Stellar Blade's Twitter Account Goes Rogue: Hacked to Shill Crypto – Seriously?
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Stellar Blade's official Twitter got hijacked to promote a fake crypto coin, proving that even futuristic action RPGs aren't safe from internet shenanigans. Director Hyung-Tae Kim swiftly warned fans, and hopefully, the account is back in good hands soon.
Right, so picture this: you're Shift Up, riding high on the success of Stellar Blade, everyone's raving about Eve kicking arse and taking names (and looking damn good doing it), and then *boom*. Your official Twitter account gets hijacked. Not for memes, not for gloating, but for...crypto. Bloody crypto.
According to Game Rant, the Stellar Blade Twitter account got a digital wedgie and was forced to promote a dodgy-sounding "Stellar Blade Coin." I mean, come on! Talk about missing the mark. It's like trying to use a plasma sword to butter toast – technically possible, but wildly inappropriate and likely to end in tears.
Cryptocurrency scams are about as welcome as a lag spike during a boss fight, and they've been plaguing everyone from small-time YouTubers to massive corporations. Viz Media, the anime and manga giant, got hit earlier this year. So, Shift Up joins the party – a rather unwelcome party, I reckon.
The hackers, bless their cotton socks (not!), even turned off comments. Smart move, if you're trying to stop people from shouting "SCAM!" from the digital rooftops. They even dangled the promise of in-game items to lure in unsuspecting players. A classic, if somewhat pathetic, move.
Thankfully, Hyung-Tae Kim, the Stellar Blade director, jumped in to warn everyone. He basically said, "Don't touch those links with a ten-foot pole!" Which is solid advice, really. He confirmed the posts were "unauthorized," which is putting it mildly, and that the team was scrambling to regain control. You gotta feel for them, eh?
Look, Stellar Blade's been having a cracking time lately. The PC version launched, topped the Steam charts, and there's even whisperings of a Switch 2 version. (Imagine Eve on the Switch! That'd be bonkers.) This Twitter hack is just a fly in the ointment, a digital gremlin causing mischief.
Hopefully, Shift Up gets their account back pronto and the only currency involved remains good ol' fashioned experience points and the satisfaction of a perfectly executed combo. And a word to the wise: if anyone offers you a "Stellar Blade Coin," run. Run far, far away. Unless you really, really like losing money, which, let's be honest, most of us don't.
*Massive credit to Game Rant for breaking the story. You can find their original article here: [Original URL]*
Tags: Stellar Blade, Twitter hack, cryptocurrency, gaming news, Shift Up
Original article: Game Rant