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Massive Scandal Hits FUT and EA Sports; Employee Accused of Selling Cards
A massive scandal has rocked the world of FUT and FIFA. An EA employee was accused on Twitter of trading cards for real cash, which is allegedly impossible, according to EA.
video games
Paul Musiolik
March 10, 2021
Six Days in Fallujah Will Touch on Politics, Publisher Changes Stance
The publisher of Six Days in Fallujah changes its approach to dealing with difficult and political topics. In a statement on Twitter, the creators informed that the game will feature representatives from both sides of the conflict.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
March 8, 2021
Assassin's Creed Fans Want to Boycott Helix Store and Microtransactions
A gamer has decided to create a petition on Change.org, calling on Ubisoft to remove microtransactions from the next Assassin's Creed game and offer free content instead to keep the players engaged for longer.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 8, 2021
Lootboxes Only for Adults, New German Law One Step Away
The Bundestag has passed an amendment to the law on the protection of minors. The amendment recognises loot boxes as harmful to the development of children. It only needs the approval of the second chamber of parliament to enter into force.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
March 6, 2021
It Takes Two Director Calls Cyberpunk 2077 Criticism a Witch Hunt
Not everyone is thrilled with the widespread criticism of CD Projekt RED. Hazelight's Josef Fares believes that while complaints about Cyberpunk 2077 are justified, the reactions of many people are unfair to the developers.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 5, 2021
Lead Dev of Hogwarts Legacy Quits Over Controversial YouTube Channel
Troy Leavitt, one of the developers working on Hogwarts Legacy, announced on Twitter his departure from Avalanche Software. This most likely has to do with the discovery of the developer's former YouTube channel, where he posted content attacking feminism and progressive approaches to gaming, among other things.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
March 5, 2021
GeForce RTX 3000 Remains Unavailable, but Photo Sales Increase
The unavailability of GeForce RTX 3000 series cards leads to increasing numbers of fake auctions on eBay and other auction websites. The sellers publish - allegedly in an effort to fight scalpers - offers to sell, among other things, photos and empty boxes of Nvidia cards.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
March 3, 2021
![The Sinking City Devs Accuse Publisher of Pirating Their Game [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/352381527.jpg)
The Sinking City Devs Accuse Publisher of Pirating Their Game [UPDATED]
A few days ago The Sinking City was published without the developers' permission on Steam. Now they have accused the publisher of pirating their game.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
March 3, 2021
Epic Games and Apple Will Meet in Court Soon
The conflict between Epic Games and Apple will soon move to a California court. The companies will meet in court in May in order to clarify all past financial inaccuracies.
video games
Karol Laska
March 2, 2021
Chinese Troll Scares the Internet Claiming PS5 Mines Ethereum (It Doesn't)
The news that the PS5 is able to mine Ethereum was proven to be false. The prankster from China responsible for the rumor was quickly found. But not before scaring the living daylights out of a lot of people.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
March 1, 2021
Facebook Ad Advertises User Tracking
Facebook has released an ad video that attempts to warm up the image of ad tracking. It is mainly aimed at Apple device users and related to the introduction of App Tracking Transparency.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
March 1, 2021
The Sinking City Back on Steam, Devs Advise Against Buying
After months of court battles, The Sinking City went on sale on Steam. However, the studio responsible for the game, Frogwares, warns against buying this version.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 27, 2021
Terraria Devs Resume Cooperation With Google
Less than three weeks ago, the creator of Terraria announced the end of cooperation with Google, because he lost access to all his accounts. Yesterday, the situation was finally resolved and the popular sandbox will finally be released on Stadia.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
February 27, 2021
Court Orders Valve to Give Apple Its Data
Epic Games' conflict with Apple has temporarily turned into a dispute between Apple and Valve. What's more, Gabe Newell's side is losing this clash, as a California court has obliged it to hand over data on 436 games available on Steam.
video games
Karol Laska
February 25, 2021
Empress Arrested for Cracking Denuvo?
It looks like Empress - the woman responsible for cracking the Denuvo anti-piracy security measures in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals: Fenyx Rising, among others - has been arrested.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 25, 2021
Schreier: Cyberpunk 2077 Patching Suspended for Two Weeks
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier published an article with fresh information regarding the recent attack on CD Projekt. According to the journalist, the company had to halt work on Cyberpunk 2077 for two weeks. It is also possible that sensitive employee data was leaked.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
February 25, 2021
Bethesda in Trouble Because of Fallout 4. Lawsuit Could Delay Microsoft's Acquisition
The acquisition of ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks by Microsoft may be delayed. All because of a lawsuit against the developers of Fallout 4 in connection with the season pass and the so-called Creation Club.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 24, 2021
![TheGamer Reports on Techland's Internal Problems; Dying Light 2 Delayed Beyond 2021 [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/351853957.jpg)
TheGamer Reports on Techland's Internal Problems; Dying Light 2 Delayed Beyond 2021 [UPDATED]
TheGamer website reports on the internal problems of Techland, the studio currently working on Dying Light 2. The article, written by Kirk McKeand, describes cases of poor management, negative atmosphere, and striking inefficiency, among other things.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
February 24, 2021
Google Cannot Fix a Bug in Its Own Stadia Game
At the beginning of the month, a game called Journey to the Savage Planet was added to Google Stadia's offer, but a few days later a bug appeared in the game which made it impossible to continue playing. The bigger problem is that there is nobody who can fix it.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
February 23, 2021
Censorship on PlayStation - Sony Edits Violent Content
According to recent reports, Sony has decided to introduce censorship of violent scenes in some PlayStation games. It has to do with the desire to reach a wider audience.
video games
Lukasz Stefaniak
February 23, 2021