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Hacking EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Mario teams up with Rex for co-op in Super Mario World 18 Resident Nintendoholic Jonathan tipped me off to this video of two-player co-op in Super Mario World. Why Rex instead of Luigi? Why not? Upon further digging, my big takeaway was that tinkering ... Rumortoid: Modern Warfare 2 has hidden multiplayer modes 47 The first thing many hackers do once gaining access to a games innards is start screwing around. We saw that when folks shoved the developer console back into Modern Warfare 2, setting up servers... Level 1-1 done in Reggie!, a New Super Mario Bros. editor 20 New Super Mario Brothers Wii has been out for, oh, about 48 hours, but the Wii homebrew scene is already on the case: GBAtemp user Tanks has recreated Level 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bro... Modern Warfare 2 gets dedicated servers via hack 86 Yup. You read that right. Modern Warfare 2 PC now has dedicated servers. Wait, PC gamers! Before you send Bobby Kotick a thank you letter, know that it wasn't they who did it, but rather the game... Big surprise: Modern Warfare 2 already hacked 67 Have you had enough of Modern Warfare 2 coverage yet? Are you a vindictive PC gamer? If you answered "no" to the first question and "yes" to the second, you are now free to have a few quiet "I to... Monday Mind Teasers: Exploit 4 Last week's outdoors creature killer tactics game was inspired by a recent camping trip, whereas this week's hacking mind teaser is inspired by the start of dropping temperatures and my winter re... Wii update may be bricking innocent consoles 39 Remember the new firmware update which Nintendo just sent out to do away with all those nasty people who have been running the Homebrew Channel? You know, another one of those feeble attempts to ... New Wii system update wacks hacks, yet Indiana Pwns 15 So yeah, it's not a big surprise or anything, but it is a big deal to a lot Wii owners out there: the new Wii System Update 4.2 de-installs the Wii Homebrew Channel, and blocks most methods of re... Fan-created Brawl character Wisp is kind of a badass 30 Why create a Super Smash Bros Brawl character? Because you can. And if you're going to do that, you might as well make it the most overpowered character ever. The Brawl hacking community has done... Monday Mind Teasers: Not Pr0n 18 Last week's trip down mind teaser memory lane brought us back to the clicking nightmare known as Crimson Room. Now that some of us have escaped once again with our sanities intact, we run in fear... Hackers have taken over Call of Duty 4 on PS3 62 If you play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on the PlayStation 3, then be warned. A mob of hackers and glitchers have essentially overrun the game's online component, griefing the Hell out of the ... Palm Pre's hidden dev mode unlocked via Konami code? 9 Phone freaks surely know about the Palm Pre, the first device to truly give Apple's iPhone a run for its money. And if AT&T's network and service keeps sucking, you may see many more of these... Preview: Fairytale Fights 6 I’ll be real, when I first heard about Fairytale Fights a few weeks back, I thought it was some Xbox LIVE Arcade game appealing to people who think Celebrity Deathmatch is funny. I mean, co... Australian rating board site hacked and humiliated 19 As we all know by now, it's not much fun being an Australian gamer. Your games are delayed, your prices are high, and to top it all off, you have a ratings board that constantly bans and/or force... Wave of phishing attacks target your Steam accounts [Update] 21 A number of you may soon be receiving a very convincing email that appears to come from the Steam reset password system: Don't click that link!  The URL displayed in the email actually point... Important: We changed all of your Dtoid passwords, possible hacker activity 121 If you have a Dtoid account look for an email from me at 5am last night containing a new password -- last night someone posted a screenshot containing roughly 25 usernames and passwords which pri... 200 PS3s used to create an undetectable hack attack 32 A farm of about 200 PlayStation 3s were used to by researchers to launch a nearly undetectable phishing attack, says NetworkWorld. Their goal was to exploit a bug in the Web site security certif... Stop, spoilertime: hacked RE5 demo reveals enemy list 41 [WARNING: If you don't want to know what enemies might appear in Resident Evil 5, then you might not want to read past this sentence, and definitely not after the jump.]It seems that some hardcor... Home hacking detailed by Telegraph 19 A few days ago, we ran a rumor that PlayStation Home had been hacked in some way. It seems that some were able to upload images and videos, but it wasn't clear on whether these would be broadcast... Rumortoid: Sony's Home hacked 18 Don't put too much stock into this one, because... well, we haven't seen it yet.If the rumors are true, then one user has successfully hacked into