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Nintendo brings the Ban Hammers on Hackers
Nintendo has always had their share of hackers and devices throughout their console releases. Everything from GameShark, R4’s, and homebrews have broken through Nintendo’s hardware. The Nintendo Switch is filled with hackers as well. Hacking ranges from playing pirated games, cheating in Splatoon 2, and adding pornography on Mario Odyssey. Fortunately, now that Nintendo has a stronger online game presence, they’ve been able to slam the ban hammer on hackers.
Anybody who plays pirated games online on the Switch are banned. An exploited hardware patch in April allowed hackers to play pirated Switch games. However, a recent patch allows Nintendo to detect players using the hacking software on their Switches. Each Nintendo Switch games has a unique token for the game and when you play online, the console submits a token. This counts for physical games. Downloaded games have an encrypted game ID tied to the Nintendo Switch console and the Nintendo ID. Pirated games don’t have the token or code and Nintendo will notice and ban you instantly from playing online.
Of course, there are complainers on forums such as GBAtemp and on r/SwitchHacks but they have high hopes of getting past Nintendo’s defense.
Examples of hacks:
In Splatoon 2, hackers are plaguing online multiplayer matches by being invisible, having more specials and rapid fire. While you can report them and they disconnect frequently, hackers appearing on ranked games have frustrated players. Super Mario Odyssey recently added Balloon World to allows players to create platforming time trials. When you’re playing, you can see other players Switch icons. Through homebrew hacking, players were able to add pornographic images throughout the game which would be difficult to explain to your parents.
Thanks to Jairus for the news suggestion!
Sources:
Gamenesia – Super Mario Odyssey Porn?
Gamasutra – Nintendo Switch Pirate game detection
Reddit: Original Source
Life is Strange 2 release date along with free Prequel
Life is Strange is a new IP from Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square-Enix that released in January 2015. An episodic story revolving around Max Caulfield, an 18-year-old photography student who discovers that she has the ability to rewind time at any moment leading to multiple butterfly effects for her town and her best friend, Chloe. The game was very successful and sold over 3 million units across console and PC. It was praised for its art, new story, and characters. They also release a prequel, Life is Strange: Before the Storm in 2017 which focused on Chloe.
Today, they announced their sequel: Life is Strange 2 for September 27, 2018. It has been confirmed by directors Michel Koch and Raoul Barbet that the game will not follow Max Caulfield or her friends from the previous games. If you missed the first game or watched a playthrough, you can start the game without worrying about missing anything. Instead, there is a prequel to Life is Strange 2 called The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. The prequel is completely free and the choices you make will effect Life is Strange 2. Captain Spirit will be released on June 26, 2018, for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit follows the story of Chris, an imaginative 10-year-old kid who imagines himself as a superhero. The game allows you to change your costume and will have dialogue trees similar to Life is Strange 1. The story takes 3 years after the first game. Since it’s free, might as well try it and it may interest you in playing the sequel itself.
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New Burnout-Style Game from old Burnout Developers and Creators
Electronic Arts owns Criterion, the developer studio for Burnout. Unfortunately, the studio hasn’t been working on any new Burnout games since the remake of Burnout Paradise in March. Their last new game in the series was Burnout Crash! which received mix reviews from fans considering it was the follow-up game after Burnout Paradise. Previous founders of Criterion, Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry, spun off their own studio in 2014 called Three Fields Entertainment which has been creating video games similar to Burnout such as Danger Zone. The game is considered a “spiritual successor” to the Burnout series.
Three Fields Entertainment is releasing Danger Zone 2 on July for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. There’s a bigger focus on driving and destruction which fans have been asking for. They will also release Dangerous Driving, a closed track competitive racing game featuring boosts, takedowns, destruction and massive car crashes – which sounds a lot more like Burnout. Ward stated, “Dangerous Driving gets me back to making arcade racing, the kind of software I am most passionate about.”
Are you excited to see a new Burnout-style game? Also, those game names are horrible. How is somebody supposes to find these games online?
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