When you want to cheat on an online game you usually just have to use another computer in your house but that is all changing.
I recently attempted to set up a second account at MafiaCorruption.com (MC) and got a message calling me a "bad doggy"! This was because the developers at MC have produced a system that checks your IP address and automatically prevents cheating.
They also manually verify your details if you want to add a second account. I was impressed with this as I have cheated on many games on a number of occasions and not been found out but it seems as if things will change in future and maybe MC will be the responsible site that leads the games industry into developing more sophisticated fraud prevention technology.
http://www.mafiacorruption.com/
Monday, 31 December 2007
MMORPG and the future
Over the last few years we have seen an explosion of online role playing games. On very well known game is TheMafiaBoss, usually shortened to TMB, and MafiaCorruption (MC). These games put you into the role of a gangster and you have to fight to protect yourself and/or your gang.
TMB has spawned a multitude of clones such as TheMafiaCrimes.com and Allmafia.com and, due to the site being created in PHP, it provides a good training ground for the programmers of tomorrow. TMB has rounds lasting 9 days and whoever ranks highest at the end of the 9 days wins, easy? Not quite. To be the highest ranking player you need a family, or a lot of physical money to buy credits so you can hire millions of du's, defensive units. You can get better protection by being part of a family and many families are part of a Union - a collection of families.
The families in the largest Unions, such as 13/Empire, use the Empire name for their families while others use names of their own choosing and just let people know they're members of a Union by writing it on their profiles.
MC is very different to TMB and it's clones. MC has everything you need right in front of you and you also have a City (Boston for newbies) to go to so you can buy weapons and hire whores! To get anywhere with MC you need points, or lots of cash. Thankfully the developers of this site have a crimes link so you can commit crimes and get cash. You can also attack other players but this takes up 50% of your energy and you have to wait for it to be replenished to attack again (you get 100% energy but it gets taken when doing things) by waiting or by using your points to purchase an energy refill.
MC also has offspring in the shape of PrisonStruggle, it is based in a prison, hence the name!, and it seems more complicated than MC. It is as enjoyable but a little bit harder to understand than MC.
M$ and the other big boys are currently eyeing up the Social Networking sites (as I mentioned in an article below) but maybe they should be looking at the Mafia games as they have a large fanbase and could potentially be turned into "crime-fantasy" social networking sites with the games at the core. I know that the developers of MC are adding new features and working very hard to make it even better for the players.
These games, I believe, are the future. They will keep adding new features, new members and will expand so much until just a few of them have the majority of Mafia-games' members.
http://www.allmafia.com/
http://www.mafiacorruption.com/
http://www.prisonstruggle.com/
http://www.themafiaboss.com/
http://www.themafiacrimes.com/
TMB has spawned a multitude of clones such as TheMafiaCrimes.com and Allmafia.com and, due to the site being created in PHP, it provides a good training ground for the programmers of tomorrow. TMB has rounds lasting 9 days and whoever ranks highest at the end of the 9 days wins, easy? Not quite. To be the highest ranking player you need a family, or a lot of physical money to buy credits so you can hire millions of du's, defensive units. You can get better protection by being part of a family and many families are part of a Union - a collection of families.
The families in the largest Unions, such as 13/Empire, use the Empire name for their families while others use names of their own choosing and just let people know they're members of a Union by writing it on their profiles.
MC is very different to TMB and it's clones. MC has everything you need right in front of you and you also have a City (Boston for newbies) to go to so you can buy weapons and hire whores! To get anywhere with MC you need points, or lots of cash. Thankfully the developers of this site have a crimes link so you can commit crimes and get cash. You can also attack other players but this takes up 50% of your energy and you have to wait for it to be replenished to attack again (you get 100% energy but it gets taken when doing things) by waiting or by using your points to purchase an energy refill.
MC also has offspring in the shape of PrisonStruggle, it is based in a prison, hence the name!, and it seems more complicated than MC. It is as enjoyable but a little bit harder to understand than MC.
M$ and the other big boys are currently eyeing up the Social Networking sites (as I mentioned in an article below) but maybe they should be looking at the Mafia games as they have a large fanbase and could potentially be turned into "crime-fantasy" social networking sites with the games at the core. I know that the developers of MC are adding new features and working very hard to make it even better for the players.
These games, I believe, are the future. They will keep adding new features, new members and will expand so much until just a few of them have the majority of Mafia-games' members.
http://www.allmafia.com/
http://www.mafiacorruption.com/
http://www.prisonstruggle.com/
http://www.themafiaboss.com/
http://www.themafiacrimes.com/
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Eastenders tops Xmas TV ratings
13.9 million viewers watched the second part of the Christmas special of Eastenders, beating Corrie's 9.6 million. It's a shame that the Christmas speech by Her Majesty The Queen only had 7.5 million viewers.
