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Black Ops and PS3 Shut down??

Since PlayStation runs on a free network, companies are not obligated to serve the PSN network. With all the latest modding and lack of security that Sony can provide, Activision is thinking of pulling Black Ops from the PS3 online world.


Activision Reponse:

Well I have nothing else to offer and I too follow forums and have many friends who play and enjoy the game for all of its features. As an avid gamer, I would also disagree with any legalities involving a single aspect of a game as online experience may change at any time. The publishers have the right to shut down the servers for their game at any time as well which based on the number of reported posts from users may be a viable solution over the free PSN.

In any event, if you would like to send your game disc into us, we can either;

a) Exchange for a sealed (unopened) copy of the game that you can take back to the retailer

b) Swap for another platform

c) Exchange for another Activision title of equal or lesser value.

These are the options that we are able to offer to you as a one time courtesy.

Let us know how you would like to proceed.

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George Hotz and the lawsuits?

If you've been living under a bridge for the last month then you would have missed that the PS3 keys were published by George Hotz or geohot. However, Sony decided to throw a giant lawsuit on his door, but first lets cover some ground


Geohot was the first known individual to jailbreak / unlock an iPhone, then the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) was revised allowing phone modification, which made it legal. On the grounds that since you purchased it, you can do whatever you want. Microsoft has ran into problems like this, because they have the right to "brick" dev consoles because consumers don't legally own them. However, if they were to "brick" JTAGS the lawsuits would fly as Microsoft would be sued for destroying purchased property from a consumer. This is all related roughly to what is going on now.

This case will more than likely decide modding for all consoles. This case could set the precedent for all future modding legal problems. It all comes down to weather you own that piece of hardware you purchased. However, once Sony realizes the weight of this lawsuit they might drop it on a technicality.

Here is an interview with geohot about the whole situation: http://ibotmodz.net/...-of-the-show-r4

For up to date news, watch on geohot's website: http://geohot.com/

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Gears 3 with dedicated Severs?

Gears of War 3 has announced the use of dedicated servers on its next major game. Those who played Gears 2 can understand the vast amount of latency that ruined one of the best games of the year. Hopefully the addition of these servers will eliminate the possibility of lag and create a seamless experience. Testing will go down in the upcoming beta.

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