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There's Hope for Might and Magic 10; Ubisoft is Looking Into the Matter
The single-player campaign block in Might & Magic X: Legacy is not an intentional decision, but an „unforeseen glitch”. This is according to Ubisoft, which assured that the team is considering „all available options”.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 7, 2021
Ubisoft Pulls Might and Magic 10 From Sale to Avoid Solving a Problem
Ubisoft has pulled Might and Magic 10: Legacy from sale. All because of the problem preventing the users from playing the game, which appeared two weeks ago.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
July 5, 2021
Gamers Don't Want to Pay Extra for 4K and 60 FPS in Ghost of Tsushima
The price of Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut on PS5 has electrified the fans. In their view, asking money for visual upgrades such as 4K resolution and 60fps is „dishonourable” and „in poor taste”.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 5, 2021
$10 Million Stolen by Microsoft Employee by Reselling Xbox Gift Cards
A Microsoft employee caused the company a $10 million loss by illegally reselling Xbox gift cards. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 2, 2021
Price Tag for Our LinkedIn Data Revealed
The data of 700 million LinkedIn users has gone up for sale. This is another such case, and the way the data was obtained and the price for the entire database should raise many eyebrows.
hardware & software
Konrad Sarzynski
July 1, 2021
Chris Avellone Responds to Harassment Allegations
Chris Avellone has decided to break the silence and respond to last year's harassment and sexual assault allegations. The developer has gathered evidence that he has decided to use to initiate a lawsuit to clear his name.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 28, 2021
Ubisoft Shuts Down the Fan-made GoldenEye Remake in Far Cry 5
Ubisoft has removed an ambitious fan project recreating maps from the classic FPS GoldenEye 007 from Far Cry Arcade.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 25, 2021
AlterLife Could be a Competitor to The Sims; Gamers Fear a Scam
The Sims has just gained another competitor in the form of AlterLife. VGG Studio's title received a trailer that reveals the first details about the differences compared to the work of Maxis. However, the project raises concerns among some players.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
June 18, 2021
Five Nights at Freddy's Creator Retires Over Online Threats
Scott Cawthon, creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's game series, has announced his retirement. Does this mean the end of the popular horror game franchise?
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 17, 2021
Electronic Arts Servers Hack was Easier Than You Might Think
The hackers responsible for breaking into EA's servers have shared information on how the whole process went. From their description it seems that the procedure was not particularly complicated and did not require specialized knowledge, but... cleverness.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
June 11, 2021
CD Projekt Hacker Attack May Have Been More Serious Than Assumed
CD Projekt has announced that during the hacking attack on the Polish company's servers in February this year, in addition to game source codes, its employees' personal data was probably also stolen.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 11, 2021
EA Servers Hacked; Hackers Steal FIFA 21 Source Code
Motherboard reached information about a hacking of EA's servers. Hackers had stolen source codes for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine. EA confirmed that the attack.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
June 10, 2021
British Investment Fund Demands CD Project Executives to Step Down
British investment firm Abri Advisors, one of CD Projekt's shareholders, has sent a special letter to the creators of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. It demands the immediate resignation of Adam Kicinski and Marcin Iwinski. Otherwise it will urge the remaining shareholders to replace the entire board.
video games
Milosz Szubert
June 7, 2021
RomUniverse Website Owner Loses to Nintendo; Will Pay Millions
Nintendo has won in court against the owner of the RomUniverse website, who was accused of copyright infringement. Now, Matthew Storman must pay millions of dollars.
video games
Angelika Kaldus
June 1, 2021
No More Cheating Coaches in CS:GO? Valve Has a Solution
In the latest update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve introduced a new feature - coaches' positions will be recorded in the round's backup files to prevent future cheating on their part.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
May 30, 2021
Iran Bans Crypto Mining Due to Power Shortages
Iran is taking strong measures against crypto mining. By introducing a temporary ban, the local authorities are trying to prevent excessive energy consumption caused mainly by unregistered farms mining BTC, among other things.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
May 27, 2021
GameDevPaidMe - Developers Reveal Their Earnings on Twitter
Hashtag #GameDevPaidMe is trending on Twitter again, and just like a year ago, developers are revealing their earnings and encouraging fellow developers to break the conspiracy of silence.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
May 12, 2021
Resident Evil Village Accused of Ripping Off Monsters From Frankenstein's Army
Resident Evil Village introduced players to a wide range of monsters with interesting designs. It turns out that some of them may have been plagiarized.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
May 11, 2021
RAM and VRAM Hikes Due to Price Collusion? There's a Lawsuit
Another increase in DRAM prices may be the result of price collusion by the largest manufacturers. Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have once again been charged by law firm Hagens Berman.
hardware & software
Przemyslaw Dygas
May 10, 2021
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Reports Suggest Giant Leak of Epic Games User Data [UPDATED]
Reports that have surfaced online suggest that user data from Epicgames.com may have been leaked. The leak may include emails, account names and possibly passwords of more than 106 million people.
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Bart Swiatek
May 10, 2021