Xbox Live: Major Nelson Gets Hacked
It appears that your $60/year Xbox Live account isn’t that safe after all. Kotaku reports that Larry Hyrb’s (a.k.a Major Nelson) LIVE account was hacked during the weekend.
The hacker messed around with Hyrb’s account (see pic) and then posted a YouTube video (see below) on his personal website (lightzz.com) in which he proudly tells how he can hack…
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Pastapadre Turns Three!
It’s hard to believe but today marks the third anniversary for the website. Time has really cruised by and I continue to be astonished by the growth and continued support from the community. What began as a side project has turned into something much more, and I hope to continue to cultivate that growth as I envision even bigger things down the line.
While the sports gaming coverage continues to be the main focus, over the last six months I’ve introduced expansions with the Entertainment Division as well as the NFL Draft coverage. Going forward I will continue to try and build on the content offered at the site in different areas.
Last week brought the re-launch of the Padrecast. Fred and I are hoping to record a new Padrecast on a weekly basis, with the plan being they will go up on Monday mornings. The topics will include rundowns of the biggest sports gaming news, entertainment news, and goings-on in the forum.
Speaking of the forum it has always been a more supplementary element of the site, not something I’ve ever really actively pushed. Feel free to just browse there or join the community. As mentioned in the most recent podcast it’s a totally different environment than the comments section of the articles. It is more controlled but remains very laid back with a wide range of sections for different types of discussion and a tight-knit group of members…many of whom have been posting together for over 5 years.
Upcoming events include E3 (June 15-17) and Comic-Con (July 22-25). Myself and Jerkfacefave will be there for on the spot coverage and are really looking forward to those conventions.
Dante’s Inferno performing “solidly” since launch
EA’s pleased with how its new intellectual property, Dante’s Inferno — the second title from horror developer Visceral Games — has been performing since its launch early last month.
“The current market makes the establishment of new IP pretty challenging as consumers are perhaps more risk-averse than they otherwise would be,” EA UK’s sales director Rob Davey says. “But Dante’s Inferno proved itself out with a solid performance for a new IP, that gives us a solid platform to continue to engage and excite consumers via PDLC.”
The paid downloadable content in question is next month’s Trials of St. Lucia which offers co-op functionality as well as a level editor — $9.99/800 Microsoft Points, April 29.
