Jul 292014
 

W_S_Security

Great real world example of how the cyber-baddies out there attack video game companies.  Note: It’s a technical article with loads of security speak.

“Threat Group-3279[i] (TG-3279) targets the entertainment and video game industries. Based upon Portable Executable (PE) compile dates, domain name registrations, collection dates of tools, the threat actors’ activity on message boards, and activity observed by Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers during incident response engagements, TG-3279 appears to have been active since 2009. CTU researchers believe that TG-3279 is associated with the China Cracking Group and that the Laurentiu Moon and Sincoder personas are TG-3279 actors. Due to information gathered from targeted hosts, CTU researchers believe with medium confidence that TG-3279 focuses on the collection of video game source code to crack those games for free use, to develop tools to cheat at the games, or to use the source code for competing products. The best method for detecting TG-3279 activity is to look for modifications to system files, invalidly signed executables, and repeated non-existent domain (NXDomain) DNS replies…”

Read the full article from Dell SecureWorks website:

http://www.secureworks.com/cyber-threat-intelligence/threats/threat-group-3279-targets-the-video-game-industry/

Nov 092013
 

As I did way back when for the Reddit PvP AMA, I decided to compile the Reddit AMA questions and answers for the Warrior. Here is the Wildstar Reddit Warrior AMA Transcript for easy viewing and organization! They are organized by Warrior-specific things (like skills, animations, and so forth), Tanking information, and General information.

Quick links:

  1. Warrior-Specific
  2. Tanking
  3. General

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Jul 182013
 

Carbine has always been doing their best to keep our attention by feeding us tiny morsels of information for Wildstar. Before the dust of discussion from their previous news even settled, they do it again, releasing two teaser pictures for an upcoming announcement on the 19th of this month.

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Jul 172013
 
W_R_Path

The Doctor is in!

This column dissects, bisects, and totally gouges out the gory details of Wildstar’s path system. As a Doctor of Path-ology, I have taken my Hypocritic Oath to research and probe the world of Nexus and keep you up to date with all the latest changes that may impact your character. This week, we look at The Scientist! Continue reading »

Jul 082013
 
W_R_Path

The Doctor is in!

This column dissects, bisects, and totally gouges out the gory details of Wildstar’s path system. As a Doctor of Path-ology, I have taken my Hypocritic Oath to research and probe the world of Nexus and keep you up to date with all the latest changes that may impact your character. This week, we look at the social aspect of the Settler path! Continue reading »

May 082013
 
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There certainly was a lot of talk about this week – Hosts Carla, Drew, and Joe had their hands full with the last tidbits from Arkship EU 2013 and a slough of interviews to pour over across the Interwebs. In all of that, they still manage to yuck it up with some discussion about Chad “Pappy” Moore and the WildStar Central thread wherein photoshoppers (and paint-ers) turned his likeness into everything from a green monster to a princess. Plus, new music from Matthew Shine! We might have mentioned something about this Crimson Isle place too… and the pig roast that will make this place a must-visit vacation vista! Some rumored opportunity for mystery and adventure may draw people there too, but it’s mostly the pig roast. Bullet list with links after the break.

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