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Misgendering Borderlands 3 Character FL4K May Get You Banned
If the character FL4K is incorrectly (and intentionally) referred to as „he” instead of „they”, it will result in a ban on the account on the official Borderlands 3. According to one of the moderators, this is a violation of rules concerning hate speech.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 14, 2019
Teenage Fortnite Champion Swatted
Kyle „Bugha” Giersdorf, a teenager who won 3 million dollars in the Fortnite World Cup last month, was a victim of the so-called „swatting”. When he was broadcasting live, his father entered his room and informed him that there was an armed SWAT unit in front of the house.
video games
Barth Faryna
August 13, 2019
YouTuber Completes Skyrim Using Only a Torch
YouTuber Mitten Squad has set himself the challenge of completing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim using only a torch. The task wasn't the easiest one, but in the end the player's will prevailed.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
August 12, 2019
A School in London Introduced Video Game Classes and Explains Why
There is a special school in North London where students are among the first in the world to have video game classes. Children play popular titles together to develop their social skills.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
August 11, 2019
Here's „Portable” PS4 and Xbox One
GAEMS currently offers the Guardian Pro XP suitcase, a portable case for Xbox One or PlayStation 4. The device is dedicated to mobile streamers and professional gamers and features a 1440p screen resolution and stereo speakers.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 7, 2019
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - 45 Years to Complete Record Ride
One of the fans of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 decided to do something that seemed impossible a few months ago. He built a ride that takes more than 45 years to complete.
video games
Barth Faryna
August 2, 2019
Bug in Skin Crates Causes Collapse of Team Fortress 2 Economy
A bug appeared with the latest update for Team Fortress 2, which changed the drop rates of unusual items in some of crates from less than 1% to 100%. A flood of extremely rare skins has led to a market collapse.
video games
Paul Wozniak
July 27, 2019
Experiment on Reddit - Internet Users Kept Plant Alive for Three Years
For 3 years, more than 11,000 users of the r/takecareofmyplant subreddit watched over the welfare of a zebra plant belonging to Tyler Wood, the author of the social experiment. Although the number of carers has decreased over time, the project is still ongoing. Cynics will be surprised by the result.
other
Julia Dragovic
July 24, 2019
30 Hours Nonstop in League of Legends - Woman Beats Two Guinness Records
Hecaterina „Kinumi Cati” Iglesias spent 30 hours playing in League of Legends. The girl has therefore set two Guinness records for the longest video game session.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 22, 2019
Spider-Man in GTA San Andreas - Result of Many Years of Work
Modder J16D has been working on adding Spider-Man to GTA: San Andreas for over four years. The results of his efforts cannot yet be checked in person, but the video materials presented so far look impressive.
video games
Milosz Szubert
July 22, 2019
PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC in One Place - That's Origin Big O 2.0
Origin PC company unveiled the hardware that combines a high-performance gaming PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The platform is equipped with 64 GB RAM and Nvidia Titan RTX graphics card.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Dziermanski
July 22, 2019
ArmA 3 Players Stormed Area 51; Rest of the World Waits for September 20
Flamethrowers, Elon Musk, Reptilians and millions of memes. While we are sitting (still) safely at home, ArmA 3 players have captured Area 51.
video games
Julia Dragovic
July 17, 2019
iPhone 6 Explodes in the Hands of an 11-year-old Girl
Apple is trying to figure out what could have caused the iPhone 6 to explode in the hands of an 11-year-old girl. So far, the cause of the malfunction is unknown.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
July 15, 2019
Modder Removes HUD From Far Cry 5, CoD: WWII and More
Modder TheJanitor has created mods to numerous titles, including CoD: WWII, Far Cry 5 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Their purpose is to enable the players to disable HUDs, i.e. interface elements displayed on the screen.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 15, 2019
Gears 5 Drops Cigars as Devs do not Want to Promote Smoking
The Coalition has announced that no cigars will appear in Gears 5 in order not to encourage players to smoke. In addition, a 25-minute gameplay from the multiplayer mode of the game was released on the web.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 14, 2019
Wireless Mice Faster Than Traditional Ones? Here's a Test
The crazy team of Linus Tech Tips decided to check in a relatively scientific way if wireless mice have a faster response time than the mice on the cable. The results show that while top-shelf models are comparable, the same cannot be said for cheaper models.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
July 5, 2019
9 Million Users Spend More Than 3 Hours a Day in Candy Crush Saga
According to King's senior vice president, more than 9 million players spend between three and six hours a day playing free-to-play title Candy Crush Saga. However, the studio representative assures that the production does not have addictive properties.
video games
July 1, 2019
Fans Ressurect Super Mario Bros Royale
The popular Battle Royale mod for Super Mario Bros has disappeared from the web due to Nintendo's intervention. However, this did not prevent the fans of this unusual gameplay from resurrecting the mod and releasing it as an open-source project.
video games
Paul Wozniak
July 1, 2019
„Metal Gear is the Work of American intelligence,” says Russian minister
According to the Interfax press agency, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov said before the State Duma that the Metal Gear series published by Konami is in fact a camouflaged project of the American secret service.
video games
June 29, 2019
Space Invasion of EVE Online; Player Empires in Pieces
Players of the space MMO EVE Online have been invaded and their structures have been attacked by NPCs. At the moment it is not known whether this is a further part of the recently issued expansion or a bug in the game.
video games
Paul Wozniak
June 28, 2019