Monthly Archives: May 2006

EQdkp Under Attack!

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If your guild, like mine, is using the venerable EQdkp program to track guild raid points, attendance and the like, it’s time to patch a security fix. (DO IT NOW!) “A security vulnerability was recently discovered in all current versions of EQdkp that could allow remote code inclusion on specific server configurations, if register_globals is enabled.” More discussion is available here in a forum thread. You’re probably wondering how in the world did I run across this rather obscure gaming news? Is the AFK Gamer staff so on top of late-breaking news that nothing escapes their notice? Thank you. Actually, my guild’s DKP site got whacked last night, although we didn’t discover it until the guildmates started checking their up-to-the-minute DKP balances at work (as you do) and were greeted with this defacement (Flickr screenshot), which, loosely translated means … I cut off your American head and drink soup out of the skull.

Warcraft Declared

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The New York Times reported that Blizzard Entertainment is expected to announce today plans for a big-budget feature film based on the Warcraft series. Legendary Pictures, a Warner Bros affiliate, will provide the movie magic; their past and present projects include Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and The Phantom Concludes. (Ok, I made up that last one but it seems like the same guy is titling everything out of that studio.) Presumably frame rate will not be an issue with a Warcraft movie.

Let the Games Begin

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Lord Victor NefariusLord Victor Nefarius says: Do you expect me to cower before the mighty legion of *FotonRogue*?

You are nothing to me. Less than nothing. Had I desired your head, it would have been presented to me on a pike.

You have made the mistake that all mortals make.

*Lord Victor Nefarius sighs.*

Time does strange things to those that use it as a form of currency.

I’ve made no mistakes.

In your rush to glory, you assumed that the pace of the game revolved around your actions. Can you even fathom how preposterous that sounds to a being like me? A being that if so inclined could cause your own insignificant thoughts to crush the peanut sized mass of grey matter floating within your skull.

You have lost your mind, Nefarius. You speak in riddles.

It is simple really! Allow me to summarize…

Please do.

In this world where time is your enemy, it is my greatest ally. This grand game of life that you think you play in fact plays you. To that I say…

Let the games begin!

The one-year anniversary of the Carnival of Gamers is available on buttonmashing, representing the collective work of over twenty gaming blogs.

Thanks to Tony of buttonmashing for organizing, prodding and sweating out the Carnival this past year — it could not have been easy at times. Accolades also to participants, past and present, who maintain a heavy gaming schedule AND write about it. How do we do it?!?

Mostly liquor and magic.

Until next week then, Foton out.