SEGA'S BEEN HACKED And It's Important Enough To Make Front Pages (And Grid Sucks)

On the MSN homepage.  Yeah, right up there with J. Blo's titties.



EDIT: Oh, and there's this pic on CBS that's gone viral big-time (try to guess what's wrong here):

SEGA is just one of many companies that have been hacked recently.  This particular hack happened days ago.  According to this arbitrary BBC page, all that was taken was 1.29 million Sega Pass e-mail addresses, dates of birth, and maybe some passwords.  No credit cards.  Okay, congrats hackers.  You hacked Sega, the fat red-head kid in the playground.  You took candy from a baby who didn't have any in the first place.  You got some e-mails to hit up.  What now--more spam e-mail?  I'm terribly scared.  I mean, those Windows Account Alert! e-mails really provided me with enough nightmare fuel to stay up for days.  If I get another 400,000 GBP offer directly to my bank account, whoo boy, I'm gonna lose it.

TBQH, I don't even know what a Sega Pass is...so they got the password to my "Sega Pass."  Okay, as long as they don't friggin go around posting as me.  Sega already reset their passwords (which were encrypted BTW) and reacted very quickly, unlike Sony, lololol, so let's commend Sega in that regard.  And no, I don't use the same password on more than one account.  I only posted on the Sega board ten times in the last two years so what do I have to lose...

The funny thing is that the hackers behind the Nintendo & Sony attacks actually like Sega so they actually "get it"--this is what they had to say:

The hacker group Lulz Security, which has been involved in a number of high profile attacks, including one against Sega rival Nintento, has denied involvement in the Sega case.

Instead it showed some sympathy for the company on its Twitter feed.

"We want to help you destroy the hackers that attacked you. We love the Dreamcast, these people are going down," it said. 

 Warning to all Hackers: Kick His Ass, Seabass!!!

SELF-PITY AND DREAMCAST FTW!!!  It helped save Sega's life.  Okay, that may be an exaggeration, I can't wait to see the cops' beatdown on LulzSec's candy ass.  But, most importantly, hats off to SEGA for being important enough to being mentioned in the news!!!  SEGA VICTOLY!!!

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Oh yeah, one funny thing--GRID game servers are going down.  This is a game released in 2008 BTW.  I won't say much but if you read the comments in this Joystiq article, you see people losing their s*** over this, begging for dedicated servers and whatnot.  I foresaw this whole debacle going down before...do not doubt me.

Not Talking About E3 (LOL RIDGE RACER)

EDITED 1 TIME, OOO THIS TOPIC JUST GOT BETTER...

You know today's E3 day, you know everyone's gonna talk about it, I could go crazy about it but no I won't.  Unless there's some surprise bombshell game (or an actual bomb that goes off), then I don't really care.  Here's a list of things to expect at E3.  Yes, stuff like "OMG WII 2 DETAILS" and "FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE!!"  Just brilliant.  I mean, I'll still view the headlines out of morbid curiosity but I'm not going to play news reporter of another news reporter of yet another news reporter of a talking head holding an overrated electronic device if you know what I mean...

But anyway, this is a funny story about Ridge Racer.  The Nintendo 3DS is getting an update!  However, according to Nintendo themselves, people who play Ridge Racer 3D "may experience a disruption in their gameplay experience under certain conditions."  So for what reason I don't know, they can't play Ridge Racer for several weeks until the next update.  Very funny news.

NO RIDGE RACER FOR YOU!!

Anyway, this is a quote from one of my Sega racer friends, F40, on the GameFAQs board about Ridge Racer:


Makes me laugh that Namco can always release a new Ridge for a new machine and then nothing as if it's the only way to maximize sales being one of only a handful of games you can buy lol.

BLOODY BRILLIANT!!  You buy a new console and you want a racing game.  It's either Ridge Racer or some other dreck (like Bloodwake or Pulse Racer) so you get RR.  Never thought of that one before.  Sega would never stoop that low.  Ridge Racer (and I'm not including that Unbounded cancer) will always be average, haha...

EDIT: Woahowahowah...hold the phone.  This from E3 (contrary to the post title).  There's a new Playstation handheld called the Vita.  And guess what one of the launch titles for said device is?  Ridge Racer.  Yes, ANOTHER LAUNCH TITLE RIDGE RACER.  Unbelievable.  Go for the cheap, easy sales.

Oh yeah, and before you hit me with the "y ru such a sega fanboy," crap, here, read this.

