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Scalpers are Buying Up PS5s; Their Stocks Are Bigger Than in Stores
There have been reports of organized groups buying up PS5 consoles to sell them later for profit.
hardware & software
Tom Borys
November 24, 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Angry, Footballers Sue EA for FIFA 21
Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes that EA Sports has used his image in FIFA 21 illegally and wants to look into the matter. The Swede is joined by other players.
video games
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
November 24, 2020
Unboxing of Pokemon Booster Packs Becomes a Hit on Twitch
Popular streamer Sodappopin said that the latest hot trend on Twitch - opening Pokemon card booster packs - is pretty much gambling and a bad example for the younger audience.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 23, 2020
YouTube Will Display Ads in All Videos
YouTube has made changes to the terms and conditions of the platform, as a result of which ads will be displayed in all videos, regardless of the choice of the content creator and participation, or lack of thereof, in the YouTube Partner program.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
November 23, 2020
Leaks Reveal Resident Evil Battle Royale Game From Capcom
A number of Capcom's internal documents have leaked as a result of a hacker attack. According to them, PC ports of Monster Hunter: Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2, among others, are being prepared. In addition, the publisher was to receive $10 million for adding several Resident Evil games to Google Stadia.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 16, 2020
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Possible Terrorist Attack on Ubisoft Montreal HQ [Updated]
The Canadian branch of Ubisoft in Montreal was attacked by unknown perpetrators. Some of the employees barricaded themselves in the office rooms and on the roof of the building. The police have surrounded the area.
other
Michael Kulakowski
November 13, 2020
EA Sued Again, This Time Concerning Changes in FUT's Difficulty
There have been reports of another suit against Electronic Arts in connection with the Ultimate Team mode. This time the company has been accused of not informing players about the Dynamic Difficulty Level Adjustment system, which is supposed to encourage the use of microtransactions in FIFA, Madden NFL and NHL games.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 12, 2020
Watch Dogs Legion's Source Code Has Gone Public
560 GB of data from Watch Dogs: Legion was releases by the hacker group Egregor. This is a consequence of not yielding to the demands issued by the group a few weeks ago.
video games
Karol Laska
November 3, 2020
Kicinski Apologizes to CD Projekt Red Employees
Jason Schreier revealed the content of an email sent by Adam Kicinski to the staff of CD Projekt RED. The CEO of the Polish company apologized for the words uttered during the Tuesday conference, de facto underplaying crunch in the company.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 30, 2020
Fan-made Crysis Remaster Shot Down by Crytek
The creator of a Crysis mod got a cease and desist letter from Crytek. A fan-made, alternative version of Crysis Remastered was being created, but the creators of the original apparently did not like it.
video games
Arkadiusz Strzala
October 29, 2020
Penalty of Up to 500,000 Euros a Week for Lootboxes in FIFA
The Dutch Gaming Authority has ordered Electronic Arts to withdraw lootboxes (i.e. packs of player cards) from FIFA Ultimate Team within next three weeks. If the company does not comply, it will have to pay a weekly financial penalty of €500,000. EA intends to appeal.
video games
Paul Wozniak
October 29, 2020
90% of Cyberpunk 2077 Team Didn't Know About the Delay
Further information on the recent delay pf Cyberpunk 2077 appears to be coming to light. As it turns out, most developers only learned about it after the public announcement, which is allegedly due to local legal regulations.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 29, 2020
Streamers Forced to Remove Streams and Clips Due to Copyright
Last week, most of the streamers operating on Twitch.tv deleted all their stream recordings and clips. Such moves were caused by problems with copyrights for musical works used by the creators.
video games
Paul Wozniak
October 26, 2020
Google's Ex-CEO on Social Media: „Amplifiers for Idiots”
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and member of Alphabet holding's board of directors, currently one of its shareholders, said during a conversation that social media serve as amplifiers for idiots and crazy people. In his opinion, this was not the original idea of their creators and unless something changes, new regulations will appear.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
October 23, 2020
Rune 2 Publisher Accuses Bethesda of Sabotage
Ragnarok Game's lawsuit against former Human Head studio was expanded to include Bethesda and Zenimax, who are sait to have deliberately sabotaged Rune 2, fearing that it might compete with The Elder Scrolls series.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 22, 2020
Referee who Revealed CS:GO Scandal: „I Opened Pandora's Box”
Esports referee Michal „Michau” Slowinski spoke about the scandal on the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, which concerns the use of a glitch to the team's advantage. The Pole was responsible for bringing the case to light and said it was like „opening Pandora's box”.
video games
Paul Wozniak
October 16, 2020
Hackers Threaten to Publish Source Code of Watch Dogs Legion
Hackers from a group called Egregor reported that they stole data from Ubisoft and Crytek. The source code of Watch Dogs: Legion is said to be among them.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 16, 2020
PS4 Firmware 8.0 Eavesdrops on Players? Sony Explains
The internet became abuzz after a new firmware update for PlayStation 4 introduced a warning message to informing of the possibility of our calls from being recorded. Sony commented on the matter.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
October 15, 2020
Alleged Ex-Cyberpunk 2077 Dev on Crunch
There were further reports of crunch among the developers of Cyberpunk 2077. This time, an alleged former employee of CD Projekt RED took the floor, claiming that some developers have been working 16 hours a day since mid-2019.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 15, 2020
Blizzard's French Branch Plans to Strike
Employees of Blizzard's French branch, responsible for marketing, event organization and localization of the studio's games across Europe, are preparing for a strike. The protest is the result of Activision's announcement of planned complete shutdown of the French branch.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
October 14, 2020