Xboxlive is working.

Does anybody here have the gamertag tw mangrove23? Got a friend request. Don't recognize it.

Supposedly Lizard Squad got bribed with premium Mega filehost accounts in order for them to end the attacks on XBL (and PSN) for now. Guy took full credit for the truce instead of the possibility of Sony and Microsoft doing more to help end the attacks on their end.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>A Christmas Miracle. How <a href="https://twitter.com/MEGAprivacy">@MegaPrivacy</a> saved <a href="https://twitter.com/Xbox">@Xbox</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayStation">@PlayStation</a> from the <a href="https://twitter.com/LizardMafia">@LizardMafia</a> attack. Enjoy your games! :-) <a href="http://t.co/qoaZ33eqCi">pic.twitter.com/qoaZ33eqCi</a></p>&mdash; Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/548305704776241152">December 26, 2014</a></blockquote>
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No clue how long this truce is going to hold considering the real reason for the month of attacks was actually for the "lulz" and not them sending a message to big companies or whatever BS they were sprouting before.

Lizard Squad claimed any current downtime is because of the aftermath cleanup and not because of a fresh round of attacks

Truce? Whatever.

These guys need to go to prison.

Every member of Lizard Squad should light themselves on fire then proceed to hang themselves.....in traffic.

Some of those things would be hard to do together.

Well they seem to think very highly of their skills so I am absolutely positive they can figure out some way to pull it off. I mean these guys know how to DDoS and that is the absolute pinnacle of hacking.

It's the pinnacle of something because end result is end result. Those fuckers need a visit from a few friends of mine. Just to talk of course.

Of course.

PSN is still down for PS4. I can still get in on PS3 for some reason.

Holiday News Edition
 

Platinum Games teased they are currently working on a brand new unannounced project with the possibility of another project related to the Bayonetta series being approved next year.

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/244342-p...tta-could-come

Lizard Squad has drawn the attention of Anonymous for all the wrong reasons. After screwing around with PSN and Xbox Live, they went after Tor. Not good if you're a guy in a really bad place and want to keep your identity a secret.


http://www.businessinsider.com/anony...ng-tor-2014-12

Anon's probably gonna finish them this time. And here I was thinking they were already too hard on them.

Holiday Week News Edition:
 

1) Sega announces another Sonic game is currently in development called Sonic Runners for mobile devices.
http://www.destructoid.com/sonic-run...--285499.phtml

2) Capcom currently rumored to be working on a Resident Evil 0 HD remake.
http://www.destructoid.com/resident-...g-285473.phtml

3) Nintendo announced both the original Gameboy Tetris and Tetris Axis will be delisted from the 3DS eShop starting next year. The reason is rumored due to Ubisoft now owning the license and recently released their own game for the eShop.
http://www.destructoid.com/gameboy-t...r-285470.phtml

DDOS attacks aren't technically illegal are they? It's just flooding signals to a server.

It's illegal.

Some really cool sketches I thought the TPWW universe would appreciate:

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...h9g6tb9gsu.jpg

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...qrwzdft0aj.jpg

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...kjefotvehq.jpg

My favorite - probably because of my love for Metroid

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...dydxm2mlzb.jpg

Website with all sketches by original artist

http://365-daysofdoodles.deviantart.com/gallery/

Seinfeld tweets about eSports. For those of you who actually liked the show.

http://kotaku.com/seinfeld-character...esp-1676347824

lol Seinfeld tweeting.

k

but what if "Sienfeld" still on TV?

Yes.

Holiday News Edition
 

For those with an Origin account, might be wise to check the current status of it and/or change your passwords since hackers might have tried to attack the service recently.

EA is currently denying they got hacked while a chunk of Origin users have stated fraudulent purchases were made to their accounts.

FIFA 15 was revealed to be the biggest source for fraudulent charges.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/orig...ea-denies-hack

Holiday News Edition
 

Sony states as part of their apology for the recent PSN downtime, all Playstation members will get a 10% Off coupon for the PS Store while PS+ members get an additional 5 days added to their account for free.

The coupon applies to everything made in a single purchase and not just a discount on a single item.

Only catch is neither offer is currently available to get right now.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...nt-coupon.aspx

I'd much rather get a free month tacked on at the end of Plus than a mere 10% off an order on the store.

Not like I buy digital games on a regular basis. And besides, they want us to pay for their apology? No thanks, toss another free game or 2 my way like in response to the last major hack and we'll call it even.

Patrick Klepick has left Giant Bomb and is now a Senior Reporter for Kotaku

http://kotaku.com/hi-kotaku-im-patri...pek-1677103784

lol

Today's News:
1) Nintendo is rumored to have discontinued the original 3DS model according to several retailers and Nintendo's official website.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...s-285771.phtml

2) Sony revealed some new details regarding their upcoming Playstation Now service with the launch set for January 13th, subs to cost $20 per month for unlimited access and $45 for 3-month packages, and over 100 PS3 games will be available at launch. The service will only be available for the PS4 at launch though.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-anno...n-285742.phtml

That price is a little steep, imo.

