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Submission + - Another StarCraft cheating scandal rocks Korea (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: Five years ago, the professional StarCraft community was rocked by a massive cheating scandal (https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.playerattack.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2F04%2F12%2F2903%2Fstarcraft-cheating-scandal-rocks-korea%2F) – now it looks like history is repeating, as twelve StarCraft II gamers have been arrested in South Korea over charges of match-fixing and illegal betting.

Submission + - Australia bans more than 240 games in six months (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: In the 20 years from 1995 to January 2015, there were 77 games Refused Classification in Australia. After January though, more than 240 games have been effectively banned by the Classification Board — an average of 40 per month.

Most of these games are mobile- or digital-only releases you're unlikely to have ever heard of, with names like League Of Guessing, "w21wdf AB test", Sniper 3D Assault Zombie, Measure Bra Size Prank and Virtual marijuana smoking showing up in just the first few pages.

Submission + - Microsoft backflips, announces Xbox One backward compatibility (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: Mike Ybarra is head of Platform Engineering at Xbox, and today he told the gaming world all about one of Microsoft's best-kept secrets — after more than a year of saying it couldn't be done, the Xbox One really is backwards compatible, so you can play all your Xbox 360 games on your next-gen console.

Submission + - Australia: Your digital games (and movies!) will get more expensive (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: Australians really are about to start paying more for digital services — including Steam games — as Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has confirmed plans to introduce a "Netflix tax" in this week's Federal Budget.

As mentioned last week, this is not a new tax, but an extension of Australia's current Goods and Services Tax to include digital services, adding 10% to virtual items and services purchased online. Details have not yet been revealed, but potential services include not only Steam games but also Netflix subscriptions and even Uber trips.

Submission + - Valve censoring torrent references in Steam chat (playerattack.com) 1

dotarray writes: It seems Valve is restricting just what you can talk about when using the Steam chat service. Specifically, any reference to a particular torrent site is being stripped from conversation, while mentions of other pages trigger a warning that the site is "potentially malicious".

Submission + - Nintendo Power Glove used to create Robot Chicken (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: Despite its glorious introduction in The Wizard, the Nintendo Power Glove was, from all accounts, a bit of a failure. However, Dillon Markey has given the doomed peripheral a new lease of life — it's a crucial part of making stop-motion animation for Robot Chicken.

Submission + - Free copy of The Sims 2 contains SecuROM (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: By now, everybody should know that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Let's apply that to EA, shall we? The publisher is giving away copies of The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection, for free... and not mentioning that it includes the controversial SecuROM anti-piracy software.

Submission + - Report: Valve anti-cheat scans your DNS history (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: Valve is looking at your browsing history right now, if a recent report is to be believed. It seems that the company's Valve Anti Cheat system (VAC) reportedly looks at all the domains you have visited, and if it finds that you've frequented hack sites, you'll be banned without question.

Submission + - Steam Music now accepting beta signups (playerattack.com) 3

dotarray writes: Valve continues in its quest for world domination with the announcement of Steam Music, soon to be a part of SteamOS, Big Picture and — eventually — the desktop Steam client. Promising a way for you to "Listen to your music collection while you play games", beta signups are open now.

Submission + - StarCraft II gamer receives US pro-athlete visa (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: The world's first professional StarCraft II gamer has been granted a five-year pro athlete visa for the United States, making Kim "viOLet" Dong Hwan the first of his kind.

viOLet was one of the first gamers to apply for the P-1A visa when they were introduced in July. The new paperwork doesn't mean that he can live permanently in the U.S., but it does mean he'll be treated like other (more traditional) athletes, able to easily enter the country temporarily to participate in tournaments.

Games

Submission + - Blizzard announces Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft "Card Game" (playerattack.com)

UgLyPuNk writes: Blizzard has revealed its "something new" at PAX East 2013: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft — a "charming collectible strategy game set in the Warcraft universe."We've been working on a little something, different from our other games, and we're pleased to invite you to be the first to see it. It's not a sequel, expansion or that rumored next-gen MMO, but it's something we're excited for you to get your hands on."
Nintendo

Submission + - Merry Christmas: 5yr old's 3DS gift full of porn (playerattack.com)

dotarray writes: One Colorado family received more than they'd bargained for when this Christmas when they gave five-year old Braydon Giles a pre-owned Nintendo 3DS that apparently still contained "graphic images" from a previous owner.

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