Battlefield 3 hackers exploit the system to frame innocent gamers

Hackers. They can be a pretty common thing with online games these days. Usually, they cheat to give themselves an unfair edge against others or to get themselves extra benefits like XP. But what happens when hackers start targeting innocent players, and those players end up banned as a result? That's exactly what's been happening on the PC version of Battlefield 3 these days.

The SOPA 'splosion

As I'm sure all you tech-savvy readers are aware, last week was quite an eventful one in the age of the internet. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its counterpart the Protect IP Act (PIPA, somehow short for the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) have taken the internet by storm. And by "storm," I mean that thing that happens right after you kick a bee hive.

Late in the game review: LittleBigPlanet

Game Title: LittleBigPlanet
Console: PS3
Developer: Media Molecule
Release Date: October 28, 2008

Late in the game review: Mass Effect 2

Game Title: Mass Effect 2 
Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Developer: Bioware
Release Date: January 26, 2010

U.S.-born video game designer sentenced to death in Iran

Amir Mizra Hekmati, an Iranian-American working for New York-based Kuma Reality Games, has been sentenced to death after allegedly confessing to spying and creating games specifically to sway public opinions concerning U.S. policies. 

Back in the saddle

After a holiday absence, Deranged Gamer is back in action! While taking some time off from writing, one fact has recently become apparent: how scarily easy it is to get wrapped up in day-to-day life without including our favorite hobby.

Wii would like to play

I got an early Christmas present this year: a Nintendo Wii. I know it's late in the console's lifespan, with the WiiU coming out before long, but I'm still excited about it. Not just for the usual reasons, like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, either. I'm excited for multiplayer.