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Bans in CS:GO for Betting on Matches
New examples of unfair behavior in esports have come to light. This time ESIC (Esports Integrity Commission) has targeted CS:GO players for betting on matches. Some have been banned for as much as 5 years.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 25, 2021
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Another CS:GO Scandal; Team Vitality Caught Stream Sniping? [Updated]
Vitality beat Team Liquid 2:0 in yesterday's BLAST Premier CS:GO tournament, and it wouldn't have been that big of a deal if it wasn't for the fact that a monitor that showed a stream of their match was seen in Vitality's room during the game.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 23, 2021
PS5 Returned to Stores and Sold Out Instantly
The PlayStation 5 went on sale again and sold out in an instant. If you failed to buy a PS5 this time around, you were probably overtaken by scalpers and their bots.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
January 22, 2021
Apex Legends Devs Accused of Plagiarism
The developers of Apex Legends have been accused that the game's newest playable characters is a plagiarism of an existing character featured in the indie shooter BulletVille. The developers have not yet addressed the allegations.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
January 20, 2021
Head of CDP RED Responds to Controversial Article about Cyberpunk
Adam Badowski, the head of CD Projekt RED, decided to post a comment on Twitter regarding some of the accusations made by Jason Schreier in his recent article.
video games
Paul Musiolik
January 17, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 as Seen by DFC - CD Projekt Susceptible to Takeover
DFC Intelligence Group published an article about Cyberpunk 2077. Analysts point out that not the best debut of the game put CD Projekt in a vulnerable position, and the studio could be taken over by another publisher.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 16, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Disaster; Unrealistic Ambitions and Disastrous Management
On the one hand, Cyberpunk 2077 is a highly praised work, on the other hand it is criticized for its technical conditon, lack of polish. Jason Schreier's article gives new insight into the turbulent development of the would-be hit.
video games
Paul Musiolik
January 16, 2021
Cryptominers in Iran Cause Power Shortages and Smog
Power shortages, darkness, lots of smoke and... cryptocurrencies. Cryptomining has become very popular in Iran, resulting in the aformentioned effects, and stems from the coutry's rather specific situation.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
January 15, 2021
WhatsApp Claims it Doesn't Know Your Location; Terms and Conditions Say Otherwise
WhatsApp is trying to deal with the image crisis caused by the recent update of terms and conditions. The company has published an infographic to explain the situation to the users. Unfortunately, it looks like there was incorrect information on it.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
January 14, 2021
Iwinski Apologizes for Cyberpunk 2077's Condition; Next-gen Versions Delayed
CD Projekt RED revealed Cyberpunk 2077 roadmap for this year. Updates are a priority, so the releases of free DLC and the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions have been delayed.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 14, 2021
TikTok has a Plastic Surgery Ad Problem
Since October last year, more than 120,000 videos devoted to plastic surgery, especially rhinoplasty, have appeared on TikTok. Some of them are ads of plastic surgeons who bypass the platform's restrictions. Content of this type is very popular among teens, which is a concern for experts.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
January 11, 2021
CD Projekt Examined by Polish Consumer Protection Office
Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection initiated proceedings against CD Projekt RED. The office examines the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, work on fixes and game's refund procedures.
video games
Paul Musiolik
January 10, 2021
WhatsApp Introduces Controversial Changes; Musk Responds: „Use Signal”
The new regulations of WhatsApp messenger will enable the app to send user data to Facebook. The decision caused a lot of controversy on the web, and Elon Musk encouraged dissatisfied users to use competitive Signal.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
January 8, 2021
Former President of EA Sports: „Lootboxes Aren't Gambling”
Peter Moore - former president of EA Sports - recently gave an interview in which he referred to the issue of lootboxes, among other topics. In his opinion, those and similar mechanics are very far from gambling.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 8, 2021
Controversial Attempt to Censor Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story; Publisher Denies
The representatives of Top Hat Studios informed that in the past months they have received a lot of unpleasant messages criticizing Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story. They stressed, however, that they didn't give in and on January 7 the title will be released, uncensored, on Nintendo Switch.
video games
Milosz Szubert
January 4, 2021
Chinese Police Investigates Poisoning of Local Video Game Developer
The Chinese police are investigating the death of the head of Yoozoo Games. The services have arrested one of the Chinese developer's associates, suspected of poisoning the man.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 30, 2020
Data of 65,000 Players Leaked After Koei Tecmo Servers Hacking
Hackers have attacked another game publisher. This time they hacked the servers of the European branch of Koei Tecmo and stole the data of 65 thousand users of the company's official forum.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 30, 2020
Several Companies File Class Actions Against CD Projekt Over Cyberpunk 2077
The poor technical condition of Cyberpunk 2077 on last-gen consoles, as well as the concealment of the truth about it by the management of CD Project resulted in several class actions filed by several companies.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 28, 2020
Epic Games Store Launcher Sends Out Suspiciously Large Amounts of Data
Reports that have emerged online suggest that Epic Games Store's digital client is sending out very large amounts of data somewhere - even over 514 KB per hour. One user also claims that the app's behavior negatively affects his Ryzen 7 5800X.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 28, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Devs May Face a Lawsuit
Cyberpunk 2077 problems continue. A law firm became interested in the fate of investors who bought CD Projekt Red's shares and lost money.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
December 20, 2020