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Hacking Games For Cash

by Steve Gibson, Dec 17, 2001 2:16pm PST

SunSpot.net has an article describing the job of some guys who get to try to crack game codes (Thanks GG) for GameShark for up to $60,000 a year in salary. It's pretty interesting reading and honestly not something I ever thought about. Didnt realize they just had a bunch of guys hacking away on games figuring out codes. But I guess that's what ya gotta do.

So far this group of a half-dozen programmers has cranked out more than 23,000 codes that cover nearly every game on the market. As many as 2 million visitors a month log in to grab the latest codes from the company's Web site, www.gameshark.com. It's a niche business off the radar screens of anyone but hard-core gamers, but it's profitable. It's also a contentious arena at times, because game publishers aren't always thrilled at having their creations "hacked" and played in ways they didn't intend. [snip]




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