EVE Online - $30,000 for a Virtual Starship
Gold Magnate from EVE Online may be the most expensive virtual spaceship in the history of video games. It was sold for over $30,000. Moreover, the whole amount will be used to help Australia.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
January 28, 2020
Avast was Selling User Data
Avast, developer of the popular free Avast and AVG antivirus software, used the browser plug-in installed with them to collect private user data. The information was then sold to third parties by Avast's subsidiary Jumpshot.
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Bart Swiatek
January 28, 2020
Temtem - Pokemon Clone Conquers Steam
Temtem, a game inspired by the Pokemon franchise, has been available in Steam early access for a week. The users cannot praised the work of the team at Crema enough.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 28, 2020
Dying Light: Bad Blood for Free to Owners of Dying Light
It's been five years since Dying Light was released. To celebrate, Techland decided to give all the current and future owners of the game on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a free copy of Dying Light: Bad Blood in the for of Steam key.
video games
Milosz Szubert
January 28, 2020
Warcraft 3 Reforged - New Hardware Requirements for PC
Moments before the release of Warcraft III: Reforged, Blizzard Entertainment has released updated hardware requirements of the game.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 28, 2020
Blizzard Created a Prototype of Hearthstone VR
One of the creators of Hearthstone revealed to PowerUp that the developers were working on a VR version of the game. In the end, the project was discontinued, but an interesting prototype has been created.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
January 28, 2020
Torchlight Frontiers is Now Torchlight 3; F2P Project Abandoned
The devs of Torchlight Frontires renamed their game to Torchlight III. With this, the free-to-play model was abandoned and the title will be released this year on Steam.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 27, 2020
Doom Eternal Without Microtransactions
The producer of Doom Eternal confirmed that the game will not have any microtransactions. The FPS from id Software is to be a complete game, offering full experience without the need to spend extra money.
video games
Bart Woldanski
January 27, 2020
Players and Devs of NBA 2K20 Pay Their Respect to Kobe Bryant
NBA 2K20 introduced a start screen to commemorate Kobe Bryant. Also the game's players paid a tribute to the tragically deceased legend of basketball with numerous meetings on the game's servers.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 27, 2020
Releases Date of Sam's Story, Second Major Expansion for Metro Exodus
4A Games has announced the release date of its second story expansion for Metro Exodus. The expansion, titled Sam's Story, will go on sale on February 11, this year.
video games
Agnes Adamus
January 27, 2020
Doom Eternal Unlikely to Launch With Ray Tracing Support
Marty Stratton, executive producer of Doom Eternal, revealed in an interview for Digital Foundry that id Software is just beginning work on the implementation of ray tracing in the game. The developer also pointed out that his team has some interesting ideas for using this technology.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 27, 2020
Rumor: Konami is Planning Two New Silent Hill Games
There have been credible rumors suggesting that Konami is planning two installments of the Silent Hill series. One is supposed to be a traditional survival horror, while the other is an adventure game in the vein of the popular Until Dawn.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 27, 2020
Epic Games Store Blamed for Drop in PC Gaming Spending
Last year the Americans spent less on PC games than in 2018. According to analysts, one of the reasons for this was the increased competition in the digital distribution market caused by the aggressive expansion of Epic Games Store.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 27, 2020
New Gameplay From System Shock with Dev Commentary
The creators at Nightdive Studios presented another extensive gameplay from the remake of the iconic first-person shooter with RPG elements - System Shock. The material enables us to learn all the most important aspects of the game.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 27, 2020
Fallout 76 Players Recover Items Stolen by Hackers
After the December attack of hackers on the world of Fallout 76, many players lost all their gear. However, Bethesda has taken appropriate measures to repair the damage, so players can recover their equipment and receive free bonuses.
video games
Conrad Hazi
January 26, 2020
First Games From the Reborn MicroProse Will Appear in 2020
MicroProse, currently headed by David Lagettie, has just announced that its first new games will come out in 2020. We still have to wait for some solid nformation, but for some time now we known that the nearest title is to be Warbirds 2020.
video games
Paul Wozniak
January 26, 2020
MSI: Not Every Radeon RX 5600 XT Can be Easily Overclocked
AMD caused a lot of commotion by updating the vBIOS of Radeon RX 5600 XTs at the last minute. This decision was probably dictated by the moves of the competitors, but, as MSI claims, not every card can be made to work with higher parameters than those described before the changes.
Tech
Conrad Hazi
January 26, 2020
AMD Quietly Patched Security Gaps in Radeons
Radeon owners should update their graphics card drivers as soon as possible. AMD Adrenalin 20.1.1, although not mentioned in the manufacturer's list of changes, addresses four major security gaps.
Tech
January 25, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Performance Problems - God of War Dev Comments on Rumor
Cory Barlog, the dev of the award-winning God of War, commented on unofficial reports about the reasons for the delayed release of Cyberpunk 2077, from April to September, this year. Based on his own experience, he explained why the rumor doesn't hold together.
video games
January 25, 2020
The Power of Steam in Numbers - SteamDB Analysis
The creators of SteamDB scanned the account IDs on Steam, so that we can, among other things, find out how many fully registered users are on the platform currently. The data also shows the number of currently active profiles or accounts opened in a specific year.
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Paul Wozniak
January 25, 2020