Cheating in StarCraft II
Blizzard Entertainment has always taken cheating in any form in Blizzard games very seriously, and that's no different for StarCraft II. If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then as outlined in our end user license agreement, that player can be permanently banned from the game. This means that the player will be permanently unable to log in to Battle.net to play StarCraft II with his or her account.
Playing StarCraft II legitimately means playing with an unaltered game client. Doing otherwise violates our policies for Battle.net, and it goes against the spirit of fair play that all of our games are based on. We strongly recommend that you avoid using any hacks, cheats, or exploits. Suspensions and bans of players that have used or start using cheats and hacks will begin in the near future.
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron II game featuring a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century, from the outbreak of the Great War up to the onset of the Cold War. Darkest Hour will introduce a new artificial intelligence that is now able to react to hundreds of different situations simultaneously, along with a dynamic diplomatic system that will allow the player to have a real impact on the course of history.
Developed by Irshappa, Iron Cross is an expansion for the Grand Strategy game Hearts of Iron II introducing a completely overhauled map with 4,000 new provinces, fresh scenarios as well an extended playtime of 1933 to 1964. New units and brigades, thousands of historical events, improved AI and an impressive new technology tree will ensure that Iron Cross elevates the Hearts of Iron II playing experience to unprecedented heights.
Gamasutra - Violence In Games, From Russians To Austrians. Thanks Mike Martinez.
After a little over 40 weeks on the shelves, Modern Warfare 2 recently became the largest selling video game title of all time in the UK. Despite this, I have not seen an unusual flood of violent crime and horror stories flowing out of the UK. So I think we can safely assume that violence in gaming—even the gratuitous and unwarranted kind—does not, in and of itself, create disturbed criminals. I would expect Conan, and the guy who single-handedly defeated a Predator, to understand that.Boing Boing - Games not art after all, say angry gamers. Thanks Ant.
Michael Abbott of The Brainy Gamer sees this as a backlash against the idea of games as art: "All too often, the greatest resistance to thinking critically about games comes not from academics, luddites, or old-school critics like Roger Ebert. The most vocal resistance comes from gamers."
Deferential Links: | Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius. |
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Fragger Lost City. Cave Jhones. Visible 3. |
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Using Crowds, and GPS, to Chart Roadkill (registration required). Thanks j.c.f. Unlocking Speech- Microelectrodes Translate Brain Signals into Words. Working Tractor Beam Can Move Objects 5 Feet With Just Light. Thanks [H]ard-OCP. |
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How it All Started. Help Me, Everything Bagel! You're My Only Hope. Watermelon Car. |
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Boyz N the Ring. NSFW. Our 10 Favorite WTF Headbanger Videos. Thanks LittleMe. Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing. |
Follow-up: | Erin Wood recalls her husband's heroism. Thanks Voodoo Extreme. |