Gamertell

One of the downsides of using a mail rental service for games, movies, etc. is the number of middlepeople involved. Between the shipping facility, the post office and the mail carrier there are a number of places a game can get damaged, lost or outright stolen. That’s what former Postal… Continue Reading »

Retail stores have experimented with different methods to prevent the theft of games in the past. Some stores surround the disc case in a thick plastic prison cell, some have games locked in display cases and others keep the games behind the counter where only employees have access. All these… Continue Reading »

DVD and video game theft has always been a problem, especially for games since they are so expensive and a guaranteed resale. The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) is sick of tired of this (as well as everyone else) and is proposing a new device to prevent theft. It’s called “benefit… Continue Reading »

Recently we’ve seen an influx of reports about Gears of War 2 being leaked onto a number of torrent sites. These days it’s very difficult to pinpoint where the original copies of pirated games come from especially with all the corners of the internet to hide behind. According to a… Continue Reading »

As if cases of pedophiles targeting kids on online gaming services like Xbox Live were not enough, now a case of identity theft on Xbox Live has come to light in Conway, Arkansas. Jonathan Herbert, a 28-year-old Conway resident, had his Xbox Live identity stolen. He notified a local police… Continue Reading »