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Fallout From the Fall of CAPTCHAs

An anonymous reader recommends Computerworld's look at the rise and fall of CAPTCHAs, and at some of the ways bad guys are leveraging broken CAPTCHAs to ply their evil trade. "CAPTCHA used to be an easy and useful way for Web administrators to authenticate users. Now it's an easy and useful way for malware authors and spammers to do their dirty work. By January 2008, Yahoo Mail's CAPTCHA had been cracked. Gmail was ripped open soon thereafter. Hotmail's top got popped in April. And then things got bad. There are now programs available online (no, we will not tell you where) that automate CAPTCHA attacks. You don't need to have any cracking skills. All you need is a desire to spread spam, make anonymous online attacks against your enemies, propagate malware or, in general, be an online jerk.

IGN:Fallout 3 Modified and Set For Aussie Release

Many Aussies were devastated by last month's news that Fallout 3 had been refused classification (effectively banning it from release). There have been several casualties of Australia's archaic videogame ratings system over the years but few have been as highly anticipated as Fallout 3 (picked as IGN's Game of Show at this year's E3). Speaking to retail today we were told that Fallout 3 will be released mid-October with its references to specific drugs altered.

Fallout 3 Producer Disappointed in Diablo 3 (Fallout 3)

Bethesda Softworks' Ashley Cheng, the Producer of Fallout 3 stated his disappointment of Diablo 3's announcement on his blog in a post entitled "When the ship runs out of ocean."

Fallout 3 coming this Fall

Nuclear Armageddon probably strikes most people as a grim subject for a video game, but Todd Howard, executive producer of the forthcoming Fallout 3, sees the brighter side of the apocalypse. Citing movies like I Am Legend, Howard relishes that “moment of discovery when you see what’s happened to the world and wonder: who would I be and what would I do?”

Fallout & other classics in CD Projekt's retro-PC store

To gamers too young to have played the 1996 original, the excitement--and controversy---surrounding Fallout 3 might be a bit baffling. Now those wondering what all the fuss is about have a chance to play the first Fallout without having to track down a battered copy on eBay.

Fallout Coming to GameTap This Thursday

"As demonstrated during Microsoft's Press Conference at E3, Bethesda is nearing completion on the third iteration in the Fallout series, due out October 7th. Of course, with the changes that have been made to the series in Bethesda's hands, Interplay is giving gamers a reality check by releasing the first game in the Fallout series on GameTap - for free."

Hines on making Fallout 3 approachable to newcomers

For those of you worried about playing catch up in the Fallout series before taking on Bethesda's latest entry in the franchise, don't fret. Pete Hines has assured PSU that new players should have no problem picking up Fallout 3 and jumping right in.

Priceline.com Includes Potential Hurricane Season Destinations In New Sunshine Guaranteed...

Priceline.com Includes Potential Hurricane Season Destinations In New Sunshine Guaranteed Vacation Packages Promotion for Fall 2008 Get a Full Refund for Airfare, Hotel, Rental Car & More If Rain Ruins Your Vacation NORWALK, Conn.--(Business Wire)-- Travelers who missed their first chance to book a Priceline Sunshine Guaranteed vacation package now have another opportunity. Today, priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) www.priceline.com announced a new Sunshine Guaranteed promotion for late Summer/Fall 2008 that will refund customers if rain ruins their vacation. "We were pleased by the positive customer response this summer to our Sunshine Guaranteed vacation packages, and we have decided to offer them again for late summer and fall travel," said Tom Trotta, priceline.

Fallout 4 Planned

Fallout 3 may not even be out of the door yet, however at a press event today Bethesda's Pete Hines confirmed to TVG that the studio have further plans beyond this year's hugely anticipated title.

Controversial content for Fallout 3

Fallout 3 certainly won't be a first-person RPG for the youngsters, Bethesda's Todd Howard revealing that the new game includes some very adult content in a new fan interview.

Fallout director calls Blizzard "conservative"

The production director of Fallout 3, Ashley Cheng, has incurred the wrath of Blizzard's fan-legion, after describing the developer's Starcraft and Diablo update-strategy "conservative" in a new blog post.

Fallout 3 and the Teddy Bear Rocket Launcher

One of the new features announced for Fallout 3 during E3 was the ability for the player to construct his own weapons out of bits of machinery he or she finds lying about in the world.

Fallout 3 safe for Aussie debut

A top MA 15+ rating has been slapped on Fallout 3 in Australia, the strictly censored nation having previously banned the action-RPG entirely.

Fallout 3: Behind the AU Ban

IGN Australia has received documents outlining the reasons behind the Fallout 3 ban, and warning all Australians from importing the game.

Fallout 3 Censorship Report - Find out what got cut from the Aussie version

IGN writes: "And so, the epic saga comes to a close - Fallout 3's OFLC report has been made available to IGN AU; the contents outline the reasons behind the reassessment of Bethesda's post-nuclear RPG in Australia by the classification board.

Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet, EA, Xbox 360 win E3 awards

As decided by a panel of more than 30 press outlets, Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) won the "Best of Show" award and "Best RPG" game.

Fallout 3's Hines shrugs off post-E3 preview negativity

VG247: Bethesda communications boss Peter Hines has shrugged off post-E3 criticism of Fallout 3, saying he's not willing to judge negative previews based on 30 minutes play at the event.

Fallout 3 to have "big presence at Leipzig"

Speaking to VG247 today, Bethesda's Peter Hines has confirmed that anticipated RPG Fallout 3 will be hitting Games Convention with a bang next month.

Fallout 3's Hines: "The next milestone for us is 'get everything done.'"

Bethesda comms boss Peter Hines has told VG247 that the next major milestone for Fallout 3 is to "get everything done."

Fallout 3 banned down under

Censorship in the gaming world continues, with news that the forthcoming post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 3 has already been banned in Australia, weeks ahead of release.

Fallout 3 E3 08 Site Discovered

Bethesda Softworks’ parent company, ZeniMax, has a new website up, an unannounced page for Bethesda’s upcoming RPG Fallout 3. The page will almost certainly be announced when E3 starts this week (edit: where our very first appointment on Tuesday is to preview the game), but we bring you the skinny ahead of time.

Fallout 3 Xbox 360 Achievements Detailed

Xbox360Acheivements.org has posted a complete list of achievements set to be included in Bethesda Softwork's highly anticipated Fallout 3, which launches on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC next month.

Fall Brings Battle Fantasia To North America

Kotaku's Mike Fahey writes: "Arc System Works' latest fantasy fighting game is coming to the Xbox 360 this Fall courtesy of Aksys Games, the publisher that would have a much more interesting name if you just switched two letters."

Fallout 3 E3 Site Discovered

From GamingTarget.com "Bethesda Softworks' parent company, ZeniMax, has a new website up, an unannounced page for Bethesda's upcoming RPG Fallout 3. The page will almost certainly be announced when E3 starts this week (edit: where our very first appointment on Tuesday is to preview the game), but we bring you the skinny ahead of time."

Fallout 3 perception "mismatch" due to secretive reveal plan, says Hines

Speaking to VG247, Bethesda's Peter Hines has said that people may have been surprised by the level of violence in the Fallout 3 E3 demo simply because little of the RPG has been shown so far.

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