Donald Trump Orders a Ban on WeChat and TikTok
Donald Trump's recent plans to ban the use of TikToka are soon to be reflected in law.
Tech
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
August 7, 2020
China Tightens Control Over Underage Gamers
The Chinese government is once again tightening control over the youngest citizens who like to spend time playing video games. Since September, all developers operating in the country must introduce a player verification system, based on their real personal data, and even a face scan.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
August 4, 2020
U.S. Army Recruits Teenagers on Twitch and Goes Ban-happy About It
The official esports team of the US Army bans access to Twitch chat en masse. All because of actions read by many as „treacherous” recruitment tactics.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 16, 2020
Facebook and Instagram Will Enable Blocking of Political Ads
American Facebook and Instagram users have been given the opportunity to block advertising related to politics, elections and social issues.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
July 10, 2020
Trump Administration May Ban TikTok in the US
President Donald Trump is said to consider banning TikTok in the U.S. because of security concerns.
Tech
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
July 8, 2020
Roblox Experiences Invasion of Pro-Trump Hackers
Roblox, the online platform for creating our own video games has become the target of a rather unusual attack from hackers. They hacked over 1600 accounts and set up elements to encourage user to vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election.
video games
Milosz Szubert
July 2, 2020
Microsot Bans for Using Confederate Flag in Forza Games
Microsoft has announced that using the Confederated States of America flag in the Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport series games will result in an immediate ban.
video games
Paul Wozniak
June 28, 2020
Cyberpunk 2020 Creator: Games are Inherently Political
Mike Pondsmith, the creator of the world of Cyberpunk 2077, spoke on the political elements in video games. He stated that politics is a natural aspect of art, but at the same time is should not resemble sermons.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 25, 2020
Australia Under Massive Cyber Attack From Another State
The Australian Prime Minister reported that his country was attacked by hackers. The perpetrators were most likely acting in the service of another, unspecified country. The cyber attack affected many entities in a variety of sectors - from government, through basic services and services, industry, to important infrastructure.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
June 19, 2020
Trump Suggests He May Help Shut Down Twitter
Is there going to be a war between social media and politics? Twitter has marked Donald Trump's entries as „misleading”, Mark Zuckerberg criticizes the website's actions, and the president himself threatens to shut down „social networks that try to silence conservatives”. Things are getting interesting.
Tech
May 28, 2020
Animal Crossing New Horizons in Trouble in China
There was a lot of controversy about Animal Crossing: New Horizons in China. The game was supposed to be banned because of virtual protests, but in fact the situation turned out to be different, although the game still has problems with distribution in this country.
video games
Adrian Werner
April 11, 2020
Tim Sweeney: „There’s no Reason to Drag Divisive Topics Into Gaming”
According to Tim Sweeney, games should not deal with political topics that introduce divisions. The exception is when the developers themselves want it. However, the decision should be made by them and not by the marketing department.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 13, 2020
U.S. Government Accuses Huawei of Using Backdoors in Mobile Networks
New charges have been brought against Huawei. This time, the U.S. federal government is suggesting that the Chinese giant was using backdoors installed on mobile networks for law enforcement use.
Tech
Peter Doron
February 12, 2020
Bleszinski: Wokeness Responsible for the Failure of LawBreakers
Cliff Bleszinski came to the conclusion that one of the reasons why LawBreakers wasn't successful was because of its overtly political nature. Besides, the co-creator of the Gears of War series expressed his willingness to return to work on the franchise as a consultant.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
February 6, 2020
Joe Biden's Controversial Opinion on Dev of Games „That Teach How to Kill”
In an interview with the New York Times, the US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden called one of the game developers working in Sillicon Valley a „little creep” who „came up with games to teach you how to kill people.".
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 20, 2020
PES 2020: China Wants Mesut Ozil Out of the Game
Mesut Özil, a footballer of Arsenal F.C., will be removed from the Chinese edition of eFootball PES 2020. The reason for this are his entries on social media, in which he criticized the Chinese government for persecuting Muslims.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 18, 2019
Valve Doesn't Want Any Games About Hong Kong Protests on Steam?
Valve is delaying the release of games related to protests in Hong Kong. All of the titles are on the pro-democratic side of the conflict. And if you don't what something is about... it's about China, in other words, money. Blitzchung, Hearthstone player recently suspended by Blizzard, also appears in the affair.
video games
Julia Dragovic
December 8, 2019
Activision Blizzard: There is no Place For Politics in Our Games
Bobby Kotick, president of Activision Blizzard, gave an interview in which he stated that his games should not be a platform for expressing political views, but a place for good fun.
other
Julia Dragovic
November 20, 2019
Protests in Iran - Government Shuts Down the Internet
The Iranian government has decided to almost completely restrict citizens' access to the internet. This is a reaction to the protests and riots caused by the drastic rise in fuel prices.
Tech
Julia Dragovic
November 20, 2019
Kojima - Death Stranding's Plot is a Reaction to Brexit and Trump
In an interview for BBC Radio 1 Hideo Kojima explained that Death Stranding's plot was inspired by contemporary human egoism and the desire to isolate oneself from the rest of the world, as evidenced by the actions of Donald Trump and Brexit.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 4, 2019