And one more thing, we got hackers trying to get into Nintendo(as well as Sony again, as if they haven't been picked on enough).  Really, what the hell this world's come to?  Just hack, hack, hack.  Come on Nintendo, TAKE IT!!  Hack the hackers and send them Windows Account Alert!!! emails.  I guarantee you all malicious/evil hackers are anti-Semites so f*** 'em...  This I know because my undergrad college's website (www.selu.edu) was once hacked and plastered with anti-Israeli paraphernalia, true story bro.

Anyway, when I started this entry, I was really tired but since then, I popped in some tunes on my MP3 player and now I feel GREAT.  See, this is where happy stuff like Billy Joel, Doobie Brothers, and The Offspring (yeah) kick in.  Check you guys in two seconds.

Living On Candy Bars And Black Ops (And PS3 Hackers)

Mmm, these mini Crunch bars are really good.  You know, you ought to run over to Wall-Mart and check out all the discounted candy they have.  I still assume they have it.  Just cause it's not Easter doesn't mean you can't eat candy.

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But anyway...for some mini-news.  Nintendo is gonna release a new console in 2012 and everyone assumes it will crush this current lineup of consoles.  I don't care; it will probably be just a Wii 2.0, kind of like how the 3DS is an upgraded DS.  Blahblahblah, Sony and MS are probably going to release new consoles in 2014 so I really wonder how much better these games will look and what will happen to our old 360/PS3 accounts (achievement points, DLC, etc.).  Eh, I don't think it'll be as pretty as everyone suggests.  I really don't know how much better these consoles can get now.

Virtual reality?  Not like Virtua Racing/Fighter, CERTAINLY NOT Virtual Boy, but actual virtual reality?  What a load of crap.  Stick to your little iPhone games, people.  That's the future of gaming--little $2 apps...

Speaking of the PS3, which has been hacked BTW, this is not the first time the server's gone down.  Oh my, how much we gamers rely on these servers to run our consoles.  Ok, I've already talked about the "servers going down = RIP console" theory over and over again.  I hardly ever use my PS3 other than to play Blu-Ray movies (even then I hate movies so I never use it at all, HA).

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EDIT: Turns out this PS3 breach may be a bigger f'n deal than normal.  Potential security info like passwords ,addresses, credit card numbers, etc..  1.4 of the 77 mil PS3 accounts hacked.  Now imagine if something happened to your trophies/achievement points, then I would be pissed.  EDIT AGAIN: UK Resistance is alive again!! Only to take advantage of their blissful dream come true.

Funny enough, there is a game by Introversion Software called Uplink (click for demo/pics).  You play as a hacker who steals money from banks, data from big companies, court evidence, etc.  You control the "desktop" of a hacker, trying to use password crackers and stuff while racing against the clock before security catches up on you.  Nowhere near as "severe" as Introversion's other game, Defcon: Everybody Dies, but when you consider the implifications of a company rep coming out to say, "Hey everybody, we just lost hundreds of millions of dollars/user accounts overnight, we're sorry," you gotta admit that is pretty heavy.

 Rofl.  *gets blown up*
Thanks to this dude whom I stole pic from 

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Really, to tell you the truth, this last month has been excruciating.  I really haven't been able to do anything (besides the Disney trip) besides play video games with myself.  Mostly Black Ops because I'm pathetic like that.  It's gotten to the point where I become extremely frustrated with just about anything bad that happens.  There hasn't been any room for opportunity here.

I've yet to receive any sort of feedback from my Sega job application which is no surprise.  Just forget about it--Sega wants nothing to do with me.  Fine, keep churning out lousy movie adaptations and bad DC port rehashes, awesome job guys.  My SEGA Job Application.

I'm also nearly done with the FIEA application process; just need to do the fabled Production portfolio.  I will probably have to work on that alone for the next week or so.  I really hope I get accepted to FIEA.  I just want to learn about game design and programming.  But they're sticking me with pins and needles and it ain't good.  Odds are they'll see a minor flaw in me and just dump me in favor or some other Mountain Dew-drinking "cool" dude so I get sent to Full Sail where God knows what goes on there.  My visits to FIEA and Full Sail.

I really want to get going somewhere since I'm being driven crazy now.  I hope I get out of here and face new opportunities.  Just want to do SOMETHING and prove my worthiness but no--not happening since the world has been dropped on its head recently and I've been trying to keep my cool all this time.

Until then, just chillin out, playing some Black Cops, trying to hang on to Sega dreams while I'm at it...