Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[ARMA devs detained in Greece call incident 'completely absurd misunderstanding']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/arma-devs-detained-in-greece-call-incident-completely-absurd-mi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/arma-devs-detained-in-greece-call-incident-completely-absurd-mi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/arma-devs-detained-in-greece-call-incident-completely-absurd-mi/#comments Report Employees of Arma dev arrested for spying on Greek islandBohemia Interactive developers Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar, currently detained in Greece on what are reported espionage charges, have relayed a statement to their friends and family.

"The conditions are tough, but the people we meet treat us fairly and correctly. It is all a completely absurd misunderstanding that will certainly be quickly explained," the pair, currently being held in Mytilene, wrote. "We mainly think of you, our families; you have to stay calm and not to worry about us. We hope we will meet soon."

Bohemia continues to state that the two men were on vacation and were not there on official company business. Furthermore, the company states the pair did not enter any military area and did not take any pictures of military objects for use in the upcoming ARMA 3.

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JoystiqARMA devs detained in Greece call incident 'completely absurd misunderstanding' originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Photo: Kevin Kelly]
An attempted theft of Atomic Games' Breach code on the PAX East show floor on the last day of the event was thwarted by vigilant members of the studio. According to a representative for the company, the suspected thief managed to download some of the code and then run into the crowd after he was spotted. He was eventually apprehended in the large crowd and the game's code was found on his computer.

"The suspect did admit to us several times, including as he was doing it, that he was stealing the code. He said to myself and several other team members, after being caught, that it was not a big deal, he just really liked the game and wanted to play it with his friends," David Tractenberg, a spokesperson for Atomic, explained.

"This guy had only succeeded in copying about 14MB to his laptop before our staff caught him," Atomic Games President Peter Tamte told Joystiq. "Because of the work we do for military and intelligence organizations, we take security issues like this very seriously ... It is fortunate for him that we caught him before any of this ended up on the internet. Many of the hackers who stole Valve's Half-Life 2 code were tracked down by the FBI's Cybercrime Task Force."

Gallery: Breach

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Joystiq'Breach' game code theft at PAX East ends in arrest [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arrestatomic-gamesbreachjustin-d-mayjustin-mayMicrosoftpax-eastpax-east-2010peter-tamtepolicetheftXbox-360Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:42:00 EST<![CDATA[Arrested Army game protester writes up her experience]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/09/arrested-army-game-protester-writes-up-her-experience/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/09/arrested-army-game-protester-writes-up-her-experience/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/09/arrested-army-game-protester-writes-up-her-experience/#commentsIn an op-ed piece written just one day after the events transpired, Elaine Brower details the actions taken by her and a group of over 300 others last week at a protest in Philadelphia. She and the group of protesters claim to be outraged at the existence of the "Army Experience Center" in the Franklin Mills Mall, a facility which allows folks aged 13 and up to get their hands on PC and Xbox 360 consoles running an iteration of America's Army.

According to reports from GamePolitics (who "live Tweeted" the event, may we add), seven protesters (including Ms. Brower) donned "death masks" and were subsequently arrested after two warnings to remove the masks. In its report, GP states, "it seemed like the masked protesters planned to be locked up in order to make their point," something which seems a strong possibility -- especially when you watch the video of the events (that we've embedded for your viewing after the break).

[Via GamePolitics]

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JoystiqArrested Army game protester writes up her experience originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 09 May 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Worcester Telegram and Gazette is reporting that Connecticut police have arrested two suspects in the shooting and attempted robbery of a man waiting in line for a launch PS3. Twenty-year-old William J. Robertson and 17-year-old Andrew Patnaude were arrested this morning on charges of attempted murder and robbery after a search that involved state police and police dogs. Robertson is being held on $1 million bail, according to the article.

While we shouldn't condemn these suspects without proof, we all feel a little bit safer knowing that the boys in blue are working diligently to bring these console camper casing crooks to justice.

Previously: More on the victim

[Thanks Frank the Crank]

JoystiqAlleged PS3 shooters caught, streets safe for console camping originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You've probably seen them before: suspiciously cheap Memory Sticks on eBay that are "too good to be true." Some of you may have even purchased one, only to find out that they simply don't work. It looks like a bootlegger was recently arrested: a Kyoto University student was caught with about twenty fake Memory Sticks in his home. He sold the Memory Sticks throughout Japan and overseas, and is believed to have sold at least 400 fraudulent sticks.

The bootlegger now faces fines as high as 2.5 million yen (about $25,000 US).

[Via PSP3D]

JoystiqMemory Stick bootleggers caught originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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