More games should really star adorable robots who use their enemies' weapons and abilities against them as they hack, slack, burn, and crash their way through space stations infested with sentient AI hell-bent on deprogramming you once and ...

[Update: Mr. PleaseAddAntiCheat has been banned from Splatoon 2 online play. It looks like the first part of his wish came true, that just leaves whether Nintendo is taking measures to heed his message in the long term. Of note is that he m...

Over the last few days while playing GTA Online on PC, a message window was being displayed in-game about the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. It had an official Rockstar logo and everything and made people wonder what was going on. While I'...

Hackers. Crackers. Script kiddies. They can be called however you like, but the danger they cause to online ecosystems is undeniable. Only a year into its lifespan, the security exploits made public for the Nintendo Switch mean a lot of pot...

The super cool indie hit Hacknet is now free over on Humble Bundle. For a limited time, you'll be able to nab the deluxe edition of the game, which comes with the soundtrack and the base experience. This is all to promote Humble's "Spring E...

Arc System Works have finally given European fans a day to mark down on their calendars. June 22 will see their anime crossover fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle arrive on Euro shelves.European PS4 owners can catch a taste of the chaotic a...

Since Arc System Works' crossover fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle launched its demo and beta, clever modders have been digging around in its data to hunt for secrets and surprises, already uncovering the game's potential DLC list.This is...

Over the weekend, players got a chance to get their mitts on Arc System Works' upcoming crossover fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle during a open beta. Of course, wily hackers have managed to mine the beta for info, seemingly unveiling the...

One of the anticipated features of Splatoon 2's upcoming Octo Expansion DLC will be the opportunity to play as Octoling characters in battle. The option will become available to players once they complete the 80 missions contained with the ...

Over on the official Steam page for Battle Royale pioneer PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, a community update reports that arrests have been made as part of developer Bluehole's continuing efforts to crack down on in-game hacking and/or cheat...

YouTube channel NintendoDuo has uploaded a fun video of beloved SNES racer Super Mario Kart, hacked to include the roster from Capcom's arcade classic Street Fighter II.Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Bison and co. all put in an appearance in place of t...

As the initial wave of hype for Broly and Bardock cools down, the latest issue of V-Jump has revealed the next DLC character to join the roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ. Fused Zamasu, the fusion of Goku Black and Zamasu, will be bringing his...

Watch Dogs 2 was a pretty good representation of the hacking community that has grown over the years, but it did have one big flaw. These supposed nobodies were running around with near superhuman bullet resistance and blowing shit up with ...

After yesterday's update to Namco Bandai's Dragon Ball FighterZ went live, fighting game modder Mizumi discovered data within the PC backup files that points to all of the remaining character DLC, or at least for the forseeable future.The f...

NIS America has announced, via email and social media, that their online stores suffered a serious security breach within the last week, leaking the personal data of multiple new accounts to the hackers responsible.The publishers have since...

Roughly two weeks ago, the "Nuclear Disarmament" on the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain triggered and let players witness the hidden cutscene that was supposed to be a big surprise. This cutscene should have triggered whe...

While many gamers are aware of Nintendo's Wars series through its handheld iterations, such as 2001's Advance Wars on the Game Boy Advance. Western audiences never really got a chance to check out the strategy series' earlier entries which ...

1bitHeart is a visual novel that was originally released for free by a mysterious individual known as Miwashiba (aka △○□×). There isn’t much known about them outside of their work as an illustrator and game dev...

Observing Nintendo's ever evolving Switch and online services is like watching a child grow up right in front of our eyes. You've know what it's going to become, it's just taking so long. Today marks a big growth point in the crayons on the...

The critically acclaimed and fan-pleasing Sonic Mania title features a tribute to a deceased member of the Sonic the Hedgehog modding community.Lava Reef Zone's stunt-jumpin' boss Heavy Rider is a mace wielding knight who attacks the player...

A British electronics wiz, Matt Brailsford, also known as "CircuitBeard" has created a fully working mini-arcade of Sega's 1986 legendary racer, OutRun, out of a classic children's toy.Beginning with the vintage "Tomy Turnin' Turbo Dash", o...

I want to preface by saying I don't hate any of you. It might feel that way when you watch the poorly made video I took of a brand new enemy in Super Mario Bros. 2 that was discovered by a couple of clever ROM hackers I found on Twitter, bu...

Given how obsessed the majority of us have been with Dragon Ball Z lately with the English airing of Super, the upcoming release of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on Switch, and Dragon Ball FighterZ looming on the horizon, this little bit of awes...

Adam Mudd, who created DDoS tool Titanium Stresser at age 16, has been sentenced to two years in jail, The Guardian reports. Titanium Stresser, "carried out more than 1.7 [million] attacks on websites including Minecraft, Xbox Live and Micr...

Late last year, Nintendo partnered with San Francisco security firm HackerOne to attempt to pay out folks who discover vulnerabilities in the 3DS firmware (and subsequently, Switch, after it launched). Although they won't explain what part ...