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Censorship in The Outer Worlds - From Religion to Polish Vulgarisms
Fans of The Outer Worlds have discovered that the game has a collection of almost 500 forbidden words that you can't use when naming your character. Among them were both vulgarisms and words such as „gay” and „transexual”.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 28, 2019
Brutal Depiction of Russian Occupation Causes Problems for Modern Warfare?
There is no longer any doubt as to why the Russian branch of Sony has banned the sale of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in Russia. The story campaign shows the local army in the role of brutal torturers.
video games
Darius Matusiak
October 27, 2019
Epic Games Sue Person Responsible for Fortnite Leaks
Epic Games is suing a player who used Twitter to inform fans about what new season of Fortnite will bring. It turned out that he took part in the testing of the new content in September and, by revealing what he learned, broke the confidentiality agreement.
video games
Paul Wozniak
October 27, 2019
Ubisoft Sues MizuSoft - Cheat Makers for Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft has brough out the big guns against the owners of MizuSoft, a company that sells Rainbow Six Siege cheats. The publisher demands that they cease their activities and pay a large compensation.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
October 24, 2019
Fallout 76 - Paid Scrapbox Deletes Items of First Fallout 1st Buyers
Scrapbox is one of the elements of the paid subscription to Fallout 76, called Fallout 1st. Its first buyers report that it causes problems with disappearing objects; some of the players lost all their pieces of equipment.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
October 24, 2019
Community Reaction to Fallout 1st Subscription - Rage and Mockery First
The Fallout 1st subscription announced yesterday was met with a very negative reception by the players of Fallout 76. Most fans are angry and one of them even bought the Falloutfirst.com domain just to mock Bethesda's offer in very indiscriminate words.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 24, 2019
Oxford University: Obsessive Playing is Not Illness
Research by the Oxford Internet Institute has shown that there is currently no evidence that excessive gambling is a illness. Instead, they argue that it is merely a symptom of wider problems unrelated to video games.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
October 22, 2019
PewDiePie Banned in China for Xi Jinping Meme
The popular youtuber PewDiePie was banned in China for showing in his film the (in)famous meme comparing secretary Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh.
other
Julia Dragovic
October 22, 2019
Satisfactory Devs: Epic Games' Opponents are a „Loud Minority”
Nathalie Verweij from Coffee Stain spoke on Epic Games Store's policy. The designer, currently part of the team responsible for Satisfactory, said that the platform helps the devs, and the voices of criticism on the Internet are only a „loud minority”.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 21, 2019
US Congress Representatives Send a Letter to Activision Blizzard CEO
Several US congressmen and senators have drawn up an official letter warning Blizzard of the consequences of its recent actions, favouring China's political line and punishing those who support democratic protests in Hong Kong.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
October 19, 2019
The Devs of Control Withdraw DRM and Admit to Mistake
It turned out that yesterday's update to Control was flawed and had already been withdrawn. Thus the game works again without an internet connection and Steam Controller pad is compatible again.
video games
Paul Wozniak
October 19, 2019
Control Patch 1.04 Adds DRM and Removes Offline Mode - Fans are Pissed
Patch 1.04 brought a lot of unpleasant surprises to the PC version of Control. It added a DRM system that forces online mode through the Epic Games Store client. It also broke compatibility with Steam Controller.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 18, 2019
Hong Kong Protests: Blizzard Bans Further Hearthstone Players
After the AU Hearthstone team supported Hong Kong protests in an official stream stream, Blizzard decided to impose a six-month suspension penalty on the players.
video games
Julia Dragovic
October 17, 2019
Stolen Halo 4 Image Causes Withdrawal of Stellaris: Galaxy Command
Paradox Interactive withdrew the beta version of the mobile Stellaris: Galaxy Command from distribution after it was revealed that it contained a stolen illustration created for Halo 4. The title was produced by a subcontractor, the Chinese studio GameBear.
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Michael Kulakowski
October 16, 2019
Blizzard Removes Mei Figure From its Store
Blizzard removed Mei figure from its store. Players suspect that the reason for getting rid of this Overwatch character is the fact that she has become one of the symbols of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
other
Jakub Mirowski
October 14, 2019
Blitzchung Thanks Blizzard in Official Statement
The end of the tension between Blizzard and Blitzchung. The player posted a personal statement on Twitter in which he admitted that he understands his error and thanked the company for the reduction of his suspension and returning of his prize.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
October 13, 2019
Blizzard Returns Blitzchung's Prize
It's been a nightmare week for Blizzard. The company banned a tournament winner, prevented user account deletion, to mention just a few mishaps. J. Allen Brack, company's CEO decided to speak. In a long press release, he announced that he would reduce the penalty for Blitzchung and pay him his tournament prize.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
October 12, 2019
League of Legends Devs Against Political Topics During Tournaments
Riot Games has issued a statement to fans in which it recommends avoiding political topics when playing League of Legends. The team wants to avoid a repetition of the Hong Kong protest scandal that Blizzard Entertainment is currently facing.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 12, 2019
Riot Sues Riot; LoL's Developer vs. CS:GO Team
Riot Games decided to sue an eSports team with a quite similar name - Riot Squad. The devs of the popular MOBA League of Legends believe that CS:GO team is illegally taking advantage of the popularity of the well-known brand.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
October 11, 2019
Banned Episode of South Park Displayed on Hong Kong Streets
Protesters on the streets of Hong Kong had the opportunity to watch one of the last episodes of South Park - Band in China - on the big screen, where the creators ridicule the Chinese authorities and their influence on the Western entertainment industry. The show was very popular.
movies & tv series
Bart Swiatek
October 11, 2019