Guyism After Dark: Cameron, Gemma, or Rebecca??? |
- Guyism After Dark: Cameron, Gemma, or Rebecca???
- VIDEO: The various game overs of Osama bin Laden
- Wait, the PlayStation Network is STILL down?
- VIDEO: Kelli Hutcherson of Strikeforce has a hot Maxim photo shoot
- VIDEO: Papua New Guinea man perplexed by existence of escalators
| Guyism After Dark: Cameron, Gemma, or Rebecca??? Posted: 10 May 2011 04:00 PM PDT Hot links to get you through the night…
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| VIDEO: The various game overs of Osama bin Laden Posted: 10 May 2011 03:47 PM PDT In addition to missing out on additional PSNgate nonsense, I also wasn’t around to highlight some of the more recent methods to eliminate America’s formerly most wanted virtually. Here are two stand-outs. First we have a recently released mission for Kuma War 2, the free to play title that has been serving up recreations of actual wartime scenarios, mostly ripped from the headlines. In what is assumed to be the final mission, we have you in the role of one of the men that finally did the deed… … To play it yourself, simply head to the Kuma Games website. Personally, first person shooters are not my cup of tea. Know what is? Super Mario Bros… |
| Wait, the PlayStation Network is STILL down? Posted: 10 May 2011 03:25 PM PDT As Sony’s darkest day has hit the end of it’s third week, there is no relief in sight, let alone answers. What in the hell exactly is going on?
Okay, so for those who might have noticed, the gaming side has been pretty quiet here at Guyism.com for the past few days. I was away on vacation with my girlfriend, up north in Canada, in the beautiful city of Toronto to be exact. Some super friendly folks up there, but the food is nothing to write home about I’m afraid. Anyway, due to how criminally expensive internet access is, and because I was on holiday after-all, I wasn’t able to keep track of the news via my iPhone as planned. The one thing I did assume upon returning was that PlayStation Network would finally be on, and I’d perhaps finally get the chance to go online via Mortal Kombat. I was wrong. For those who haven’t been keeping track, here’s what we know thus far, which unfortunately is precious little: - First off, and obviously, those promises of PSN being partially restored never materialized. Despite a statement issued last Thursday that internal testing for the new system had entered it’s “final stages”, the very next day was another, rather vague statement that essentially said “we’re still working on it.” And then just today was an even briefer “umm, don’t know when it’s coming back, thx, bye” post. Clearly they are feeling the heat. - Though it was implied in this Bloomberg interview with a Sony spokesperson that it might back online by the end of this month, yet we still have no idea if it’ll be just a small part, or the whole thing. I say the former, if we’re very lucky. - Back to getting hit from all sides, perhaps the most damming accusation has been that Sony was using seriously out of date software. Ouch. Yet it all makes total sense, right? But it turns out, Sony isn’t THAT stupid, thank God. - In addition to working with law enforcers and other investigator, Sony is now appealing to you… yes, you… to help track down who did all this. And there might be a reward for your trouble as well. $20 says it’s a “really cool” shirt for your stupid PlayStation Home avatar. - Speaking of rewards, Sony’s European blog has made mention that our “we’re sorry” care package is basically a choice of two free titles from a list of five on the PS3 side, and two more from a list of four on the PSP side. That’s actually far more generous that I expected. Which, obviously, was not at all. - As noted last week, Anonymous has claimed that they are the guilty party. Well, turns out that the statement might not be true after-all. Gee, what a shock, I know. It also turns out that there is serious turmoil going on inside; Kotaku reports that the decentralized entity does indeed have a high echelon that is out to grab headlines and care little who gets in their way. While it could be theorized that the failed attack against Sony a few weeks prior much have led to the credit card theft, their sources probably not, whereas Joystiq‘s sources says “more than likely.” - On that note, another statement was issued by the group, which can be read in its entirely over at Destructoid. It’s pretty long and rambling, and very much indicative of a house that is in serious disarray. Will PSNgate be the thing that finally destroys Anonymous. In that case… great job Sony? - The New York Times ran an interesting piece on credit card theft in general, of those who are surprisingly upset by this whole mess: other hackers. Specifically those who steal and sell such info themselves, who feel all this info is now going to glut the “marketplace” and lessen their profitability. Like seriously. BTW, guess how much your stolen digits are worth? A whole $5 to $10. Yikes. - Hey, did I ever mention that Sony got hacked a second time a while back? Yup. And sorry, but their idiocy has been too hard to keep track of. But yeah, Sony Online Entertainment, which oversees all their MMOs got hit the other week, which was especially embarrassing for obvious reasons. And guess what: word on the street is a third attack is on its way. Which to be honest might be why Sony is taking so damn long to turn things back on. - Destructoid also made note of Sony CEO’s Hoard Stringer’s comments regarding the situation. Specifically how he tried equating the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan were on the same level horribleness as them being hacked, along with how retarded and asinine the sentiment was. Couldn’t agree more. - Also, but because I wasn’t around, did you hear how the PSN hackers published 2,500 names and partial addresses? Yup. Thankfully they were from a super old contest, and did not include any credit card or social security number. But still… Most troublesome, and this is something no one else has picked up on, is how given how old the information was (from 2001), the amount of info in the wrong hands is truly mind-boggling. Even if you don’t have a PS3 and simply had any kind of business with Sony going YEARS back, you might be a victim. - Back to stupid stuff being said, easily the most surprising source of “whut” has been Capcom. Their senior vice president, Chris Svensson, recently made comment of how frustrating he was due to the outage has cost his company “hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars” in revenue. And that totally sucks, but I feel far worse for the little guys than the house Mega Man and Ryu built. Though the real reason why I’m less than sympathetic is how certain Capcom titles from the PSN store is unplayable due to their ridiculous DRM scheme. Even though there’s certain titles that I can still nab via Xbox Live… I think I’ll pass. - Oh, and it’s been reported that when the Xbox Dash gets updated in an option to add PayPal as a payment option. Which makes it even easier to handle one’s business on Microsoft’s side, and it’s also super reliable/secure. Sony could certainly take a cue here. But they won’t. - And finally, the last word goes to discosean21… … BTW, this will be the last time I’ll be reporting on the PSN being down, until it either goes back up or something SUPER dramatic happens. We’re talking if Sony HQ is burnt to the ground as a result. Because I’m just as tired of writing about this as you are all reading about it. |
| VIDEO: Kelli Hutcherson of Strikeforce has a hot Maxim photo shoot Posted: 10 May 2011 02:30 PM PDT Kelli Hutcherson was #93 on the Maxim Hot 100 that recently came out. If you’re not familiar with her work, well then, shame on you. Hutcherson is one of Strikeforce’s many attractive ring girls. Though she lacks the star power of her peer, Arianny Celeste, she nonetheless has a lot to offer. Here’s some behind the scenes video of her Maxim photo shoot. Fellas, you may want watch this video beforehand if you’re in public. |
| VIDEO: Papua New Guinea man perplexed by existence of escalators Posted: 10 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT The wonders of technology are rarely more present than they are in this clip in which a Papua New Guinea man seems terrified of and confused by the existence of an escalator. Sure, it’s easy to call this man a savage and want to run after him with a torch while he wonders how you conjured up the power of the Gods. But, personally, I also get kind of freaked out every time I step on an escalator, too. What if that’s the time the escalator turns into a big shiny Megazord with an undying hunger for human flesh? You just never know. Either way, get some triumphant music, hire Don Cheadle, and throw in a child with a disability and I smell Oscar bait. Inconvenient Escalator of the Day [The Daily What] |
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