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FortressCraft dev calls police after suffering DDoS attack on Minecraft XBLA launch day
FortressCraft developer Adam Sawkins has called the police after suffering a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on his game’s website the day voxel rival Minecraft launched on Xbox Live Arcade. FortressCraft.com was crippled yesterday after the XBLA port of Minecraft launched to critical and commercial acclaim. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson tweeted to say the 360 version, developed by the Dundee-based 4J Studios, was profitable after just an hour on sale. Speaking to Eurogamer, Sawkins refused to name check Minecraft fans, but, reading between the lines, it’s clear who he believes is responsible. “F**k you and your ‘community’, @Notch,” he tweeted. Read more…
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