PearOfAnguish

Coupla' points...

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure archived chat logs aren't available through the SL client, you can only view chat records from your current session. And since a) the breach only covered account details and makes no mention of any other data and b) we assume that Linden Labs aren't recording private chats (right, guys?), it's unlikely anyone is going to have their private conversations broadcast over the net.

Also, I didn't quite understand why you would consider someone getting hold of login details more serious than credit card fraud, but I was surprised that you didn't mention the biggest risk, namely that people operate businesses in SL and own huge amounts of land and player-created content. If someone got the password and username of one of the big landowners they could cause havoc; deleting objects, removing land-rights, banning players...it could be extremely damaging for LL.

"Never really liked the fact that Second Life asked for your credit card details just to play a Demo. Although I'd like to check it out, I just cant bring myself to do it. I know CC details were apparently not breached this time, I'm still glad I had not caved in, because I'd allways have in the back of my head "perhaps they did"."

You don't need a credit card anymore and it's not a demo. You have full access to the world, the only thing you can't do is buy land directly from Linden Labs, instead you have to purchase it through one of the many real estate dealers. Many people play the game perfectly fine with just the basic account.

"I signed up for a free Second Life nearly a year ago, with a Paypal account. I never even got a chance to play it, my video card was too shitty..Wonder what kind of a risk I'm in."

Well considering that you don't have to give your Paypal password to LL at any point and you never even logged in, you're at no risk at all.

"HAHAHA!!

Love the owl pic. Thats a fab way to express sheer suprise!"

First time on the internet?

"So even ignoring the HDD you got $205 you would need to spend in THEORY to make Xbox 360 Premium the SAME as PS3 Premium. ADD HDD space cost and you're looking at over $400!!! AND THATS NOT EVEN INCLUDING THE BLU-RAY DRIVE."

Why would you need to make it the same? You assume people want and/or need those extra features. Blu-Ray has yet to justify its existence, because as has been pointed out many, many times developers still rarely fill up a single-layer DVD.

"So all you people saying "I don't want to pay $200 extra for Blu-Ray thanks" then think again about the OTHER extras you get that people completely ignore and what you have to BUY for Xbox 360."

Don't be a fool, Blu-Ray players cost $999. Where the hell do you think all that extra money is going? On a memory card reader?

"If we did bring into play the extra HDD space, the bonus of being able to swap out the HDD and use a STANDARD PC drive (Unlike MS's drastically inflated price CUSTOM HDD) AND the Blu-Ray drive... then PS3 is incredibly good value."

Again, you assume everyone wants these extras. It's good value if you were planning on buying a Blu-Ray player, otherwise the PS3 is not good value next to a machine that offers the same performance for significantly less money.

"Looking like this you could say the Blu-Ray and extra HDD space has been given to you."

And you say other people are stupid?

"Of course all you Sony haters will just call me a stupid fanboy. AND nit pick AND ignore all the points completely. You crack me up guys."

Well I'm not a fan of any company, am I still allowed to comment? Or would it be easier for you to just ignore any comments made and call people Sony haters?

It's odd that people become so attached to a company, they're not your friends they just want your money. Grow up.

This is a crap article, what a waste of time. The 'writing' is terrible.

"whereas Molynuex created B&W which ... well, not so much."

...and Populous, Syndicate, Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper...

Molyneux's hype may have got the better of him recently but try not to forget the enormous contribution he's made to the industry by creating some of the best games ever made. With so many dull sequels around we're lucky people like Molyneux are trying something different.

@24: just stay away from his bins

This is a great looking game and there is tons to do but it's incredibly simplistic. Sacred had far more features (many characters, different storylines, horses, combos, buildings you could enter etc) and that was two years ago. This is a fun game if you like hack-n-slash RPG's but it's very shallow. Still enjoyed it anyway.

T-Bag, now you're making even less sense. I think you spectacularly misinterpreted what I wrote, you seemed to think I was serious about using Iraqi civilians as target practice. I don't have a commander in chief either. In future try not to take comments at face value.

Brainwashed? Hehe, good one!

http://tinyurl.com/pkyfk
http://tinyurl.com/qg7bl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_killings

Might want to have a rethink about who it is being brainwashed.