PlayStation Home's servers, letting him upload, ... New Wii optical drive mod-blocks mod chips 11 It may or may not have been Nintendo's intent, but a newer optical drive in some Wii consoles seems to be blocking mod chip functionality. Techtree says that the new drive makes mod chips useless... Hackers ruining Left 4 Dead on the Xbox 360, prepare to facepalm 65 While hacking's chief domain is the PC, not even console users are safe from griefers who feel that modding a game purely to piss other people off will somehow stop them from being virgins. Rep... DSi clenches, eventually yields, to some hot homebrew lovin' 14 Console hacksmiths can never, ever be stopped, and despite the DSi doing what it can to hold out against naughty tinkerers, it has finally surrendered to the Acekard 2i, which should facilitat... PSP-3000 hackable via service mode and special battery 11 You didn't hear it from us, but it seems that the new PSP-3000 model can now be um *cough*... unlocked. The folks at MaxConsole say that this tough cookie is now crumbled via its service mode. Da... Hacked Xbox 360 chatpad and PSP allow for easier typing 1 The wonderful world of PlayStation Portable hacks has brought us many things, including the ability to control hobby helicopters. The newest hack by L0rdnic0 is less cool in theory, but increases... Why OS Why? Windows Vista on a PS3? 38 I never understood the whole make your console a computer obsession. I mean, don't you have to use a perfectly working computer to learn how to make your console a computer? Can't you just conti... Hacker plays GoldenEye on the Wii 21 There is something to say about the level of dedication that this probably required. Either this guy is a mad genius, or he enjoys punishing himself by trying to rekindle his lost youth. Either... Valve hacker caught by police after spending 13 mil Euros of stolen money 27 Remember when hackers hacked into Valve? The hacker, MaddoxX, said he was just hacking to teach Valve a thing or two, and many of you said that nothing would come of it. Well, something came of i... New homebrew hack makes Wii region-free 13 I'm an avid game importer, but I've never imported a Wii game. I almost picked up the Wii Freeloader disc, but I was kind of discouraged when I heard that Nintendo's newest doesn't work with it. ... Wii Hack update: Gameboy Color games now ready to be emulated 23 Say what you will about the Wii's reliance on SD cards for external memory storage, but it can't be argued that decision has helped make the Wii one of the most quickly and easily hacked home co... My new favorite hack: Four Swords in the Ocarina of Time 30 Multi-player Hack in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - video powered by Metacafe  Reportedly from the same esteemed programmers who brought you the Arwing and Dark Link hacks in The Legend ... Money to burn, yet you suck at Guitar Hero? I have something for you 28 No matter what it is you aren't so good at, there's a solution somewhere between cheating on tests and penile implants. This little device falls somewhere squarely in the middle, allowin... The best Wii hack yet: Tetris hack for Twilight Princess 31 Like all stories thus far on the Wii homebrew scene, this latest news isn't exciting because it's actually exciting, but rather because it portends great things to come for the future of Wii ho... Rumortoid: A full list of the files found on Smash Bros. Brawl disk?[UPDATE] 78 Like spoilers? Speculation? Hacking? Super Smash Bros. Brawl? If so, this story may be for you. Deep inside the humongous, informative, yet never completely reliable Brawl spoilers page on NeoGaf... Japanese kid hacks into Nexon to steal money, motivated by fashion 31 Prepare yourself, readers: Your belly laugh of the day has just arrived. A Japanese sixteen year old was arrested today by the Tokyo Metropolitan police for hacking into the South Korean game com... More fan made Mario madness: Super Mario Fusion 27 Good fan made games come from a pure, unadulterated love of their source material. Some may be a bit hard to play due to either bugs or bad design, but as long as they have heart they'll be wor... XBL hacker steals Halo 3 armor, Microsoft says 'what's a hackings?' 62 A poor fellow at the official Bungie.net forums is claiming that he had an Xbox Live account hacked for his Halo 3 Recon Armor, which was gifted to the victim by Bungie itself. What's worse, Micr... Wii has been officially hacked 30 At a German hackers event called  24th Annual Chaos Communication Congress, some crafty/smart/nerdy types have just demonstrated what seems to be a Wii hack with full hardware access. Throug... Why Oh Why? PlayStation emulator for iPhone now available 29 While the iPhone and iPod Touch excel at slower paced, touchscreen-based puzzle games, the lack of buttons makes you wonder why anyone would even bother with game emulation for the platform. I g... To dream the impossible dream: The first ten minutes of Mother 3 now in English 28  Genesis Starmen.net does what Ninten-don't. For over a year now, their