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Gabe Newell to Testify on Steam's Alleged Monopolistic Practices

Gabe Newell to Testify on Steam's Alleged Monopolistic Practices

Gabe Newell will have to go to court in person to testify about „Steam's monopolistic practices.” Valve's chief executive wanted to avoid this.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

November 27, 2023

Gabe Newell to Testify on Steam's Alleged Monopolistic Practices
Death Stranding 2 Rewritten From Scratch, Hideo Kojima Reveals

Death Stranding 2 Rewritten From Scratch, Hideo Kojima Reveals

Legendary designer Hideo Kojima has revealed how a certain event of global proportions affected work on Death Stranding 2.

video games

Kamil Kleszyk

August 4, 2023

Death Stranding 2 Rewritten From Scratch, Hideo Kojima Reveals
Fan Takes Away Geralt's Disease Immunity to Incease Llong COVID Awareness

Fan Takes Away Geralt's Disease Immunity to Incease Llong COVID Awareness

With a new modification for The Witcher 3, Geralt will have to deal with long-term symptoms of the coronavirus. The work was created for a worthy cause.

video games

Kamil Kleszyk

May 14, 2023

Fan Takes Away Geralt's Disease Immunity to Incease Llong COVID Awareness
Electronics Shortages Could Return After Lockdown in Shenzhen

Electronics Shortages Could Return After Lockdown in Shenzhen

Foxconn's Shenzhen factories have stopped working due to a lockdown. This does not bode well for the availability of electronics and their prices.

Tech

Arkadiusz Strzala

March 14, 2022

Electronics Shortages Could Return After Lockdown in Shenzhen
Anti-mask Message in Domina Patch Notes Enrages Players on Steam

Anti-mask Message in Domina Patch Notes Enrages Players on Steam

The patch notes of the latest update for Domina included controversial anti-mask content. As a result, the game's profile on Steam was flooded with negative reviews.

video games

Adrian Werner

March 14, 2022

Anti-mask Message in Domina Patch Notes Enrages Players on Steam
E3 2022 Not in Person; Show's Future Uncertain

E3 2022 Not in Person; Show's Future Uncertain

Also this year we won't see E3 in person. This time, however, even the online event is not 100% certain to be held.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

January 7, 2022

E3 2022 Not in Person; Show's Future Uncertain
2022 Will Bring More Game Delays and Hardware Shortages

2022 Will Bring More Game Delays and Hardware Shortages

Analysts predict that in 2022, the pandemic will continue to cause major delays in game development and further trouble with hardware availability.

video games

Adrian Werner

December 9, 2021

2022 Will Bring More Game Delays and Hardware Shortages
Pfizer Hosts a Vaccination Event in GTA Online

Pfizer Hosts a Vaccination Event in GTA Online

Pfizer has come up with an unusual idea. The pharma giant promotes vaccinations on the Brazilian server of GTA Online.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

November 24, 2021

Pfizer Hosts a Vaccination Event in GTA Online
COVID Hurt the Gaming Market in 2021; 2022 Could be a Record Year

COVID Hurt the Gaming Market in 2021; 2022 Could be a Record Year

Thanks to the pandemic, 2020 was a record year for the gaming industry. This year, however, the coronavirus dealt it a severe blow. All due to numerous delays.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 19, 2021

COVID Hurt the Gaming Market in 2021; 2022 Could be a Record Year
Electronics Crisis Grows Worse - Power Shortages and Lockdowns

Electronics Crisis Grows Worse - Power Shortages and Lockdowns

Shortage of chips, shortage of computer components, can it get any worse? How about power restrictions in China, lockdown in Malaysia and the resulting shortages of everything?

Tech

Arkadiusz Strzala

September 28, 2021

Electronics Crisis Grows Worse - Power Shortages and Lockdowns
Corporations Will Introduce Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees

Corporations Will Introduce Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees

Stationary employees at Google and Facebook will have to get a mandatory vaccination if they want to return to work on the companies' campuses and offices.

Tech

Michal Ciezadlik

July 29, 2021

Corporations Will Introduce Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees
BlizzCon 2021 Canceled

BlizzCon 2021 Canceled

This year we won't get a full-fledged edition of BlizzCon either. Blizzard has just canceled the event and is preparing a replacement event for early 2022.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

May 26, 2021

BlizzCon 2021 Canceled
Take-Two's CEO on Pandemic's Impact on Games: „This Change is Permanent”

Take-Two's CEO on Pandemic's Impact on Games: „This Change is Permanent”

The pandemic changed the gaming industry forever - Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick commented on the past financial year in an interview with Gameindustry.biz.

video games

Gabriela Sicińska

May 23, 2021

Take-Two's CEO on Pandemic's Impact on Games: „This Change is Permanent”
EVE Online Saved Scientists 330 Years of Research

EVE Online Saved Scientists 330 Years of Research

The third phase of Project Discovery in EVE Online is in full swing. As part of the action, the players have completed enough science-based tasks to spare the professionals over 330 years of coronavirus research.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 6, 2021

EVE Online Saved Scientists 330 Years of Research
Gamescom 2021 Will be Held Exclusively Online

Gamescom 2021 Will be Held Exclusively Online

Organizers of gamescom 2021 have announced that this year's event will not be held in hybrid mode, as previously planned, but entirely online.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

May 5, 2021

Gamescom 2021 Will be Held Exclusively Online
San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Goes Online

San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Goes Online

The physical edition of this year's San Diego Comic-Con has been canceled. The popular event will once again move online.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 2, 2021

San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Goes Online
E3 2021 Officially Without Live Events; Online Edition in Preparation

E3 2021 Officially Without Live Events; Online Edition in Preparation

The physical editon of E3 has, for the second year in a row, been canceled as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the games fair is set to get an online event, unlike the 2020 edition.

video games

Adrian Piotrowski

February 28, 2021

E3 2021 Officially Without Live Events; Online Edition in Preparation
Rainbow Six Quarantine Likely to be Renamed

Rainbow Six Quarantine Likely to be Renamed

Ubisoft most likely plans to change the title of Rainbow Six: Quarantine. This has to do with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic.

video games

Bart Swiatek

February 16, 2021

Rainbow Six Quarantine Likely to be Renamed
E3 2021 Likely to Take Place Online

E3 2021 Likely to Take Place Online

Everything indicates that the next edition of E3 will be held as an exclusively online event. The information comes from anonymous developers with whom the organizers shared their plans.

video games

Bart Swiatek

February 9, 2021

E3 2021 Likely to Take Place Online
Plague Inc. PC Gets Free DLC The Cure

Plague Inc. PC Gets Free DLC The Cure

Plague Inc: The Cure, a free DLC that lets players tackle global pandemics, has debuted on PC.

video games

Adrian Werner

January 31, 2021

Plague Inc. PC Gets Free DLC The Cure