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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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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
Edward Snowden Warns - Threat of Surveillance is More Permanent That the Virus
Edward Snowden, the protagonist of the affair with the disclosure of secret documents of the American NSA, expressed his concern about the government's moves in connection with the coronavirus epidemic. A former CIA employee believes that politicians may have a problem with giving up, among other things, surveillance of citizens with the help of artificial intelligence after dealing with the current crisis.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 26, 2020
PS5: Dolby Corrects False Info From Road to PS5
Dolby, a well-known sound technology company, has decided to correct one of Mark Cerny's statements from Road to PS5 about the capabilities of Dolby Atmos.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 24, 2020
Industry Expert on Why Plague Inc. was Banned in China
Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst at Niko Partners, gave three reasons why Ndemic Creations' Plague Inc. was removed from distribution in China. The reasons included the lack of a proper license.
video games
Milosz Szubert
March 17, 2020
Apple Gets Landed With a Billion Euro Fine
Apple has been fined $1.1 billion. The French Competition Authority has reported abuses in the distribution and sale of the Californian company's products.
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Peter Doron
March 17, 2020
Former Employee on the Secret of Naughty Dog's Success
Another former employee of Naughty Dog spoke about working conditions in the studio. According to Jonathan Cooper, the company has many talented but inexperienced creators, which causes delays in production and crunch. He also claims that the success of the team is primarily due to Sony funding.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 13, 2020
Scientists Dispel Doubts: 5G Does Not Harm Your Health
Independent scientists affiliated to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) have concluded that, based on current scientific knowledge, the 5G communication standard does not represent a risk to human health.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 13, 2020
The Last Of Us 2 Devs are Said to be Crunching Hard
Jason Schreier's latest text reveals that the development of the second installment of The Last of Us was burdened with a considerable crunch among Naughty Dog employees. A similar situation took place during work on previous projects of this studio.
video games
Paul Wozniak
March 12, 2020
„Your Game is Piss Poor” - NFS Heat Dev Responds to Attack
Yesterday, one of the developers of Need for Speed: Heat answered to a rather aggressive Twitter post. Author of the post said the production remains „piss poor”, and EA employees should actually start working.
video games
Paul Wozniak
March 12, 2020
Google Chrome Tracks Us Even When We Use VPN, TOR or Are Logged Out
There has been a change in Google's privacy regulations. Chrome browser monitors user traffic even if the user is not signed in to their account or is using a proxy server.
hardware & software
March 12, 2020
DuckDuckGo Provides a Great List of Websites That Track Us on the Web
DuckDuckGo has released Tracker Radar - a huge database of websites that track Internet users. The company hopes that this will increase the privacy of web browser users. In addition, it was revealed which companies most often collect information about our online activities.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
March 6, 2020
Former Pro CS:GO Player Sentenced to 116 Years in Prison
Retired professional CS:GO player Shayene „shAy” Victorio has been sentenced to 116 years in prison for fraud committed by her and her ex-husband's company between 2013 and 2017. More than a hundred customers have never seen the goods they have ordered. The woman claims her ex-partner is to blame.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 5, 2020
11-year-old Played Too Much GTA, so the Family Gave Him a Real Car
British police have reported the arrest of an 11-year-old boy who was driving a car in one of the car parks in Lancester. According to the information, he was allowed to do so by a relative who was fed up with the fact that the child was spending the whole day in front of a console, playing GTA.
video games
Paul Wozniak
March 4, 2020
Apple Will Pay up to $500 Million for Slowing Down Old iPhones
Apple has reached a settlement in the trial concerning the slowing down of old iPhones - the devices from series 6 and 7. The company will spend between 310 and 500 million dollars on compensation for customers - only in USA.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 3, 2020