Gaming
Lizard Squad Founding Member Facing 2-Year Prison Sentence
Zachary Buchta, one of the founders of the infamous hacking group Lizard Squad has pleaded guilty of various criminal accounts. One of the founding members of the group responsible for bringing down PSN and XBL during 2014 is facing a 2-year jail sentence.
This has happened after a plea agreement where Zachary admits to being one of the Lizard Squad founders. He also admits to have founded another hacker group called PoodleCorp. Both sold services offering to harass people online with “phone bombs” and other harassing calls.
Now, the list of charges against this founding member actually has more to it. The group is not only responsible for shutting down the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live services. They also claimed responsibility for a phony bomb threat that diverted an American Lines flight carrying John Smedley, at the time president of Sony Online Entertainment.
Buchta also had a harassment-for-hire service in which a page he’d set up, “phonebomber.net” would, for $20, flood a phone number with recorded messages. And now, he’s going to jail for over 2 years.
Now, this 2-year prison sentence is actually the reduced possibility. The actual sentence is well over 10 years of prison time. However, if Buchta wants to be released in 2, he needs to work with federal investigators — whom he once called “losers” in an online screen name.
The reason why the investigators need the help is because if you pay attention to Buchta’s statement. He does not claim responsibility for the PSN and XBL DDoS attacks but he claimed responsibility for the Bomb Threat incident.
This legal process begun in September 2016, when one of Lizard Squad’s harassment victims from Chicago declared that they received “a phone call every hour for thirty days” laden with graphic, violent threats. Chicago was Zachary’s current living residence at the time.
Sonic Frontier’s third and final free DLC update, The Final Horizon, is frustrating some players with its difficulty. Some say it’s Sonic’s hardest gameplay ever.
Many players complained about this unexpected difficulty spike in a 12-page GameFaqs forum post called “This DLC is way too hard” (thanks VGC). One of the main complaints about Sonic Frontiers was that it was too easy, and Team Sonic overcorrected, which makes it surprising.
Final Horizon, the last free update, let players play as Tails, Knuckles, and Amy and complete a variety of optional challenges, which is the challenge. Many are breaking down after a vertigo-inducing tower that requires pixel-perfect platforming without checkpoints, apparently inspired by viral Twitch hit Only Up!
Have you tried Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon DLC? Is it really that hard, or has Sonic always been the Dark Souls of mascot platformers?
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s cinematic trailer appeared suddenly as the wait seemed endless. It shows us that together, we can overcome anything.
The scene is surprisingly sad, with flashbacks to each Spider-Man’s tragic past. As property damages mount, Peter and Miles have emotional internal monologues while fighting Venom.
Venom appears to be about to lose when he realizes they can be stronger together before the scene fades to black. We won’t know how this story ends until Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launches exclusively on PS5 on October 20.
Do you think teamwork makes the dream work? Should you see more of Insomniac’s latest or are you sold?
A new trailer featuring Aleks Le’s fearless protagonist S.E.E.S makes Persona 3 Reload more real. Atlus promises weekly character tributes, so get excited. Our stoic protagonist, who will be playable on PS5 and PS4 when this remade RPG releases on February 2, is introduced well.
We’ve accepted playing without our favorite character and are starting to like Reload. The setting, story, and cast have always been great, and the more we learn about the proposed changes, the more we want to return to Tartarus.
With Persona 3 Reload, where are you? Did you play the game before or is this your first time?
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