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miracle69 writes: "Well, it looks like the perfect convergence for the average Slashdot reader. What we've got here is a game that is approaching the Slashdot Enthusiast's Valhalla. It's released under Windows and Linux, costs a mere 25 USDs, and has no middleman to jack prices up. Of course, that means it's not available in stores, nor will it be seen on TV, but according to Newsforge, it's got great gameplay. So, will 25 bucks, a fresh game idea, and a Linux release make others in the gaming world stand up and take notice?"
Real? (Score:3, Funny)
I wonder if they have real life events like the FBI crashing in on you in 26 locations all at once. Thats gotta suck.
Cool but... (Score:2, Funny)
Compete with other online hackers to get the job done.
Another game I suggest (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Cyber-Terrorist Training Tool? (Score:5, Funny)
As far as I can tell, it'd have exactly the opposite effect that you described - instead of 13-year-old wannabes spending all their time attempting (and failing) to hack into their school network, they just fire up Uplink and pretend they're gods. Take it from me, it's more interesting than real hacking anyday.
News bulletin from 2010: (Score:2, Funny)
"It was easy," crowed MS/FBI chief Steve Ballmer. "In 2001, we released a game which proported to be a simulation, but was actually a real cracking tool when run on any OS other than XP. After enough evidence had accumulated, we simply rounded up all the perps! I LOVE this company! I LOVE THIS COMPANY!"
Re:Neverwinter Nights For Linux (Score:3, Funny)
In other gaming news, Blizzard will release the Windows version of Warcraft III on the SAME DAY as the Windows version of Warcraft III is released.
Back to World News, when Osama bin Laden is caught and executed by the US experts predict that he will die at the same time...
Actually a hack deterrent (Score:4, Funny)
It is also not going to teach "Billy" how to hack. This game, although text driven, from the demo that I played does not teach players to "rm -rf
Re:FORBIDDEN (Score:2, Funny)
Infallible logic, that.
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Re:FORBIDDEN (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Cyber-Terrorist Training Tool? (Score:5, Funny)
Real Life (Score:5, Funny)
You don't have permission to access / on this server.
Apache/1.3.19 Server at www.introversion.co.uk Port 80
Looks like someone played the real life version, and introversion lost.
Re:Another game I suggest (Score:2, Funny)
I tried that game. In my version, the World Trade Center got blown up by terrorists, starting a war in Afghanistan. Pretty far out, huh?
TheFrood
Re:Another game I suggest (Score:3, Funny)
Ok, we have people talking on the internet in a chat room about a game this simulates using the internet to hack places where people are talking like the current internet is like a simlulation game!
(poof)Ack! My head's on fire!
House on fire! House on fire! PUt it out, put it out... no, not anti-freeze! Noooo, my crack pipe! Bastards! Make the noise sto [life32.dll generated an invalid page fault in brain16.dll. Please swipe your credit card and bend over to restart].
Re:Whatever (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Not exactly a new idea... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Real? (Score:2, Funny)