button : Next page.
PSP Slopes : Makes the ball slide in the PSP slope direction.
This Homebrew requires that the player has to be patient, player that would have to get used to the 2 gameplays.
Download Link
Slide and !Live, ultimate attack
What's new?
Levels totally revisions,
Added a sound context,
Added a new brick type,
Use of pspCamTrackLib v2.0.3,
You're now able to hide the informations panels during a game.
Enjoy !
Thanks to FlavR from XtreamLua for the translation.
by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:10
News via http://www.neoflash.com/go/index.php...d=391&Itemid=1
The SMS4/MD/N64/SNES/PC-E/NDS Myth flash cart Pro programmer V1.10 [Jan.15th 2011]
history:
* support the pockmon black and white game cart eeprom backup
* fix one N64 gba cart type config issue
download: http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index....ic,6455.0.html ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:10
News via http://www.neoflash.com/go/index.php...d=391&Itemid=1
The SMS4/MD/N64/SNES/PC-E/NDS Myth flash cart Pro programmer V1.10 [Jan.15th 2011]
history:
* support the pockmon black and white game cart eeprom backup
* fix one N64 gba cart type config issue
download: http://www.neoflash.com/forum/index....ic,6455.0.html ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:09
News via http://ps3.gx-mod.com/modules/news/a...p?storyid=2482
The developer of the emulator anonymous PS3Sx proposes a new version of its port of the Sega Megadrive emulator Genesis GX (EkeEke) on the PS3.
New / fixed:
- Fixed sound problems
- Updated with the latest code Genesis Plus GX
- Many special assignment using the buttons now work (Super Street Fighter II and Mulan for example)
- Redesigned interface, approaching that of SNES9x/FCEU
- Configurable Controls
- Ability to specify a path for SRAM / savestate / directory
- Many other fixes and improvements.
You will find packages for firmware 1.92, 3.41 and 3.55 to CFW Geohot. ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:08
News via http://ps3.gx-mod.com/modules/news/a...p?storyid=2481
pspLT offers a PC Engine emulator modified to work without a dongle on the PS3 jailbreak using firmware 3.41.
Features :
- Support for Zip files
- Cue files can use external audio format Ogg Vorbis and WAV (PCM, ADPCM, etc.) (do not work on PS3 at the moment)
Installation :
- Put the PKG on a USB key or other device supported
- Install PKG using a dongle jailbreak
- Once the PKG installed on your system, you no longer need to launch the jailbreak dongle emulator.
- Post your ROM to the root of your USB / USB disk in a folder named PCEUROMS ...by Published on January 16th, 2011 00:07
News via http://ps3.gx-mod.com/modules/news/a...p?storyid=2483
Flukes1 announced it would soon issue on IRC all the information necessary to obtain complete control of the safety of lv1 and lv2 the PS3.
With this access, many options should now open including the launch of the PS3 from the XMB was the least sensitive with CFW 3.55 of Geohot.
A video presentation will be announced by tomorrow. Flukes1 trying to avoid ending up also in the crosshairs of Sony, it will not publish that information for such access and patch the firmware. Then free developers to build tools to simplify operations. ...- Search DCEmu
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