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Hacker group LulzSec has reportedly released a file containing Xbox Live user information in combination with logins for other services such as Facebook, Twitter and Paypal. The exact amount of information compromised is not known at this time but the hacking group isn’t picking targets – casual gamers, long time live players and even government official’s information may have been compromised.
The group uploaded a large file containing usernames and passwords for the various services including Xbox Live last night. The file has since been removed but not before LulzSec could claim that the file had been viewed thousands of times.
The leak was first exposed through LulSec’s twitter account. There they wrote about abusing the breached information and messing with compromised Facebook and Social Networking accounts.
“Envelope yourself in the sickening realization that you secretly love f—king someone’s Facebook life beyond repair.” - Quote from LulzSec Twitter Account
We’ve reached out to Xbox Live’s community team for comment regarding the possible breach of Xbox Live Accounts. Should any further information break regarding this possible security risk we will make sure to bring it to you. For now the best advice would be to check your Xbox Live account and make sure that your password still works and that no unauthorized purchases have been made on the Marketplace under your account.
Source: TeamXbox)
Perhaps ironically, perhaps not, Far Cry 3 opens with a psychotic bandit lecturing you on the nature of insanity. Crazy is doing the same thing, expecting different results, goes the oft-quoted saying. And again, for the third time now in this series, you are surrounded by a jungle, up to your ass in trouble. You’re soon up to your neck in it, and beyond, as the bandit kicks a cinderblock, bound to your feet, into a deep pond. The protagonist, this time a guy named Jason Brody, struggles free of his bonds and surfaces in a cavern in a two-stage quicktime event. He then transits into a one-man ambush of the bandits’ camp, a scene of civilian executions and other atrocities. Far Cry 3, due in 2012 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, seems to deploy much of what made the first two games critical successes: Richly detailed environments with complex lighting and heart-in-your-throat sound design. The drowning escape sequence, Brody is fighting to free himself, surrounded by dozens of corpses tethered to their blocks, arms bound and raised over their heads in a ghostly pose. In the shootout, Brody was free to use the sniper scope to scan a very broad environment, using it to identify hostiles, assets, and his objective, a helicopter. The thugs went about their business in the desaturated color of the scratched-up scope. I saw all of this in a live gameplay demonstration at E3 2011. What unfolded was reasonably conventional combat that, while plainly the optimal way to negotiate the challenge, was not forced by the game itself or funneled to the key points by the environment. Brody sought out a zipwire to begin his guns-blazing party crashing, but I got the sense he could have run in on foot and handled business that way, if a bit more difficult. Enemy AI appeared very challenging, as the demonstrator was constantly flanked and taking fire, but naturally shrugging it off. Cover was abundant and firing from it blindly was the predominant tactic I saw. A sense of action-movie desperation pervaded the encounter. Introducing the sequence, our demonstrator said only that Brody had found himself on an island, his boat had been destroyed, his girlfriend had been kidnapped, “and everyone here is crazy.” It seemed to be in the South Pacific, as a wrecked World War II-era fighter was part of the landscape during the brief exploration period preceding Brody’s capture. The game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, which handled Far Cry 2 and served up the rich visuals one expects of a game series with its roots in CryEngine. I was shown the game on an Xbox 360. In the windup of the opening battle, Brody fights his way to a helicopter, puts a gun to the pilot’s head and orders him to take off. The helicopter is barely airborne when a rocket-propelled grenade slams into its fuselage, bringing it down with an ear-ringing explosion. Brody blacks out and awakens where he started. Surrounded by jungle, up to his ass in trouble, and the bandit lecturing him on the nature of insanity.Far Cry 3 Sanely Delivers the Same Results, with the Same Methods
This morning, Nintendoshowed off a highlight reel of third-party games supposedly running on its new Wii U console. They looked great. Turns out that footage wasn’t running on anything of the sort. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told GameTrailers that the footage—of games like Ghost Recon and Darksiders II—was instead culled from the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the games. He says the reason for this is that Nintendo is still “a year away from when the console will launch”. (Source: Kotaku)Nintendo Used 360, PS3 & PC Game Footage In Its Wii U Demo Reel
E3 2011: Twisted Metal gameplay footage
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gameplay footage
During the Microsoft E3 press conference today it was announced that the Xbox Live dashboard will be getting an update, complete with a redesign that resembles the recently revealed Windows 8. The new version of the software will feature voice commands via Kinect, Microsoft’s search engine Bing and Youtube. There will also be a new live TV feature that will allow you to watch TV through your Xbox so as to not interrupt the entertainment experience. Partnerships with international television providers like SkyTV in the UK were also announced.
New Xbox Live Dashboard for Xbox 360
Let’s face it: the television remote is so yesterday. As anticipated, Xbox Live’s Marc Whitten has taken the stage at Microsoft’s keynote address to describe and promote some of the features we can expect from the company’s new Xbox Live TV functionality. No more buttons, no more joysticks. Users will be able to access and organize film, television, games and music all by means of voice prompts. Microsoft has promised to expand its content partnerships by “a factor of ten.” We can expect to see dedicated support for YouTube – in addition to the support the platform already provides for Hulu and Netflix subscribers. We’ll be seeing an expansion on live television streaming, via Microsoft’s IPTV and cable partnerships with Sky and Canal. UFC president Dana White announced “UFC on Xbox.” The programming will include live broadcasts of weigh-ins, fights and other UFC events. Those watching through Xbox Live will be able to predict the fight’s outcome, scoring points for correct guesses. Microsoft search-engine Bing is set to be incorporated into Live’s new interface. Queries such as “Xbox Lego” will return a list of available Lego video games that the user can then download. The new interface is reminiscent of the one introduced for the Windows Phone 7 and what has already been revealed of Windows 8. The new Xbox Live TV functionality is scheduled to launch this Fall. We’ll try to keep you updated as we learn more about how these features are going to be implemented
Voice-Controlled
A Factor of Ten
Bing and a New Interface