The Dr Who special was in second place with 13.8 million, only just behind Eastenders. Both programmes are examples of excellent programme making by the Beeb.
The Dr Who special was in second place with 13.8 million, only just behind Eastenders. Both programmes are examples of excellent programme making by the Beeb.
Tuesday, 25 December 2007
Google Knowledge open to all
It seems like Wikipedia will have a major competitor soon. Google is launching what it calls a "Knowledge Project", basically an Encyclopaedia.
The company plans to share income from ads with the authors of all entries, thus giving people the incentive to not only post information onto the site but to also make that information correct.
Google is expanding at such a rate that Micro$oft must be worrying about their own future online. As I have previously written, Google are producing a phone based system, well they have formed a group called the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), now consisting of 34 companies, which will act as a new platform for mobile phones and the code for this platform will be open source, meaning it will be open for modification by other programmers.
Shares in Google will continue to go up as they continue to expand. I'm just waiting for the Google Virtual World with mobile phone based controls and speech based text entry.
The company plans to share income from ads with the authors of all entries, thus giving people the incentive to not only post information onto the site but to also make that information correct.
Google is expanding at such a rate that Micro$oft must be worrying about their own future online. As I have previously written, Google are producing a phone based system, well they have formed a group called the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), now consisting of 34 companies, which will act as a new platform for mobile phones and the code for this platform will be open source, meaning it will be open for modification by other programmers.
Shares in Google will continue to go up as they continue to expand. I'm just waiting for the Google Virtual World with mobile phone based controls and speech based text entry.
Saturday, 8 December 2007
Media Giant open to offers
Emap, one of Britain's largest media Groups, says it is open to offers on it's businesses. The group, which owns the popular Max Power magazine, is selling off a number of magazines to concentrate mainly on Internet based businesses.
Emap shares are a good buy, the group will continue to grow, there's no doubt about that. The group should be working on creating it's own social/networking sites because it has the finances, it has the right people already in it's employ and it's business units are able to be utilised in the marketing process, thus giving the networking site(s) major publicity for little or no cost.
I did some research and found a site that mentions Emap 'eyeing' up networking sites but it doesn't say much so I couldn't put anything decent here!
Any EMAP networking/social site will be a success due to it's publishing businesses. Max Power readers will use the site to talk about cruises, as will readers of the other motoring titles. The Group also publishes Government newspapers and magazines which would be useful in getting politicians using such a site.
Emap shares are a good buy, the group will continue to grow, there's no doubt about that. The group should be working on creating it's own social/networking sites because it has the finances, it has the right people already in it's employ and it's business units are able to be utilised in the marketing process, thus giving the networking site(s) major publicity for little or no cost.
I did some research and found a site that mentions Emap 'eyeing' up networking sites but it doesn't say much so I couldn't put anything decent here!
Any EMAP networking/social site will be a success due to it's publishing businesses. Max Power readers will use the site to talk about cruises, as will readers of the other motoring titles. The Group also publishes Government newspapers and magazines which would be useful in getting politicians using such a site.
Hatton v Mayweather - Media companies will benefit
With all of the publicity surrounding tonights bout, the media companies covering the fight would've experienced a sharp rise in their share prices had it been a week day.
Maybe the best time for the fight to have gone ahead would've been midday in the middle of the week, so the traders and other purchasers could have made some money from this event.
Companies such as Sky, with it's pay per view programming, will gain much from tonight, not just in cash profits but also from the inevitable publicity. James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, was mentioned all over the newspapers and online news sites recently due to his 'take-over' of News Corp's UK, Asia and Europe operations and his appointment as non-executive Chairman or British Sky Broadcasting.
Maybe the best time for the fight to have gone ahead would've been midday in the middle of the week, so the traders and other purchasers could have made some money from this event.
Companies such as Sky, with it's pay per view programming, will gain much from tonight, not just in cash profits but also from the inevitable publicity. James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, was mentioned all over the newspapers and online news sites recently due to his 'take-over' of News Corp's UK, Asia and Europe operations and his appointment as non-executive Chairman or British Sky Broadcasting.
Hollywood's Writers' Block
It appears as if there's no end in sight for the Hollywood strike. It has been going for five (5) weeks now and both sides seem to be dragging their heels.
With the Hollywood Screenwriters, and some actors, on strike, now would be a good time for lesser known (amateur) screenwriters to get their films produced. Laws of supply and demand mean that when a product becomes more scarce, it also becomes more expensive so, for amateur screenwriters and actors, the price may be right!
With the Hollywood Screenwriters, and some actors, on strike, now would be a good time for lesser known (amateur) screenwriters to get their films produced. Laws of supply and demand mean that when a product becomes more scarce, it also becomes more expensive so, for amateur screenwriters and actors, the price may be right!
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