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Activision's Lawsuit Scared Cheaters Into Apologizing
Cheat maker and retailer group CXCheats.net has suspended support for their Call of Duty products and apologized for the „pain they caused players”. Reason? A lawsuit from Activision, which apparently decided to get rid of the problem at source.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 31, 2020
Facebook Sues Dealer of Fake Likes on Instagram
Facebook has taken legal action against a developer selling likes on Instagram.
hardware & software
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
August 31, 2020
Facebook Will Earn Less on iOS 14 as Our Data Will be Better Protected
Facebook reported that the changes that Apple plans to introduce in the iOS 14 operating system could contribute to a very significant decrease in revenues from Audience Network advertising. It may turn out that further offering it on Apple's platform will be pointless.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 27, 2020
Frogwares in Trouble; The Sinking City Pulled From Stores
The Sinking City has disappeared from the stores. Developers from Frogwares published an open letter, in which they explain that the blame for this situation lies with its publisher - Nacon. At the same time, the devs convince that they are doing their best to get their work back on sale as soon as possible.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
August 25, 2020
Epic vs Apple - Fortnite is Not Coming Back, but Unreal Engine is Safe
There's been a verdict on the Epic Games vs Apple case. Fortnite will not return to the App Store, but developers will not lose access to development tools.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
August 25, 2020
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War Trailer Banned in China [Updated]
Last week's teaser trailer of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War was banned in China. The reason for this decision is a short fragment showing the events that took place on June 4, 1989 on the Tian'anmen Square.
video games
Agnes Adamus
August 25, 2020
Microsoft Supports Epic Against Apple While Charging 30% in Its Store
Microsoft has made a statement in court criticizing Apple's decision to cut Epic Games from iOS and MacOS development tools. According to the Redmond giant, the move will have a detrimental effect on many video game development companies.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 24, 2020
Epic's Fight With Apple Will Move to Fortnite
The great conflict between Apple and Epic Games will move for several hours from the courtroom to Fortnite. The devs have prepared a number of different attractions for the players to fuel the rebellious moods associated with the removal of the game from App Store.
video games
Karol Laska
August 22, 2020
Streamers are Mad After Being Used by Marketers
Ogilvy marketing agency prepared for its client - Burger King fast food chain - a campaign which was based on smuggling ads into transmissions of popular streamers. A plug-in created by Streamlabs was used for this purpose, which enables text to be translated into speech and published as short, personalized messages from plegers during the stream.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 21, 2020
Facebook is a Threat to Public Health? Specialists Warn
A lot of information on Facebook can be a health hazard. Avaaz is presenting a report on the increase in harmful content related to the pandemic and medicine in general.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
August 20, 2020
Sexual Harassment at Rocksteady; Company Accused of Lack of Reaction
The British studio Rocksteady, responsible, for example, for the Batman: Arkham series, has been accused by its employees of not acting in any way on a sexual abuse cases within the company.
video games
Karol Laska
August 18, 2020
US Secret Service Bought Information About Smartphone Users
Vice reports that the U.S. Secret Service has circumvented laws requiring it to obtain a court order to track citizens. It was doing so by buying geolocation data from mobile app manufacturers using proxies. The practice was used for many years.
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Michael Kulakowski
August 18, 2020
Apple Responds to Epic Games' Suit, Targets Unreal Engine
Epic Games' battle against Apple continues. The court has received an application from Tim Sweeney's company to issue an injunction against the cellphone giant. We can read in it that Epic may soon lose access to development tools on Apple's devices.
video games
Damian Gacek
August 18, 2020
Another Lawsuit Against EA; Ultimate Team in FIFA and Madden is Gambling
Electronic Arts has been sued in California for FIFA and Madden Ultimate Team packages. According to the plaintiff, these lootboxes are nothing but a game of chance, an example of gambling, which is illegal in this state.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 17, 2020
Suspicious Examples Suggest Paid Reviews on Steam
Buying reviews on Steam is a serious accusation, both for a gamer and a developer. However, there is no denying the existence of such a practice, even if it is negligible in scope. Therefore, we will take a look at the reports from a certain user.
video games
Damian Gacek
August 17, 2020
„It's Just a Game” - Video Sparks Storm on the Web; Ninja Responds
A few days ago, a video appeared on the web, in which the author discussed players who give their 100% in each game, and spoke about how they have a bad influence on other people. According to the user, such approach takes away the fun from the game. The matter quickly made a lot of waves and Ninja, among others, spoke about it.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 17, 2020
Cheater Ring in CS:GO Kept Itself Safe for Years While Banning Others
A few days ago, popular youtuber known as Sparkles released a video, in which a hacker told about how the cheater community in CS:GO protects itself through a so-called Overwatch system. It also enables them to report and ban other players.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 17, 2020
As Much as Half of Young Americans Would Like TikTok Back
A survey conducted on TruePublic was used to gather the opinions of US citizen on the ban imposed on TikTok. Most people disagree with Donald Trump's decision.
hardware & software
Karol Laska
August 15, 2020
Ubisoft Fires AC Valhalla's Creative Director
Former creative director of AC: Valhalla, Ashraf Ismail, was officially fired by Ubisoft. The French company does not disclose the exact reasons for his dismissal and explains that the decision is the result of an internal investigation. This may be a consequence of Ismail having an affair.
video games
Agnes Adamus
August 14, 2020
Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War
Apple and Google have removed the shooter Fortnite from their respective app stores. Epic Games has responded with actions against both entities. The reason for the commotion is the high, 30% revenue share on these digital distribution platforms, which Tim Sweeney does not accept.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 14, 2020