December 20, 2012 | Broken Joysticks

Blizzard Lays Down The Ban Hammer On Bots

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

There is nothing more frustrating than trying to find your perfect set of gear in a game like Diablo III only to find that either the people you are playing with have snagged it or the marketplace is flooded dozens of them thanks to bots. For serious players it can take away the meaning of rare drops and in the worst case scenarios it can bring the game to its knees by overloading the servers.

Blizzard revealed today that they have banned a few thousand accounts for hacking, boting among other offenses. Since this is a game with an economy based upon real money it is nice to see the developers taking things seriously. Apparently cheating was so widespread that it was starting to cause problems with Battle.net.

Check out their official statement after the jump.Read More

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Steam Winter Sale Begins, Wallets Cry and Gamers Save

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The time of year to empty our wallets into Valves coffers has come once again. The end of December may be synonymous with various holidays but for PC gamers there’s also the annual Steam Holiday Sale. The festivities kicked into gear earlier today and there seems to be a little bit of everything available with the promise of more to come!

Several of the big titles from this fall are discounted 30 – 50% including Scribblenaughts Unlimited, Borderlands 2 and Hitman Absolution. Check out the full list of games available after the jump or head on over the Seam store yourself!Read More

Batman Arkham City Mirrors Edge Operation Flashpoint Price on Persia Scribblenaughts Unlimited Steam Sale War of the Roses

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The Great Broken Joysticks Holiday Giveaway Contest

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The holidays are a great time to be a gamer, as a child you get to wait for your favorite game with anticipation, hoping that it is wrapped under the tree. As an adult you either get to be selfish and play Assassin’s Creed III for two straight days or ya know visit family. We here at Broken Joysticks might not be knee deep in games due to the annual slowdown but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to give you something. That is why we are launching the first Broken Joysticks Great Holiday Give Away.

During the next two weeks (December 24^th thru January 4^th) we will be giving away over 20 steam codes for popular games. Each day we’ll run at least one contest on our front-page similar to the Skyrim Giveaway from last week, picking a winner from either Facebook or Twitter!Read More

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