Player Spends $1.4 Million on Game Character; Gets Stolen and Sold for $500
One Chinese player spent 8-10 million yuan on developing his character in MMO game Justice Online. When he shared his account with a friend, the latter put the hero in the auction house, but.... mistakenly entered a price that was a few zeros short. As a result, the hero was purchased for about 1/2560 of the original amount.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 26, 2019
Half-Life Alyx May Bring VR to the People; Trailer has Over 10 Million Views
First trailer of Half-Life: Alyx was viewed more than 10 million times in total. Does Valve's production have the chance to become the first VR title to compete against „typical” high-budget games?
video games
Konrad Serafinski
November 26, 2019
Around 1,000 Games Have Disappeared From Steam
A lot of games and exansions disappeared from Steam last night. According to Valve, it was dictated by the fact that some publishers, including Russia-based Dagestan Technology, abused Steamworks tools.
Tech
Milosz Szubert
November 26, 2019
New Patch for RDR2 Improves Stability on PC
Rockstar Games has released another patch to the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2. The update focuses on eliminating many bugs that caused the game to freeze.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 26, 2019
Stadia's Problems With 4K - Google Responds
Google has responded to allegations about Google Stadia's problems with 4K resolution in many games. According to the company, everything depends on the game's optimization made by the developers.
Tech
Jacob Blazewicz
November 25, 2019
Steam Wishlist Top 10; Death Stranding Higher Than Dying Light 2
We present a new edition of the most popular games on Steam's wish lists. This time we noted one change, Dying Light 2 was overtaken by Death Stranding from Hideo Kojima.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 25, 2019
Quake Engine-based Shooter Wrath Launches to a Good Debut on Steam
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, an FPS from the independent studio KillPixel Games, launched in Steam's early access program and is getting great reviews. The title was designed in an old-school style and uses the first version of Id Tech engine, the one used to power the original Quake.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 25, 2019
Star Citizen's Gameplay Shows New Planet and Planetary System
Gameplay from the space simulator Star Citizen presented at this year's CitizenCon revealed a lot of new content to be released in the near future. A new planet and a journey through a wormhole to a new planetary system were shown, among other things.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 24, 2019
Cyberpunk 2077 - Devs Consider Microtransactions in Multiplayer Mode
The latest financial teleconference from CD Projekt revealed that Cyberpunk 2077's multiplayer mode is at an early stage of development. We also learned that the devs consider the implementation of microtransaction system. If it will appear, though, it is to be well-thought-out and in accordance with the company's principles.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 24, 2019
Team Fortress 2 Forgotten by Valve; Community Remains Game's Only Hope
The gaming industry is living with the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx, while another Valve title, Team Fortress 2, is slowly fading into oblivion. Devs are not very eager to release new content for the 12-year-old title. Community is the game's last hope.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
November 24, 2019
Project xCloud Will Receive Exclusive Titles
At this year's X019 event, Microsoft's vice president revealed that the company is planning to offer exclusive titles that will be available only on xCloud streaming platform. We have also learned that the service is going to be developed in line with the upcoming technology.
Tech
Paul Wozniak
November 23, 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Tops Digital Best-Sellers List
According to statistics (of October, 2019) presented by SuperData, the latest installment of Call of Duty turned out to be the best-selling digital title among games released in 2019. Also, October was the best month in the history of Apex Legends.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 23, 2019
Assassin's Creed Ragnarok New Leaks Emerge - Setting, Locations, Quests And Heroes
New leaks about the next installment of Assassin's Creed have just appeared over the Internet. Sources say that the game will be set in early 11th century and may involve the story of Vikings conquering British Isles.
video games
Paul Wozniak
November 23, 2019
Google Stadia - Input Lag Has Been Reduced In Some Titles
As it turns out, Google Stadia has lower latency issues in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Xbox One X. The results of the test were posted on YouTube by the editors of the Digital Foundry channel.
Tech
November 23, 2019
Transport Fever 2 - New Gameplay and New Features Revealed
The first gameplay of Transport Fever 2 has appeared on the web. The extensive, commented video content presents 17 minutes of gameplay that depicts a theme of tropical island. Also, fans of the franchise can pre-order the title on the Steam platform.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
November 23, 2019
Black Friday Sale in Epic Games Store
A Black Friday sale has started in Epic Games Store. Until December 2, 10 AM PT you can buy digital versions of such titles as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint or Metro Exodus.
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Agnes Adamus
November 22, 2019
GeForce GTX 1650 Super Reviews
GeForce GTX 1650 Super, which launches today, has been put to the test for the first time. Nvidia made a successful lifting and brilliantly filled the gap in the middle segment of graphics cards.
Tech
November 22, 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5500 - First Benchmarks
First benchmarks of AMD Radeon RX 5500 GPU appeared on the web. The chipset tested by the German website Heise online was in the OEM version, designed for ready-made computer sets. The results were presented compared to Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTX 1660.
Tech
Bart Woldanski
November 22, 2019
Alan Wake and Control Devs are Working on a New Game
The creative director of Remedy Entertainment informed that he is already writing the script for the next game of the team.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 22, 2019
We'll Get Another Chance to Check Out Star Citizen for Free
Cloud Imperium Games has provided a range of information on the space sim Star Citizen. Players will soon be able to check out all available ships for free. Additionally, a Welcome Hub will appear in the game, where we will find tutorials and... live guides.
video games
Bart Swiatek
November 22, 2019