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People Blame Bill Gates and 5G for COVID-19, at Least in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic is an excellent breeding ground for disinformation and authors of cheap conspiracy theories. Unfortunately, more and more people believe in the content they create, in which they put guilt on Bill Gates and the 5G technology in particular.
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Christian Pieniazek
May 19, 2020
Rainbow Six Siege - Ubisoft Sues Google and Apple
Ubisoft is suing Google and Apple for the alleged copyright infringement related to Rainbow Six: Siege. The publisher claims that a Chinese game has appeared in both companies' stores, Google Play and Apple App Store, which is a faithful copy of the popular shooter.
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Damian Gacek
May 17, 2020
Super Mario 64 - Nintendo Wages War on Fan-made PC Version of the Game
Nintendo's lawyers are trying to erradicate an unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64 from the web. The project is highly impressive and more like a commercial game than a fan production.
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Adrian Werner
May 10, 2020
Chinese Censorship Reaches Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
A post published on a Chinese forum suggests that Asian users of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord may get banned for using nicknames that do not comply with Chinese standards - e.g. referring to local politicians, protests or suggesting a connection between the coronavirus and Wuhan.
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Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
Xiaomi Accused of Spying Users
Xiaomi has been accused of violating its users' privacy. MI browsers are said to collect personal data that allow for a user to be identified even in incognito mode.
hardware & software
Mateusz Popielak
May 4, 2020
The Last of Us 2 - Sony Found the Perpetrators of Leak
We learned that neither employees of Sony Interactive Entertainment nor Naughty Dog are responsible for the leak of multiple spoiler videos from The Last of Us: Part II.
video games
Bart Woldanski
May 1, 2020
Hackers May Have Gained Data From 160,000 Nintendo Accounts
Nintendo has commented on unauthorised logins to Nintendo Account. According to the company, hackers may have used data related to about 160,000 Nintendo Network accounts.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
April 24, 2020
Valve: CS:GO Source Code Leak Poses No Threat to Gamers
Valve commented on yesterday's leak of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 source code. We were assured that the situation does not pose any threat to users playing on official servers.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 23, 2020
Source Code of CSGO and Team Fortress 2 Leaked
Source codes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 have been uploaded to the Internet. The perpetrator is connected to ValveNewsNetwork's leading channel, Tyler McVicker, and the leak could potentially threaten the safety of those playing Valve games.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 22, 2020
Turns out Sensitive Data of 270 Million People are Not Worth Much
The profiles of millions of Facebook users have leaked to the Dark Web. They could be bought in the form of a list for 500 euros.
hardware & software
Mateusz Popielak
April 22, 2020
Riot Games Tried to Force LoL Player to Change His Nick
Riot Games wanted a League of Legends player using the name „Corona” to change it. Nick was deemed inappropriate, even though it came from the user's actual last name.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 17, 2020
Valorant - Anti-cheat Launches on PC Startup
The anti-cheat security in Valorant from Riot Games is very controversial. It launches when the system starts up and works at the kernel level of the operating system, which means it has extensive administrative rights. Moreover, Reddit users report that it causes some problems in other games.
video games
Milosz Szubert
April 14, 2020
Animal Crossing New Horizons in Trouble in China
There was a lot of controversy about Animal Crossing: New Horizons in China. The game was supposed to be banned because of virtual protests, but in fact the situation turned out to be different, although the game still has problems with distribution in this country.
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Adrian Werner
April 11, 2020
Rumor: FIFA 20 May Remove Ronaldinho From FUT
The Argentinean service Diário Olé reports that Electronic Arts is considering removing Ronaldinho from FUT mode in FIFA 20. The reason is the recent arrest of a footballer in Paraguay for a fake passport.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 8, 2020
Public Domain Photo of Coronavirus Getting Sold for $500
Last week, graphic designers from the American National Institute of Health created an illustration of the novel coronavirus. The picture is available free of charge in the public domain, which does not prevent Getty Images from selling it for a lot of money.
hardware & software
April 7, 2020
Pay2Win in CoD: Warzone? Scandal Surrounding Gun Skin
Another controversy in the Call of Duty: Warzone community. Players have noticed that one of the weapons is more effective when it is wearing a skin, which can only be obtained by buying a Battle Pass.
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Milosz Szubert
April 6, 2020
Controversial Streamer Suggests Valorant is Boring
The well-known streamer Dr. Disrespect recently criticized and mocked Valorant - the shooter from the creators of League of Legends several times. It seems that he did not like the new FPS from Riot Games.
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Bart Swiatek
April 6, 2020
Borderlands 3 - Despite Great Sales, Devs Will Get Limited Bonuses
Gearbox Software employees feel cheated by their lower than promised share of profits from the sale of Borderlands 3. Their hopes for five-digit bonuses were dispelled the day before yesterday, during a meeting with Randy Pitchford, CEO of the company.
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Damian Gacek
April 2, 2020
CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Blocked in Russia by Sony
Sony's Russian department has refused to release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered on PlayStation Store. The reason could be the famous No Russian mission.
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Adrian Werner
April 1, 2020
Function in Android Allows Companies to Check What We Have Installed on Our Phone
One of the features of the Android operating system enables third parties to collect information about applications installed on the users' smartphones. This is the so-called IAM - an element of the programming interface, also known by its full name - Installed Application Methods.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 27, 2020