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Activision Blizzard Accused of Sexual Harassment and Mobbing
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. Female employees of the company allegedly experienced sexual harassment.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
July 22, 2021
11-year-old Bullied in Warzone Describes Pathological Player Behavior
The 11-year-old described his story to an older friend, who shared it on Reddit. The young player allegedly was repeatedly bullied by older players in CoD: Warzone who took advantage of his age.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
July 20, 2021
Massive PS4 Mining Rig Was Used for FIFA Ultimate Team Coins
What was thought to be a crypto mine turned out to be a bot farm mining FIFA Ultimate Team coins. There's new information on the thousands of PS4 consoles found in Ukrainian warehouse.
hardware & software
Adam Krolak
July 18, 2021
Popular GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas Mods Removed by Take-Two
GTA series publisher Take-Two has decided to force the removal of the most popular mods for GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas from the web.
Files and Mods
Paul Musiolik
July 18, 2021
EA Doesn't Give in to Blackmail Attempts of Desperate Hackers
The hackers who stole over 780GB of data from Electronic Arts last month have gone from trying to sell it to publishing it online. This is to make EA pay the ransom, but the corporation doesn't give in to the demands.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 16, 2021
Yakuza Spin-off Series Lost Judgement About to End? PC Release Blocked
The future of the new series from the creators of Yakuza may prove to be extremely short. It's all because of... an acting agency, said to block Lost Judgment's release on Steam.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 12, 2021
WoW Fans Angry and Disappointed With Conclusion to Sylvanas Thread
World of Warcraft players already got to know the ending of the new raid in the Shadowlands expansion. However, no one is celebrating because the crowning animation of Sanctum of Domination disappointed the fans, especially with the conclusion of Sylvanas Windrunner's thread.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 9, 2021
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