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Adam Krolak, 07 December 2021, 21:49

Gary Bowser must pay more than 40 million in fines. This is the result of a civil lawsuit with Nintendo of America.

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 December 2021, 21:47

Activision Blizzard's decision to fire many Raven Software testers didn't sit well with other studio employees.

Michael Zegar, 06 December 2021, 15:00

Last weekend, a thread on Reddit dedicated to the Halo series was temporarily closed. It had to do with, among other things, toxic comments regarding the progression system in Halo Infinite's online mode.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 December 2021, 18:35

Activision Blizzard is laying off numerous experienced testers from Raven Software testers. „Ingenious” way to give raises to the remaining employees did not win the company the approval of developers, and perhaps even Geoff Keighley.

Michael Zegar, 02 December 2021, 21:14

Activision Blizzard's case is getting more and more dicey. State treasurers who own shares in the company have expressed a desire to meet with its board of directors. It seems that the drastic drop in the California publisher's stock price has caught their attention.

Michal Ciezadlik, 29 November 2021, 16:30

The sense of humor of one of the Forza Horizon 5 players did not please the developers. For making a joke about the leader of North Korea - Kim Jong Un - he received a ban for... 8000 years.

Miriam Moszczynska, 24 November 2021, 15:27

Women in the tech industry have not had the best of times lately. A former Sony employee has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of discrimination and wrongful dismissal based on her gender.

Artur Flaga, 23 November 2021, 20:24

The CEO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, condemns the current situation at Activision. For this reason, the latter company plans to create a Workplace Responsibility Committee.

Michael Zegar, 22 November 2021, 11:25

Bobby Kotick allegedly admitted in a recent meeting with Activision Blizzard executives that he might consider resigning from his position. Additionally, exes have reportedly expressed concerns about the satisfaction of their employees should Kotick remain.

Hubert Sledziewski, 20 November 2021, 18:40

Former and current EA DICE employees regularly describe conditions within the company. Their testimonies go some way to explaining the poor technical condition and flaws in the mechanics of Battlefield 2042.

Michal Ciezadlik, 19 November 2021, 17:27

Dissatisfaction with the condition of GTA: Trilogy - Definitive Edition has led many gamers to demand a refund from Rockstar Games. However, contacting the publisher's support department about this issue is troublesome.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 19 November 2021, 12:29

Another controversy related to mobbing in Activision Blizzard begins to affect relations with other companies. Xbox, for example, is set to evaluate its relationship with the publisher.

Adrian Werner, 18 November 2021, 14:08

In a letter to employees, Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation, criticized the way Activision Blizzard responded to the sexual harassment scandal.

Adrian Werner, 17 November 2021, 16:58

A Wall Street Journal article has sparked another Activision-related scandal. It claims CEO Bobby Kotick was said to silence sexual harassment cases in the company. Employees are demanding that he be fired, but the board stands behind him. Instead, the publisher got rid of the co-founder of Treyarch.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 November 2021, 18:57

PC gamers have to do without GTA The Trilogy: Definitive Edition (as well as Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online) for now. Data miners, however, have found the „Holy Grail” of Rockstar Games mysteries.

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 November 2021, 22:51

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Apple's request that it hold off on introducing links and third-party payments in the App Store following the Epic Games ruling.

Miriam Moszczynska, 08 November 2021, 14:09

Ubisoft Canada raises salaries of its employees, but not like one would expect. The biggest increase goes to those who can already boast impressive salaries.

Paul Musiolik, 06 November 2021, 19:12

Ubisoft's A Better Ubisoft Group, which associates the company's employees, has launched a petition to gather community signatures to help improve working conditions.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 November 2021, 19:46

Blizzard has had a successful quarter, but news of good financial results gives way to news of the departure of Jen Oneal, who, along with Mike Ybarra, led the company for the last three months.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 02 November 2021, 17:36

Employees protest against the Nimbus project, a joint initiative of Google, Amazon and the Israeli government. Several of them renounce the anonymity of the petition and at the same time reveal their Semitic nationality.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 23 October 2021, 16:56

Overwatch's popular gunslinger will be given a new name, so he will no longer refer to Diablo IV's controversial ex-producer.

Agnes Adamus, 22 October 2021, 16:40

Dead by Daylight was recently affected by an affair related to the Hellraiser Chapter DLC. All this is due to the cooperation of producers with Boss Protocol and Park Avenue Entertainment, as part of which content from the expansion is to be sold as NFTs.

Michal Ciezadlik, 21 October 2021, 18:43

The Attorney General of the District of Columbia has decided to include Mark Zuckerberg in the investigation of the Cambridge Analyica scandal. Facebook Inc. CEO was allegedly „personally involved” in decisions related to the company.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 October 2021, 17:39

WoW fans are once engaged in heated discussions about the so-called raid boosting. All because of one of the heads of Blizzard inviting players to a so-called sales run.