Today's News:
1) FREEBIES - First revealed in RDD's 100k-like thread, the Internet Archive recently uploaded around 2400 playable MS-DOS games for public use. All the games are legally covered by the official copyright exemption given to the website.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/th...dos/1100-5164/

2) Some 3DS-related news:

• Majora's Mask 3D remake was revealed to be getting an exclusive collector's edition from Amazon for $50 which includes both the game and a statue of Skull Kid.
  http://www.destructoid.com/majora-s-...e-285805.phtml
• For those in Europe and have a Club Nintendo account, Nintendo has been handpicking members for the ability to purchase an Ambassador edition bundle of the upcoming New 3DS model.
  http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...uy-new-3ds-now

3) Bioware is currently rumored to have rebooted development towards Shadow Realms with the original episodic plans being dropped.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-biowa...--285824.phtml

4) Based on a recent survey, Ubisoft is currently considering Alaska, Mad Max-like, and Jurassic Park-like settings as possible locations for future Far Cry games.
http://www.destructoid.com/alaska-va...s-285788.phtml

5) Sony announces PS4 sales are currently at 18.5 million while Playstation Plus membership is currently at 10.9 million.
http://www.destructoid.com/ps4-sales...m-285778.phtml

Today's News:
1) CD Projekt Red recently released the minimum and recommended specs for the PC version of The Witcher 3.
http://www.destructoid.com/well-crap...d-285865.phtml

2) Double Fine and publisher Nordic Games announce Broken Age will be getting a retail release set for this Spring and on the same day of Act 2's release.
http://www.destructoid.com/broken-ag...5-285858.phtml

3) Some good and bad news for those interested in a new F-Zero game with the good news being Nintendo wants a new game made. The bad news being it likely won't happen unless a new controller is made for the Wii U or next Nintendo console arrives.
http://www.destructoid.com/miyamoto-...--285819.phtml

4) For those affected, Sony stated they are both aware and are fixing current outage issues with PSN. Unlike the last time, the outage is on a smaller scale and unlikely due to a recent hacking attack.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/play...g-outages-some

Sony should really get their shit together on the software side of things. Though I suppose the outage could also be hardware related. If I owned a PS4 and played multplayer often, I would be a tad bit upset.

And WOOO at the Witcher requirements.

MOBA style game "Smite" coming to Xbox One. Beta sign-ups are open now.

http://www.hirezstudios.com/smite

Today's News:
1) For those interested, Playstation TV was given an unofficial $20 price cut by several retailers.
http://www.destructoid.com/seems-lik...t-285910.phtml

2) Ninja Theory announces previously PS4 exclusive Hellblade will also be arriving for the PC.
http://www.destructoid.com/ninja-the...c-285922.phtml

3) Zombie Studios, developer of the Spec Ops series and Blacklight, announced they will be shutting down soon with the official reason related to the retirement of the company's owners.
http://www.destructoid.com/blackligh...s-285914.phtml

4) A new game in the Mafia series is currently rumored to be in development according to a leak by the voice actor of series Rick Pasqualone.
http://www.destructoid.com/mafia-ii-...t-285906.phtml

Today's News:
1) Square Enix is currently denying rumors Kingdom Heats III is likely to be released this year after the voice actor for Goofy teased all the voice work was finished.
http://www.destructoid.com/bill-farm...t-285972.phtml
http://www.screwattack.com/news/king...release-window

2) Turtle Rock studio announces Evolve has reached "gold" status and released a trailer of the game's opening cinematic as part of the celebrations.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/evol...deo/2300-9833/

3) Valve is expected to reveal the final version of their Steam Controller during this year's GDC event.
http://www.destructoid.com/final-ste...c-285934.phtml

4) Microsoft is currently planning on updating their avatar system for the Xbox One based on recent job postings.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-next-...s-285971.phtml

really on the fence with Evolve. A game like that, it's only fun if you play with buddies...and im not sure anyone I know is willing to give it a chunk of time over other games like Destiny.

It was the same with Payday 2. Fun as hell when I got everyone on together, but that was few and far between.

I'll be getting it.

Today's News:
1) Some Evolve related news:

• Turtle Rock studio revealed the list of specs for the PC version of the game.
  http://www.destructoid.com/turns-out...r-286069.phtml
• Microsoft and Turtle Rock announce those that pre-purchase the Xbox One version will get Wraith and 4 extra playable monsters unlocked at the start as a gift.
  http://www.destructoid.com/pre-purch...y-286001.phtml

2) Nintendo revealed several changes made to Majora's Mask 3D include extra ponds for fishing and the Bomber's Notebook containing more details for all of the game's quests.
http://www.destructoid.com/majora-s-...s-286063.phtml

3) Ken Lobb, creative director at Microsoft Studios, teased Microsoft is considering reviving more classic Rare studio IPs with the Battletoads series teased as a possibility and the Perfect Dark series as not one.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...y-286030.phtml
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox...urn-eventually

Today's News:
1) Nintendo announces the next Direct episode will arrive on January 14th with rumors of both an official announcement and release date for the New 3DS in North America to be included. Release date is currently rumored as February 13th.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...--286096.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/new-ninte...3-286133.phtml

2) Some Playstation related news:

• Sony is currently holding a special Playstation 20th Anniversary sale on PSN from now till January 19th with over 60 games on sale.
  http://www.destructoid.com/over-60-g...e-286131.phtml
• Sony revealed they already have plans for upcoming PS4 game The Order to be made into a series.
  http://www.destructoid.com/expect-th...f-286123.phtml
• Double Fine announced Grim Fandango Remastered will cost $15 along with some goodies as pre-order gifts.
  http://www.destructoid.com/grim-fand...5-286128.phtml

3) Telltale Games announces Kevin Bruner, president and co-founder, has become the new CEO of the studio and they are currently working on a new original IP project.
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-...s-286094.phtml