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Two Razer Blade gaming laptop prototypes stolen
We first heard about the Razer Blade gaming laptop at CES 2011. It’s being billed as the first laptop that was built with gamers in mind. One of its most unique features is its transforming keyboard that conforms to the game you’re currently playing. The Razer Blade is definitely one of the most intriguing laptops we’ve seen in recent memory, but that fact has also made it a target for thieves. Today, Razer informed the public two prototypes of the Razer Blade were stolen the weekend of November 4.
The Steam forums are compromised, change those passwords
Just when we thought the wave of hacks involving videogame companies had ceased, we get hit news of another major breach. Valve has confirmed the Steam forums had been broken into. This would explain the closure of the forums earlier this week. Even if you don’t use the forums, you are urged to change your Steam password because there is a possibility personally identifiable information is now in the hands of one or more hackers.
Modern Warfare 3 disc stolen and pirated
The street date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been broken in a sense. Instead of stores selling the game to customers early, some individual managed to swipe one disc from a Fresno, California warehouse. The thief only managed to obtain Disc 2 from the PC version of MW3.
Microsoft responds to Microsoft Points glitch
The glitch that was reported to have resulted in over a million dollars in stolen Microsoft Points was true to an extent. There was an algorithm that allowed users to create promotional codes for free Microsoft Points, but the total amount stolen wasn’t anywhere near the reported $1.2 million. Still, Microsoft is prepared to take action against those who used the exploit.
Rumor: Glitch helps users steal Microsoft Points
A couple days ago, a forum user started a posted informing everyone of a glitch within Microsoft’s system for distributing Microsoft Points. The alleged thieves discovered a way to trick Microsoft into giving up promotional codes for 160MSP, a 48-hour Xbox Live Gold trial or a code for a Halo: Reach Banshee avatar prop. It was supposedly done by exploiting a couple elements within a URL. By the time Microsoft discovered the exploit and patched it, a lot of people had already made off with free stuff.
3DS swiped from assembly line for your amusement
The 3DS will be released in Japan next month on February 26. By now the 3DS hardware should be final, and full scale production is the next step. As usual, someone just couldn’t wait to have a 3DS of their own, and grabbed one from a 3DS manufacturing facility. They then took to the internet to show everyone the fruits of their thievery.
Thief steals gamer’s Xbox Live identity
As if cases of pedophiles targeting kids on online gaming services like Xbox Live were not enough, now a case of identity theft on Xbox Live has come to light in Conway, Arkansas. Jonathan Herbert, a 28-year-old Conway resident, had his Xbox Live identity stolen. He notified a local police officer about the identity theft on Wednesday (February 20, 2008).
The police officer sprang into action and, according to The Cabin article, found that someone else was using Herbert’s Live account to play Halo 3 while he was…