Artur Flaga, 20 October 2021, 21:19

A drama has exploded in the Destiny 2 community. Players feel cheated by the distribution model of the game's two new dungeons due to misinformation on Bungie's part.

Michael Zegar, 20 October 2021, 16:30

The wake of Blizzard being sued, more than 20 people have been fired at this point. The company has sent a special letter to employees and has already announced the next steps.

Michal Ciezadlik, 19 October 2021, 16:24

Another consequence of the Twitch data leak - we got to known the list of streamers who could avoid being banned even if they violated the rules.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 October 2021, 22:01

„A culture of silence” is how female employees of Paradox Interactive describe the Swedish publisher's approach to discrimination against women at the company.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 11 October 2021, 10:10

Twitch has reportedly never paid the utmost attention to security, so the leak didn't surprise its former employees.

Adrian Werner, 09 October 2021, 22:46

Fans of Marvel's Avengers are furious. Despite the developers' earlier promises, microtransactions that boost character progression rate have been added to the game.

Michael Zegar, 07 October 2021, 21:24

Blizzard removes more content from World of Warcraft that does not comply with the company's new policy. This time it's the humorous layer of the game. It's a shame, some of the erased jokes are real gems...

Miriam Moszczynska, 07 October 2021, 13:33

An American youtuber stacked a tower of forty-two PlayStation 4 consoles to draw attention to the serious problem of not having the right to repair electronic devices.

Hubert Sledziewski, 06 October 2021, 14:39

An anonymous hacker leaked the source code of Twitch. Among the 125 GB of data were also the earnings of major streamers using the service. The amounts are staggering.

Michael Zegar, 06 October 2021, 14:26

According to TSMC's analysis, some manufacturers are keeping some of the purchased components for themselves. This hits other companies, such as Nvidia and AMD.

GRG, 03 October 2021, 21:35

Chinese censors have not allowed any new video game on the market since a controversial ban on showing „effeminate” men on Chinese television.

Martin Nothing, 29 September 2021, 16:32

Cooperation with North Korea is not profitable, as one US citizen has painfully discovered. He is facing up to 7 years in prison for advising this Asian country.

Michal Ciezadlik, 28 September 2021, 13:43

Today, Activision Blizzard released a statement, saying it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In it, Blizzard pledged to strengthen its anti-discrimination policies, as well as create a fund for all victims of abusive practices.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 September 2021, 14:25

World of Warcraft is testing update 9.1.5, and in addition to new fixes users found more examples of politically correct censorship.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 September 2021, 13:48

Fortnite won't be returning to Apple devices anytime soon, maybe even for the next few years. Apple has blacklisted the title, as Epic Games' Tim Sweeney reported with regret.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 21 September 2021, 11:47

More and more problems for Activision Blizzard. The company is being examined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company's chief legal officer has left the company.

Adrian Piotrowski, 19 September 2021, 18:53

Rob Gallerani of Vicarious Visions, the studio currently working on Diablo II: Resurrected, has spoken on how the situation at Blizzard has affected his studio and the shape of the upcoming game.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 September 2021, 15:40

Patch 9.1.5 for World of Warcraft is expected to bring quite a few changes. These apparently include an unusual example of censorship in the form of modifications to two paintings from the base game.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 15 September 2021, 11:59

Activision Blizzard has been hit with another lawsuit. The company was said to have discouraged employees from speaking out about cases of abuse.

GRG, 14 September 2021, 15:39

Paradox CEO's published a statement on inappropriate treatment of employees relates to a case involving him personally.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 September 2021, 20:45

Sony has finally shut down the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers, which had remained inaccessible for months. Sadly, only the PlayStation 4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 has been spared - the PS3 version and earlier installments lost their online features indefinitely to „protect the community”.

Hubert Sledziewski, 11 September 2021, 20:25

A court decision has been made in the battle between Apple and Epic Games, judging that apps available on the App Store may allow purchases bypassing the platform's payment system.

Michael Zegar, 06 September 2021, 21:14

Paradox Interactive, creators of such series as Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, has been accused of mistreating employees. The newly elected CEO has announced changes at the company.

Michal Ciezadlik, 06 September 2021, 15:47

The CS:GO coach bug scandal continues. According to esports media, not only the coach, but also all the players of HEROIC were supposed to have known about the bug enabling teams to gain an unfair advantage.

Damian Gacek, 05 September 2021, 18:11

Star Citizen certainly stirs many emotions - from admiration to irritation and even indignation. This time, one of the fans decided that he's had enough of the game's opaque advertising policy and decided to do something about it.

Agnes Adamus, 05 September 2021, 17:38

The creators of the GTA Underground mod have decided to suspend work on it. All this is due to Take-Two's „ increasing hostility” towards the modding community and fear for their own mental and financial well-being. Thus ends the six-year history of the project.