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Bitcoin Gains After Announcement of Libra Cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency Libra, recently announced by Facebook, has contributed to a significant increase in the value of Bitcoin. The co-founder of this social networking site, Chris Hughes, is afraid of the future sketched by the new project from Mark Zuckerberg's company.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
June 24, 2019
US Government Shuts Down LoL in Iran and Syria
Sanctions imposed on Iran and Syria by the US government have resulted in gamers in in these Middle Eastern countries losing their ability to log into the popular MOBA League of Legends.
video games
Bart Swiatek
June 24, 2019
Epic Games CEO Responds to Latest Allegations
In a discussion with Twitter users, Tim Sweeney, head of Epic Games, explained the functioning of Epic Games Store and responded to allegations of using anti-consumer practices.
other
Jakub Mirowski
June 23, 2019
90s Tifa too Vulgar for Final Fantasy 7 Remake
The director of the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake revealed that Square Enix's ethics department had to change some elements of the game from the original to prevent them from being misreceived by the contemporary audience.
video games
Jakub Mirowski
June 20, 2019
EA Defends Lootboxes: „It's a surprise mechanic.”
During a government commission meeting in the UK, a representative of Electronic Arts compared lootboxes to Kinder Surprises and claimed that gamers liked this element of video games.
video games
Jakub Mirowski
June 20, 2019
The Creator of Cyberpunk 2020 Responds to Absurd Accusations
After the last presentation of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red was accused of racism and misunderstanding of the source material, and Mike Pondsmith is accused of not being sufficiently involved in the production process. The creator of the universe has decided to respond to these absurd accusations.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
June 18, 2019
Bethesda Finally Delivered - New Bags From Fallout 76 Have Reached Players
After a long wait, people who contacted the Bethesda company at the turn of last and this year, began to receive the promised canvas bags from the collector's edition of Fallout 76.
video games
Jakub Mirowski
June 16, 2019
CoD: Modern Warfare Takes Flak for Authenticity
The creators of the new Modern Warfare came under criticism when they revealed that civilians, including women and children, could be shot at in the game's story campaign. On the other side, however, there are players waiting for a breath of fresh air in the COD campaign, who do not want the game censored before its release. Are we in for a repeat of Six Days in Fallujah?
video games
Darius Matusiak
June 14, 2019
YouTube Videos Ridiculing the $999 Apple Stand Disappear from Internet
The echoes of Apple's conference, during which the company's new monitor was presented, along with a stand costing almost $999 extra, will not fade away. Films ridiculing the device started to disappear from the Internet.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Dziermanski
June 7, 2019
Cheaters Qualified for World Championship Finals
Immediately after the two-week ban for cheating in Fortnite, Damion „XXiF” Cook and Ronald „Ronaldo” Mach qualified to the world championship finals, in which the prize is 30 million dollars.
video games
June 5, 2019
Todd Howard on the Infamous Horse Armor: „People will buy anything.”
Todd Howard from Bethesda Softworks said in an interview for IGN that the controversial horse armor from TES IV: Oblivion was nothing bad. In his opinion, customers will buy anything provided that the price is appropriate to the actual value.
video games
Bart Swiatek
June 5, 2019
Todd Howard: We Knew Fallout 76 Wouldn't get High Scores
Todd Howard from Bethesda Softworks admitted in an interview with IGN that his company expected the release of Fallout 76 to be problematic. The creators expected poor scores and were aware of many of the problems found in the game.
video games
Bart Swiatek
June 3, 2019
Industry Wants to Remove Gaming Disorder From IDC-11
In response to the World Health Organisation's decision to classify gaming addiction as a disease, the American ESA, in agreement with several other institutions, issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of the controversial decision.
video games
May 29, 2019
Excessive Gaming Officially Recognised as Illness
The World Health Organisation has officially adopted the new version of the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The controversial gaming disorder was added to the list.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 26, 2019
BBC: ARM Breaks Partnership with Huawei
Huawei is about to face the new challenges resulting from the US Government's embargo. This time ARM, a company offering technology for production of Kirin CPUs, among other things, ceased cooperation with the Chinese company.
hardware & software
May 23, 2019
Epic Games Store Sent User's Sensitive Data to a Random Person
Epic Games Support has mistakenly sent private information about one user to another person. The injured party was informed of the leak. Representatives of the company also contacted the user who received the problematic message asking for its removal.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 22, 2019
Mod Skyrim Together is Being Made After All
The designers of the Skyrim Together mod have published May report. The report not only denies the possibility of abandoning the project but also apologizes for the controversial comment made in April. It was supposed to result from the frustration of one of the developers, who was pestered by some fans and even threatened with death.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 20, 2019
Google Collects Our Purchase History - Here's How to Remove it
The CNBC TV station reports that Google collects data about purchases we make on the Internet. Information is collected through messages sent to Gmail mailboxes.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 20, 2019
Google Suspends Cooperation with Huawei
Google has decided to suspend cooperation with Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei. The decision was made in connection with the recent steps of the US administration - the inclusion of the latter company on the blacklist of entities that must obtain government approval to use American technology.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 20, 2019
Borderlands 3 Temporarily Pulled From Epic Games Store
Problems with the first big sale on Epic Games Store continue. This time Borderlands 3, announced for this September, disappeared from the store's offer, joining Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and Oxygen Not Included.
video games
Jakub Mirowski
May 19, 2019