team of dedicated programmers have been plugging away on making a translation hack of the Japanese language only GBA g... Play Eye of Judgement, no PS3 necessary 13 The all-seeing PS3 card battling title Eye of Judgement uses the included PlayStation Eye camera to recognize cards and bring amazing animations to the palm of your hand. It's a novel idea and a ... Wii Remote hack: make your own digital whiteboard 33 Perhaps you've seen Johnny Lee's Minority Report-ish Wii Remote hack. Being able to track fingers in mid air is pretty impressive, but his newest Wii Remote hack could actually save someone thou... MacGyver trick juices up your 360 WiFi 19  How does it feel to pay a hundred smackers for a 360 Wireless Network Adapter, when the teensy little Wii comes with a free Mitsumi 802.11b/g wireless module, right out of the box? After ab... Hack Rock Band drums to work with Windows, marvel at them working with Windows 15 So you've just blown $170 on Rock Band, and you're bored with it already, eh? Yeah, there aren't like three separate solo modes, online features, downloadable content, and a deep multiplayer Worl... PSP Hack: Control a hobby helicopter with your fat PSP 17 Have a few spare bucks to spend on your PSP and can't find anything at the game shop (again)?  If you enjoy hacks, model helicopters, and want to show something extremely gratuitous off to y... Take-Two confirms Manhunt 2 hack on the PSP 40 After Rockstar's latest controversy magnet was released, a rumor began to surface of a hack on the PSP version of Manhunt 2 that made previously cut material available for viewing. A Take-Two rep... Massage me Jacket game controller sounds like it could be kinky, but isn't 17 Do me a favor. Before you read on, hit play and watch the video above, and then try to guess what exactly these wierdos are doing.Believe it or not, this video displays a project that ends up be... New Ninety-Nine Nights game on the way? 22 From the latest issue of the Taiwanese edition of Famitsu magazine comes word of an upcoming Xbox 360 title, Ninety-Nine Nights Rondo. Simply part of a release list, there was no other informatio... Dorkbot Vienna: this is our generation's Kent State 10 In 1990, Public Enemy released the seminal Fight the Power, an anthem consisting of four minutes and forty-two seconds of verbal fireballs aimed straight at The Man. While it's completely san... PSP firmware exploit found in Lumines; sales jump 5900% on Amazon 41 You may have already heard about the latest PSP exploit discovered within the classic puzzler Lumines, availing owners of any variety of PSP -- all the way up to its current firmware, 3.50 -- the... Toad's Tool 64: a Mario 64 level editor 11 Let's get this out of the way: one can experience new ways to play Mario 64 with the newly-minted Toad's Tool 64 level editor, which is to say one can utilize Toad's Tool. Ah, the dic... The DIY no-sew NES controller wallet 17 Want to impress the ladies by walking around with a giant brick in your pants? Have a sacrificial NES controller lying around? Solution: the NES controller wallet. The construction of this fashin... E3 implicated in HD-DVD piracy - Update! 122    Update!  Today the people of the internet spoke loudly with our mute and persistant clicking of... button things ... meh. Ok, so our founding fathers would call us a bunch ... Hackers continue to ruin Valve? 37 I've said this a few times, but back in college I lived and breathed Counter-Strike. In fact, I'd even say I majored in the damn game. Well, one of the biggest turn-offs to me, after a wh... Art Attack Friday: Hushgush 19   This week, I wanted to be bias and show off the work of one of our own. It makes sense to show off Topher -Hushgush- Cantler work seeing as how he's Destructoids Art Director and all. ... Cat Scratch Guitar Hero 22 Pshh, and you thought Trogdor on Guitar Hero II was cool. YouTube user VideoGameMusic has hacked a nice little collection of gut-busting 80's make-out anthems. He descibes his latest Franken... Microsoft's got a raging clue for Xbox Live fraud 19 In response to some stories and tales floating around over the past couple weeks about Xbox Live fraud that has been going on (accounts hacked and gamertags stolen), Microsoft has responded by sa... Donate blood for your MMO 9 A Chinese Massive Multiplayer Online game called Cabel recently offered banned players and new players the chance to regain old accounts or get new accounts in exchange for donating blood. The of... Playing House of the Dead 3 with the Wiimote 17 One of our readers, Tiger, decided to have some fun with the Wiimote and give it some hax. Over at Global Donimation, he describes how to write a script for the Wiimote that allows... Adding 300GB eSATA to a PS3 in pictures 28 Remember the first version of the PS3 we saw? It has a gazillion input ports for Firewire, USB, and even an internal coffee grinder. Naturally costs have to come down and dreams must be crushed, ... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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