last_speedbump
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| Blog | # of Comments |
|---|---|
| Joystiq | 28 Comments |
| Joystiq Playstation | 6 Comments |
| Joystiq Nintendo | 2 Comments |
| Joystiq Xbox | 2 Comments |
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Huffpost Live tackles Xbox One with our reviews editor, Richard Mitchell [Update: watch the replay]
Posted on May 21st 2013 6:15PM

Report: Hackers can pull credit card info from old Xbox 360 hard drives
Mar 31st 2012 2:39AM (Joystiq)It's kind of hard to find some information on this for some reason, but here's a good reliable source. See bottom: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730730(v=ws.10).aspx
And it does seem to have been implemented since Vista.
Report: Hackers can pull credit card info from old Xbox 360 hard drives
Mar 31st 2012 2:24AM (Joystiq)You are correct. Sort of. Up until Windows 7 (maybe Vista) a full format did NOT write zeroes to the drive and the only difference was that it scanned for bad sectors. With this, information can still be restored. Now, when you do a full format in Windows 7, it does indeed write zeroes to the drive. Since the Xbox 360 came out before Windows 7 (as well as Vista), there is the possibility that the 360 can not format in this manner.
Report: Hackers can pull credit card info from old Xbox 360 hard drives
Mar 30th 2012 2:13AM (Joystiq)Sit down, relax and release some Rage tonight for $15 on Steam
Feb 10th 2012 11:17AM (Joystiq)They will refund you. As long as there was no warning on the game page that stated you wouldn't be able to play it (due to OS or system specs), then they will try to help you get it to work or refund you your money. They're customer support is usually pretty good.
Mad Catz shows off MLG Pro controller at CES, for the discerning button pusher
Jan 17th 2012 8:04PM (Joystiq)I like the feel of the 360 controller; the curves match my hand perfectly, but the sticks are so stiff (especially when they're new) and shorty/stubby compared to the taller sticks on the PS controller which gives me more accuracy/precision. Also, sometimes I like to hold the controller with my index and middle fingers on the triggers and L1/R1 buttons and it's just not comfortable on the 360.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on PC replaced by Ghost Recon Online
Nov 26th 2011 12:11PM (Joystiq)DICE plans to fix Battlefield 3's magic tactical light
Nov 15th 2011 3:05AM (Joystiq)DICE plans to fix Battlefield 3's magic tactical light
Nov 15th 2011 3:01AM (Joystiq)Play dress-up with this new Soulcalibur 5 character creation trailer
Nov 5th 2011 3:22PM (Joystiq)That game was awesome and I always thought that the character creation, as well as the game itself, was extremely superior to SC4. I feel like they got rid of a lot of options. Hopefully this one will live up to SC3.
Amazon: $20 off two PS3 Dual Pack bundles
Oct 30th 2011 8:02PM (Joystiq)Like me. Even though I have a PSP I never picked those ones up and I'm sure they would be better on the console anyway.