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As a reminder, all marketplace threads should be kept in the Marketplace forum. For graphics, there is a dedicated subforum in the marketplace that users can request or offer their services for money. The GFX Contests subforum is strictly for contests just like how the regular contests subforum is (and giveaways). >>Source



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Indian Court Rules Copyright is not a Divine Right
Publishers were thwarted in their attempt to stop Delhi University from issuing photocopies of textbooks. The Delhi high court said that “copyright is not a divine right,” and that the university may continue to issue photocopies of major textbooks without penalty. In India, education is exempted from copyright infringement under Section 52 of the Copyright Act. The lawsuit from the publishers began in 2012, and was finally ended on September 16, 2016 with a 94-page order in favor of the defendant. >>Source

Penalties Increased if Caught Using Mobile Phone While Driving
Under new measures, people in the UK that are caught using their phone twice while driving will now lose their license. The UK penalty system is point-based, and those caught using their phone earn an automatic six points. Six points is halfway towards a standard driver losing their license for six months. For new drivers, they are only allowed six points total, which means they will lose their license after being caught once. On top of the point penalty, any offending driver will face a fine of at least £200. Research has shown that those who are using their phone while driving can have up to a 50% slower reaction time. The new measures are intended to discourage dangerous behavior on the roadways. >>Source

Sweden Will Offer Tax Breaks for Repairs
In an attempt to combat wasteful tendencies, Sweden is cutting the VAT on repairs of all kinds. Currently, the VAT sits at 25% for repairs, but Sweden’s Socialist Democrat and Green party will submit proposals to reduce the VAT to 12%. Furthermore, citizens will be allowed to claim back half of the value of labor costs for repairs from their income tax. It is believed that in addition to the conservation this will generate, the repair industry of Sweden will be economically stimulated. >>Source



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Yahoo Suffers Massive Data Breach
What may be the largest data breach of all time, massive email client Yahoo has had their database of users breached. Yahoo has confirmed the breach, stating that over 500 million usernames, MD5 hashed passwords, and possibly addresses were stolen. The breach may have occurred as early as 2014, with Yahoo keeping it a secret, advising users who haven't changed their passwords and security information since 2014 to do so. This all occurs in the midst of Yahoo being sold to Verizon, with Yahoo shareholders terrified that this could lower the company's value.

Valve Bans Game Publisher that Sued Users Giving Bad Steam Reviews
After receiving plenty of negative publicity in 2014 for suing a game reviewer for $10 million after a bad review, video game publisher Digital Homicide is back at it again, suing hundreds of users who left them bad Steam reviews on multiple games. In total, the publisher is suing users for a whopping $18 million, just over negative reviews. This resulted in plenty of outcry from the community - so much so that Valve, the company that owns Steam, to remove Digital Homicide's entire library of games from Steam.

North Korea's DNS Leaks, Revealing All of Country's Websites
The nation of North Korea is one shrouded in mystery and poverty, with outsiders getting very rare and infrequent chances to get a glimpse of the country. A rare look into North Korea's internet occurred this week, thanks to a slip up by a North Korean official. The mistake turned North Korea's closed internet public for a short while, revealing a measly 28 .nk domains in the country. Along with this information, GitHub users used the temporarily public information to find that for the 25 million person population, there were about 1,000 IPs total. This is not surprising though, as internet is a very rare privilege, mostly for North Korea's high class, wealthy, or researchers. Some of the websites are more typical than others, such as Cooks.org.kp, a cooking and recipe website on the North Korean domain. While someone at North Korea has fixed the DNS leak, websites received so much foreign traffic while they were public that they went offline.



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New Death Stranding Details Emerge
We received a substantial amount of new information about Hideo Kojima's mysterious upcoming game, Death Stranding. Speaking at Sony Playstation's pre-Tokyo Game Show keynote presentation, Kojima revealed the elusive meaning behind the game's title and logo. Kojima stated that the game's logo isn't dripping ink or liquid, but are actually cords. He further explained that the theme of the game with be exploring how people are connected by strands which explains the game's unusual title -- Death Stranding. Kojima didn't stop there. He revealed that the game will fall into the action genre and that it will be open world with a "degree of freedom." Death Stranding will also feature online elements. Kojima spoke of his wish to give gamers a way to be connected via these "strands," or elements that are different to the usual multiplayer teams. Kojima also recently teased the possibility of a female protagonist to star alongside Norman Reedus in a recent tweet. According to the tweet, there could be a heroine featured in the game, but it looks like that possibility is still up in the air, and the studio is still looking for potential actresses to take on the role. Given Kojima’s love for strong and iconic female characters in the Metal Gear series, it is likely that we’ll see a heroine in Death Stranding as well. A release date hasn't been discussed but it is rumored to be release in 2018.

