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Bowser sentenced to 40 months for Team Xecuter’s console hacking

Enlarge / A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. (credit: Team Xeceuter) Gary Bowser, a member of the notorious Team Xecuter group of console hackers, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role within promoting and selling devices inside the SX OS line of piracy-enabling devices for the […]

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Modder pleads guilty to piracy charges, will pay Nintendo $4. 5 million

A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. [credit: Team Xeceuter ] Gary Bowser will plead guilty to two federal felony charges related to his work with Team Xecuter, the maker of the “SX” line of Switch modding devices and other tools Bowser now admits were “predominant[ly] and primar[ily] design[ed]… to allow […]

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Jaclyn Hill, Jeffree Star, & More YouTubers React To Nikki Phillippi Euthanizing Her ‘Aggressive’ Dog: ‘Makes Me SICK’

The backlash over Nikki Phillippi’s controversial video continues. As we previously reported, the YouTuber and her husband Dan Phillippi announced on Monday that they had their dog put down for “aggressive” behavior. The decision came after the Bull Terrier, Bowser, attacked their young son Logan, which was apparently the last straw after several other incidents. […]

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YouTuber Nikki Phillippi Receives Major Backlash After Euthanizing Family Dog For Being ‘Extremely Dangerous’

Nikki Phillippi, a lifestyle influencer and popular Youtuber, announced on Monday that she and her husband Dan made the difficult decision to euthanize their family dog Bowser after he bit their young son Logan. The announcement, shared via Instagram and YouTube, faced a lot of backlash with fans wishing the family had sought alternative options […]