EA Denies Reports of Origin Hack

EA has denied reports that Origin has been hacked. In regard to several users complaining about their accounts being stolen on Origin’s official forums, an EA spokesperson tells IGN “At this point, we have no reason to believe there has been any intrusion into our Origin database.”

Specifically, users are getting emails claiming that their username and password have been changed despite taking no such action. A NeoGAF forum thread features several more complaints from users reporting similar problems.

EA provided the following statement to IGN regarding Origin security measures:

“Anytime a player has a question about the security of his or her account or personal data, we take it very seriously and take all possible steps to help. For any customer who cannot access their Origin account for any reason, we ask them to please contact Origin Help or EA’s customer experience group at help.ea.com. The robust security measures in place to protect Origin users accounts are constantly being expanded and upgraded, and we also strongly recommend customers take the protective steps of using strong passwords and changing passwords often.”

For now, it’s unclear exactly what’s happening to users and whether the password resets are some kind of technical glitch or a hack that EA isn’t aware of. We’ll continue to follow up with EA and will update this story with any additional info we receive.

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Legion Lost #0 Review

Legion Lost #0 is a pretty standard origin story for the most interesting character in the title, supplying enough action and drama for the title to transition smoothly into its next issue. Timber Wolf receives a solid retelling of his backstory and motivation for his career as a vigilante/Legion member. In the end, Tom DeFalco’s story is enough to justify this issue’s existence, but it’s unlikely to be your favorite book this week.

Pete Woods is strong this month, driving the book’s action with some great perspectives and motion. The old pro effortlessly conveys the fury and tragedy of DeFalco’s story, as the plot swirls between past and present. In fact, the work is so good that it can almost tell the story without any text at all.

When so many #0 titles are falling short of spectacular, Legion Lost #0 actually gives readers a reason to tune in. The story’s skeleton is a bit familiar, but the Woods’ execution is worth the price of admission.

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G.I. Combat #0 Review

G.I. Combat is one of those books that makes you wonder, "Does this really need a dedicated origin issue?" And the answer proves to be, "No, not really." Certainly, there's no real need to showcase what happened before the soldiers in The War That Time Forgot started stabbing and shooting dinosaurs. Acknowledging that, issue #0 shifts the content in favor Palmiotti and Justin Gray's Unknown Soldier story. Luckily, as much as I've been ambivalent about that revamp so far, the writers make good use of the format as far as fleshing out thier new character and the Unknown Soldier mythology.

Rather than turn back the clock to an earlier point in the main character's life, the segment explores the general legacy of the Unknown Soldier in the DCU. Palmiotti and Gray add an Assassin's Creed-style genetic memory element to the character, allowing him to experience the exploits of Unknown Soldiers who fought in Vietnam, the Revolutionary War, and even ancient Rome. It's an interesting wrinkle to the formula that dredges up a healthy slate of new questions about the character. Unfortunately, the script falls apart at the end as the writers steer haphazardly into a new conflict and resulting cliffhanger rather than simply ending this interlude on a more satisfying note.

Though much shorter than usual, J.T. Krul's The War That Tim Forgot portion still offers up a healthy dose of dinosaur carnage. In this case, readers learn more about the veteran dino-slayer who revealed himself in the previous issue. It's a fun read, though Ariel Olivetti's surreal, unnatural backgrounds really work against the story. At this point it would almost be preferable to have soldiers and dinosaurs grappling against blank backgrounds.

It isn't enough for DC to offer traditional war-themed comics. The lackluster sales on this series and its predecessor are proof enough of that. The tales in G.I. Combat need to showcase war as it exists in the DC Universe, reflecting all the colorful characters and concepts that dwell within. Issue #0 does a better job than any issue previous of satisfying that need.

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Wonder Woman #12 Review

Brian Azzarello just made me a Wonder Woman fan for life. By dating this story just enough to let him play around with the origin of her powers, and reveal some new ones, Azzarello has given meaning to aspects of Wonder Woman’s character that have long been taken for granted. Flight is so commonplace in superhero books that it’s easy to forget its symbolic importance, as well as the rush of adrenaline that comes when your new favorite hero does it for the first time.

Right up there with Azzarello’s focused epic story is Cliff Chiang’s artwork that looks better with every issue. There are too many eye-popping, fist-pumping moments to name just one, but what’s most impressive is how Chiang makes it look so easy. His characters are lean and have simple yet defined looks. They move about the page with power and grace. There’s never a moment of confusion as to how the action is unfolding. This book is a lesson in how to draw a good comic.

So many plots threads come together in such poignant ways that after my initial read through, I read it two more times just to see how Azzarello did it all so masterfully. There are themes of birth, freedom, loyalty, and spirituality that all wind together with the art to create visual poetry. DC is putting out a fair number of strong books, but with this conclusion to Birth Right, Wonder Woman crushes them beneath her boot.

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Before Watchmen: Comedian #2 Review

Before Watchmen: Comedian deserves some credit for being the only one of the Before Watchmen books so far to not attempt a standard origin story. The series skips over Eddie Blake's formative years and instead follows his misadventures in the '60s as a government agent. Unfortunately, despite the less formulaic approach, Comedian still falters quite a bit in its execution.

This issue jumps forward a bit in time, with Robert Kennedy planning his senatorial campaign and the war in Vietnam heating up. One thing that can be said for issue #2 is that the celebrity cameos are used a bit more effectively in how they highlight Blake's personal journey. However, the chief flaw of this book is that Azzarello keeps Blake at too much of a distance from the reader. The idea is that we're supposed to be witnessing a Comedian before his morals had become completely tarnished -- before he had accepted the cruel joke of life. However, the original series made it pretty clear that Blake was a bad egg from the start, so a lot of this evenhanded characterization rings false. This is one book where an internal monologue would probably have benefited the script.

The other drawback is that, once the issue shifts into Vietnam mode, it becomes a pretty standard war tale. Writers like Garth Ennis have found a wealth of dramatic meat in this conflict, but with Blake so emotionally distant in the story, there's just not enough of a hook here.

J.G. Jones' art is generally solid in this book. His real-life celebrities are instantly recognizable. His panels are cinematic and detailed. And unlike some Before Watchmen artists, Jones doesn't make an overt attempt to replicate the page construction of the original series, which in the context of this story is for the best. Unfortunately, much like in Final Crisis, Jones' line-work and level of detail aren't always consistent. There's a noticeable gulf in quality between issues #1 and 2, and it's doubtful the problem will improve as the book continues.

Before Watchmen: Comedian #2 wins points for trying to be a little different. But it loses far more for its uninteresting handling of the title character.

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