Pokemon Go: PVP
Following the release of the Buddy system update, Pokemon Company CEO, Tsunekazu Ishihara, told the Wall Street Journal that Niantic Lab is taking its time in releasing new features for the game so that it doesn't overwhelm newcomers. A player-versus-player battle system is on the company's map. "Battling is a category that we do best at Pokemon, after all," Ishihara stated. "It's important to really carefully consider any feature that may increase the difficulty and raise the barrier to entry for more casual users." Ishihara didn't directly comment on their plans in introducing a trading system, but it was mentioned in the same report. In July, Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke confirmed that a trading system would be on its way soon enough, but there was no information shared regarding how it would work. Similarly, we don't know much about the battle system that Niantic is planning to release. "The multiplayer aspect is still something we're exploring, we're still trying to figure out what's the best way to do that," Bhargava said. "So far we've learned that multiplayer battles are a lot of fun. When two people from different teams show up at a rival gym, if they collaborate and both have their Pokemon deployed to battle at the same time, they can take down a stronger gym faster." "But we're trying our best to rethink what the experience should be; what that real-world Pokemon experience should be like. Obviously we're learning from Ingress, but it's going to be a pretty different game. We have a vision for Pokemon, we're gonna execute on it, but we're gonna learn based on what the community reaction is." Niantic has a lot in store for us and it appears that they are seriously considering what the community thinks to ensure future updates are a success. Which features are you most looking forward to? Let us know!

Square Enix Utilizing Mobile Gaming Platform
Square Enix today released its 2016 annual report to investors, which outlines three key initiatives it plans to pursue going forward--one of which is premium mobile games. Square Enix has been releasing numerous premium games on smart devices for years. In 2006, the publisher was already speaking about the growth it saw in mobile gaming and expressed a lot of interest in pursuing them. In the past few years, they've released plenty of original games like Lara Croft Go, Mobius Final Fantasy, and they've even released ports of existing titles like Final Fantasy 9 and Adventures of Mana. Mobile games have been cited as one of the reasons for their surge in profits in past earnings reports. "Currently, the global market for smart device games is dominated by F2P (free to play) games, and the market for premium games that players pay to purchase is practically nonexistent," he said in the annual report. "However, our group has for some time been offering premium games for smart devices, including brand-new titles. When viewed across the group, these offerings represent a considerable volume of earnings." Matsuda then turned his attention to handheld games, essentially explaining what's been apparent for years: mobile games are increasingly taking their place. As a result, Square Enix believes it makes sense to develop handheld games for mobile platforms in addition to handhelds. Square Enix has a lot in store and perhaps they'll revolutionize mobile gaming since they appear to be devote to turning out original games for mobile platforms.
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MLB Pitcher Jose Fernandez Dead
The 24-year-old Miami Marlins pitcher known as José Fernández was killed in the morning of September 25. Fernández and two other individuals were found at the scene of the accident, dead, at the entrance of Miami Harbor. The two other victims were also in their 20s, but their names are not being released to the public at this time. There appeared to be no lead that drugs or alcohol were used that night, but cannot be confirmed until the autopsy reports are completed.

Arnold Palmer Dies at age 87
The golf king, Arnold Palmer, died on the afternoon of September 25 due to heart complications. Palmer was 87 years old and a golf icon to say the least. Palmer was a seven-time major winner and truly did bring people's attention to the game of golf. Alastair Johnson, CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, said that Palmer was admitted to the hospital for cardiovascular work, but weakened later in the days thus leading him to his passing.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Divorce
The last couple we would have ever expected to break up, has. On September 19, Angelina Jolie officially filed for divorce. She is seeking full-time custody of the children while only giving Brad visitation rights. Angelina's manager, Geyer Kosinski, says, "Angelina will always do what's in the best interest of taking care of her family. She appreciates everyone's understanding of their need for privacy at this time. Shortly after Angelina's statement, Brad releases his own statement, "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the wellbeing of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time." Best of luck to both of them.



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Sep 27, 2016 07:07 PM
It's another good addition, I did want to point out you say there was no feedback thread this week even though I personally released my fifth year feedback thread.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5412031
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Sep 27, 2016 07:08 PM
Thanks ! Couldn't wait to read this edition.
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Sep 27, 2016 08:56 PM
Another wonderful week for the HF News team. Thanks for the entertaining read. For two weeks now, Apex has been missing from Membership counts. Is there a reason for this?

Thanks.
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Sep 27, 2016 08:59 PM
Great edition. Sucks to see Grim banned.
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Sep 27, 2016 10:22 PM
(Sep 27, 2016 07:07 PM)Nevieth Wrote:  It's another good addition, I did want to point out you say there was no feedback thread this week even though I personally released my fifth year feedback thread.
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5412031

The journalist most likely missed it. :P

(Sep 27, 2016 08:56 PM)Confound Wrote:  Another wonderful week for the HF News team. Thanks for the entertaining read. For two weeks now, Apex has been missing from Membership counts. Is there a reason for this?

Thanks.

I noticed that today when I did Site News. It'll be fixed for next edition.
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Sep 27, 2016 10:24 PM
Awesome great, going to read over this now.
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Sep 27, 2016 10:45 PM
(Sep 27, 2016 10:22 PM)Hydra Wrote:  The journalist most likely missed it. :P

Ah alright fair enough. 🤝

I do appreciate having one of my threads in the news though, wasn't expecting to see it.
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Sep 27, 2016 10:57 PM
Yay I'm in the news lol. Hopefully I'll do well as an illuminati leader
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(Sep 27, 2016 10:57 PM)Chicken Buff Wrote:  Yay I'm in the news lol. Hopefully I'll do well as an illuminati leader

joke leader for a joke group
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Sep 27, 2016 11:11 PM
(Sep 27, 2016 11:09 PM)Gary Wrote:  joke leader for a joke group
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My boi Gary firing off dem shots 🎉🎉🎉
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(Sep 27, 2016 11:09 PM)Gary Wrote:  joke leader for a joke group
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