StarCraft 2 Cheat Codes Officially Revealed

1:20 PM - December 4, 2010 
by Kevin Parrish - source: Blizzard


Blizzard cleared the air in regards to using official StarCraft 2 cheat codes in the single-player campaign.

Friday Blizzard cleared the air in regards to using the official cheat codes in StarCraft 2's single-player campaign. Previously gamers received conflicting messages from Blizzard, with Customer Services admitting that it's banning players using cheat codes in the single-player mode while another representative claimed that players can use them safely.

The problem with using cheats-- whether they're programmed by Blizzard or offered by a 3rd-party application-- is that they affect the user's achievements and overall score. Blizzard wants gamers to earn their scores and achievements honestly, however there seems to be some understanding that sometimes players need God Mode or Instant Victory. With that said, Blizzard has released a list of official cheat codes sanctioned for use in StarCraft 2.

But there's a catch.

"Before using cheat codes it’s important to understand that using them will prevent additional achievement gains you might have earned through normal play until either a new campaign is started or a prior save is loaded (one from before the use of the first cheat)," the company said Friday. "All of these cheat codes have been added deliberately to the game and unlike third-party hacks or cheats won’t flag an account for suspension."

Call of Duty Players Decimate World Population

9:40 PM - December 2, 2010 
By Rico Mossesgeld 
Source : Tom's Guide US


Black Ops player kill over two-third of humanity, while Treyarch and Activision’s efforts pay off.

Just how popular has Call of Duty: Black Ops Been? Statistics released by developer Treyarch last week indicate that the game’s players have killed the equivalent of 69% of the world’s population—a death toll of around 4.7 billion. 23,548,521 players died as a result of backstabs, while over 2 billion rounds of ammunition have been fired by players.

More gameplay statistics: 345,234 players picked up the gun of a recent kill, then used the same gun to kill its previous owner. Jeffrey MacCormack finds the stats disturbing, citing that “1,193,221 people have stalked another soldier for a full minute before knifing him in the back, then laughing.”