It seems that Ubisoft just can’t get a break — Back in January we told you that Ubisoft would be trying out a new online-based DRM service that would, theoretically, help the studio combat piracy. Well, not long after the service launched hackers had their way with it cause it to crash altogether. After that, Ubisoft managed to get the service back up but once again they are being attacked.
They comment:
Our servers are under attack again. Some gamers are experiencing trouble singing in. We’re working on it and will keep you posted.”
Luckily, the servers have since gone back online meaning you’ll be able to play your games but the chances of this happening again, unless Ubisoft makes some major changes, remain high.
Exploit, one of the newest games on Kongregate, is a mind-bending puzzler with peculiar social ramifications.
You play as a white hat (otherwise known as good guy) hacker who’s decided to take on a totalitarian regime all by his onesies, breaking into their computer systems and trying to find out what’s really going on inside the tiny little dictatorship. The deeper in you go, the more difficult the systems are to hack, and the more you find out about the little country.
The biggest problem I have is that the puzzles are spectacularly difficult after even a few rounds–it took me three or four tries to solve the last puzzle on the tutorial level, which should say something about the game itself. But if you want a real brain-buster of a puzzle game, then you’ll get everything you ever wanted and then some out of Exploit.
Ever since Halo 2 on Xbox Live for the original Xbox, there have been those users unhappy with their ranking who feel the need to manipulate the network to their advantage.
Well, the problem hasn’t stop and it has infact escalated. Apparently, creators of such methods are selling programs, and even offering services, that kick your opponent off of Xbox Live. How is it done?
Well, the cheater routes their Xbox connection through their computer, obtains your IP address, floods it with packets, and kicks you off. Sounds like fun? It’s not, I’ve encountered one too many of these guys on Halo 3.
Microsoft has issued the following statement on the subject:
We are investigating reports involving the use of malicious software tools that an attacker could use to try and disrupt an Xbox LIVE player’s internet connection.
This problem is not related to the Xbox Live service, but to the player’s internet connection. The attacker could also attempt [to] disrupt other internet activities, such as streaming video or web browsing, using the same tools.”
Read (Kotaku)
