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CDP's Angry Employees Attack Management Over CP2077
CD Projekt RED's board has called a meeting with the employees, the topic of which was the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Angry developers have flooded their bosses with questions, pointing out hypocrisy and misconduct.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 20, 2020
CD Projekt Red Offers New Refund Options for Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red announced a new possibility to refund the controversial Cyberpunk 2077. Now you can also talk to the developers directly, and they don't rule out a cash back from their own pocket.
video games
Arkadiusz Strzala
December 19, 2020
CD Projekt Stocks Plunge After Cyberpunk 2077 is Pulled From PS Store
The decision to remove Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store had a negative impact on CD Projekt's stock price. The Polish publisher lost nearly 20% at the opening of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 18, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Pulled From PlayStation Store; CD Projekt Comments
Sony Interactive Entertainment removed Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store's offer until further notice. The move was made after talking to CD Projekt about the refunds for disappointed players.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 18, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 x Death Stranding Review Bombed on Metacritic
Death Stranding has received an update on PC, introducing content related to Cyberpunk 2077. Although the update is free and introduces a lot of interesting novelties, it has frustrated players dissatisfied with CD Projekt RED's latest work.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
December 17, 2020
Disney Doesn't Want Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean
Johnny Depp is unlikely to return to the role of Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. Great reluctance to hire the actor is shown quite bluntly by Disney.
movies & tv series
Karol Laska
December 17, 2020
Censored Edition of Devotion was Scheduled to Hit GOG.com; It Won't
Taiwanese horror game Devotion was about to return to the West with GOG.com. At least that's what the devs at Red Candle Games claimed, because a few hours later the Polish store resigned from offering the game that sparked fury among Chinese players last year.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 16, 2020
Sony Refunds Cyberpunk 2077 [Updated]
The PlayStation Store does not have such a friendly returns policy as Steam, but in the case of Cyberpunk 2077, at least in some cases, Sony refunds money, even after the user has downloaded and played the game.
video games
Arkadiusz Strzala
December 15, 2020
CD Projekt RED Apologizes for Cyberpunk 2077 and Plans Patches
CD Projekt RED apologized for the poor technical condition of Cyberpunk 2077, especially on consoles. The developers promise to fix the most serious problems on PS4 and Xbox One by the end of February, but at the same time will assist in refunds for those who are not willing to wait that long.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 14, 2020
Dune Director Enraged by Having His Movie Released on HBO Max
Dennis Villeneuve, director of Dune and Blade Runner 2049, is dissatisfied with the decision to move Warner Bros.'s film premieres to HBO Max. He blames the AT&T telecommunications company.
movies & tv series
Karol Laska
December 11, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Triggers Seizures, But CDPR Will Fix It
One of the players who received a pre-release access to Cyberpunk 2077 wrote a text warning epileptics against selected scenes in the game that could trigger seizures.
video games
Karol Laska
December 8, 2020
Samsung Mocked Apple; Now It Wants to Sell Smartphones Without Chargers
A certain Brazilian tech website reports that Samsung intends to sell Galaxy S21 smartphones without chargers - just like Apple. As you may remember, the Koreans had previously mocked the idea.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
December 8, 2020
Monster Hunter Filmmakers Apologize and Remove the Controversial Scene
The filmmakers of Monster Hunter's movie adaptation responded to the accusations of China's finding a scene offensive to their culture and removed it to alleviate the situation.
movies & tv series
Karol Laska
December 7, 2020
Monster Hunter: World Review Bombed on Steam Due to the Movie
One sentence in the Monster Hunter movie enraged Chinese players, who launched a carpet review bombing campaign of Monster Hunter: World on Steam.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 6, 2020
Nintendo Hack Perpetrator Will be Jailed for 3 Years
There was a judgment in the case of Ryan Hernandez, a hacker who stole Switch's data and other confidential information from Nintendo's servers. The 21-year-old will spend three years in prison and has to pay the company a huge compensation.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 2, 2020
iPhone Not So Waterproof After All? $12M Fine for Apple in Italy
The Italian consumer protection authority, AGCM, found that Apple was misleading customers about the waterproofness of its smartphones and imposed a fine of $12 million on the company.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
December 1, 2020
Football Agents Tried to Bribe Football Manager Devs
Miles Jacobson of Sports Interactive revealed that he was offered bribes in exchange for raising the statistics of players in Football Manager games.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 30, 2020
eBay Battles Offers Selling PS5 Photos
Continuation of the story about PlayStation 5 shortages. This time, unfair users are auctioning console's photos. They hope that those looking for the device will not read the description and make a impulsive purchase. eBay decided to tackle the problem.
hardware & software
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
November 29, 2020
Warcraft 3: Reforged Still Without Promised Features
Ten months after the release of Warcraft III: Reforged, Reddit user Angzt once again summarized the game's development so far. Unfortunately, despite the promises, many elements from the original Warcraft 3 are still missing, despite Blizzard's promises.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 28, 2020
EA Responds to Footballers' Accusations Aimed at FIFA 21
Electronic Arts has referred to allegations of illegal use of the image of certain players in FIFA 21. EA Sports representatives have assured that the presence of virtual image of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gareth Bale, etc. is completely legal based on agreements signed by the publisher.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 25, 2020