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Thousands Watched a Live Concert in GTA 5
Thousands of players witnessed a concert in Grand Theft Auto V, organized by a Twitch streamer known as MikeTheBard. The author of the event sang many classical songs live to guitar accompaniment.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
April 12, 2019
Real-Life Politician Banned in EVE Online for Corruption
The career of Brisc Rubal (aka Brian W. Schoeneman in real life) in EVE Online has come to an end. The politician, who, according to CCP Games, was involved in corruption, was removed from CSM 13 and permanently banned.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
April 9, 2019
Game of Thrones' Jon Snow in The Division 2 Spoof
Kit Harington, known as Jon Snow from the Game of Thrones, performed in a spoof in Saturday Night Live, which was a parody of The Division 2. The actor played an NPC fretting the player.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 8, 2019
Prince Harry Says Fortnite Should be Banned
Prince Harry provoked the ire of gamers by stating that Fortnite is created to addict and such games should be banned.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 6, 2019
CD Projekt RED Hires the Creator of The Witcher Prologue Remastered
In a recent podcast organized by the editorial staff of GameStar, one of the CD Projekt RED developers admitted that it is not rare for the company to hire talented modders.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 5, 2019
April Fools' Day 2019 - The Best Jokes [Updated]
We have collected for you the best of April Fools' Day game dev jokes, including Minecraft 3D from 1994, sharks wreaking havoc during World War 2 and new characters for Tekken 7 and Devil May Cry 5.
video games
April 1, 2019
Here's Minecraft with (Almost) Ray Tracing Support
Modder known as notglacier used the SEUS mod, to add patch tracing support to good old Minecraft. The technology is a less known variant of the famous ray tracing.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 1, 2019
Minecraft Update Takes it Down a Notch
One of the latest updates for Minecraft has removed most mentions of its creator - o Markus „Notch” Persson. It fact is most likely related to the controversial views of the Swedish billionaire.
video games
March 28, 2019
Microsoft Says No to April Fools' Day
Microsoft has banned its employees from publishing jokes on April Fools' Day. According to the company, such actions are very likely to yield more losses than gains.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
March 28, 2019
Battle Royale Games Boost Sales of High-Speed Internet
Due to the increasing popularity of online games such as Fortnite, 31% of homesteads in Great Britain have decided to upgrade their Internet speed. The data was published by MoneySuperMarket.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
March 26, 2019
Players Pretend to be Belgian to Trick Apex Legends
Apex Legends players are pretending to be Belgian to trick Respawn's game into giving them crafting resources instead of some loot boxes.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 21, 2019
"We Thought The Witcher 3 Will be a Disaster," Says Dev
Miles Tost – a level designer working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – has recently admitted during a podcast that there was a moment when the developers thought that their game will be a total flop.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 21, 2019
Star Wars Episode I: Racer Demo Remade in Unreal Engine
A demo version of the iconic racing game from 1999, set in the universe of Star Wars, has been given a fan remake created in Unreal Engine 4.
video games
March 12, 2019
App Breaks Nike's Auto-Lacing Shoes
Some owners of Nike's Auto-Lacing shoes, Nike Adapt BB, report that their smart shoes have stopped responding to commands. The problems are caused by the issues in the Android control app, most likely related to a recent update.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
February 22, 2019
Elite Dangerous Pilot Stranded in Void, Players Attempt Rescue
Three months ago, Deluvian Reyes Cruz got stuck in an uncharted sector due to a bad decision on his record-breaking exploration journey. A group known as Fuel Rats has answered the call.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 20, 2019
Fallout 76 Player Has Entered Forbidden Crypt 63, Begs Bethesda Not to Ban Him
Some players accidentally found their way to the 63rd crypt in Fallout 76 - a development room, which may lead to a ban after entering it. One of players who calls himself McStaken in the game, decided to issue a 'ticket of complaint'.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 11, 2019
Lack of “Steam” Made Epic Store’s Copies of Axiom Verge Impossible to Finish
By removing Steam libraries from his work, the developer of Axiom Verge went a step too far and deleted a file that was required to be able to complete the game.
video games
February 8, 2019
Fortnite Concert Seen by 10 Million
A 10-minutes long online performance by DJ Marshmello in Fortnite: Battle Royale was seen by more than 10 million people in-game.
video games
February 3, 2019
How Many Gamers Finish Their Games, Based on 12 PS4 Titles
As it turns out, most titles have a difficult time keeping the players in front of the screen all the way to the finale.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
January 31, 2019
AI AlphaStar from Google crushed pro StarCraft 2 players
Google's Artificial Intelligence team - DeepMind reported that their AlphaStar AI defeated two professional StarCraft 2 players from Team Liquid. In both cases, the games ended with a 5:0 result.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 26, 2019