My absolutely favorite games of all time were those that Harmonix made just before Guitar Hero.
So much so that I'm making a spiritual successor for them! #indiegame#indiedev
Ocarina of Time is called the "Citizen Kane" of video games for a reason. Ask Dan Houser, creator of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead, who says, "Anyone who makes 3D games who says they’ve not borrowed something from Mario or Zelda is lying."
He compares the new games to Hitchcock.
Deeply appreciative of @StreetFighter, @finalfantasyvii and @geoffkeighley for this year’s Summer Games Fest. Officially lead to my biggest moment on the internet ever, with 100k+ live concurrent. Unbelievable that so many were there to share those moments.
fadel says it and so does Zhuge. Expedition 33 was a green light to the industry: it’s ok to use gen AI as placeholders. the studio will be celebrated and rewarded. arc raiders is in that conversation too.
so what do we do now?
Stage Tour - Developer Spotlight Trailer (coming this Fall for PC/Consoles) https://t.co/Nz0RUOhEk0
7 songs revealed for closed alpha:
"RATATATA" by Babymetal & Electric Callboy
"Get the Funk Out" by Extreme
"Square Hammer" by Ghost
"Mimi's Delivery Service" by Good Kid
"Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Terminator Oscillator" by Static-X
"Island in the Sun" by Weezer
Crash test dummies, this one's for you. BeamNG brings its car-crushing physics to PS5 later this year 💥
Learn how the devs tuned this version just right: https://t.co/anAjpOwlJi
I'll go with probably the most interesting part next. With the permission of my sister (and with her literally sitting in the room with me) I was able to breach her PSN account, change the email address and password, and take full control of it simply by contacting Sony support.
Obviously I'm not going to publicly say exactly how I did this, but one of the pieces of information I needed was some details of a recent purchase on the account (support chat image shared below). To do this was worryingly easy and it took very little time.
Once I got through to a human on the support chat it took around 30 minutes, and I did not need her PSN password, card details, or any specific private information.
I've shared all of the evidence with a few people in the know, and if they want to vouch for the authenticity under this post they are welcome to (but I won't tag them).
@Sony needs to make immediate changes that not only secure people's accounts, but give those who have lost access a reliable and fast way to get them back. That last part is important — currently those who breach accounts have a method of getting them banned over and over again once returned to the owner, using this to hold the account to ransom against the original owner.
I'm eternally grateful to everyone who has donated and shared the post the past few days. Praise to the Big Guy for navigating the algorithm and getting my post in front of people to help and share on social media. God is good.
An update!
I'm sorry I've been quiet, but I've spent the last couple of days learning as much as I can about PSN account theft: How long it's been happening, why people are being affected, and so on. I've likewise exchanged a ton of emails with and spoken extensively on the phone with multiple high-ranking people at Sony in different departments over a series of lengthy calls. I want to sincerely thank them for listening, asking great questions, being thorough and thoughtful, and doing everything they can to help. I owe them a lot, and it's through their efforts that I hope we will see action.
On the next episode of Sacred Symbols, I will go deep into what we've learned (and because it's so important, we will make this episode free-for-all upon release this Friday). The reality, as far as we can tell, is that the PSN is extremely vulnerable to so-called "social engineering": Using completely mundane information -- like what you'd find on a Wal-Mart or Target receipt (if that) combined with nothing more than an email address -- and using those details to hijack innocent people's accounts via call center customer service representatives. This technique completely circumvents not only your password, but your 2FA, etc. It happened to me, it's happened to many others, and it will continue to happen unless fundamental changes are made.
In addition to the people at Sony that have been so helpful, I want to thank people in my community with IT, infosec (etc.) backgrounds who have stepped up in major ways, all without being asked. We've learned an enormous amount about the who, what, where, why, and so on, all because of these people volunteering their time and effort. I'm actually (pleasantly) shocked how good these folks are. We have been and will continue to be passing along everything we've learned (and continue to learn) to Sony, in hopes that we can be useful in solving this major problem for the entirety of the PlayStation community.
Ultimately, I have two goals:
1.) To help convince Sony that they need to make serious, immediate efforts to secure people's accounts on PlayStation Network. (We are in this stage.)
2.) To help reunify people with their stolen accounts. (This is a big one, and my heart is so heavy for people who have lost access, sometimes for months and even years, through no fault of their own, and with seemingly no recourse for them. It's simply not fair.)
More on the show! In the meantime, be well. <3
Check this out:
Vs Theme Song tells a story if you hear what you listen.
The Song kicks in veeery sloowly building up (Vs Life Path Prologue)
Then slowly the Synthwaves start = Vs rise as a merc towards the Major Leagues (The 6 Month Time Skip)
The Synth Waves keep getting louder and louder and more eerie (The Heist that went wrong)
In the middle around 1:18 The first guitar riffs start (Vs death and the Relic kicking in rebooting him and we all know who likes Guitar Riffs no?)
and then the Guitar becomes more aggressive and aggressive. Drums kick in too = Johnny taking over Vs body starting from the brain and slowly but surely spreading through the entire body
During this the Song becomes more aggressive and aggresive ; Sirens and such play too (I think that’s called sirens Im not sure Im not a music expert lol) = Vs Psyche melting with Johnnys providing the buffer to Chrome Up like no one else becoming a literal killing machine
and then the Song ends abruptly not getting slower it Ends like a snap of fingers = Vs Fate
@ptadamczyk
Marcin Przybylowicz
Paul Leonard-Morgan
must have done this intentionally like this Song pretty much sums up Vs story
ABSOLUTE CINEMA!