Censorship in Lost Ark? Gamers Criticize Amazon and Point Out Differences
Lost Ark sparks controversy due to strange artistic decisions in version prepared for western market. Fans point out that this edition changes, among others, character skin colors. Additionally, Amazon bans people who express their dissatisfaction with this state of affairs.
video games
Agnes Adamus
December 28, 2021
Riot Games Agrees to Pay $100 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit
Riot Games has come out with a settlement offer in the lawsuit about alleged discrimination against female employees.
video games
Piotr Sadowski
December 28, 2021
CoD: Vanguard Devs on Activision Blizzard Scandals
Treyarch Studio, the creators of the Zombie mode for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Black Ops - Cold War, referred to the scandals surrounding Activision Blizzard. The developers want to start 2022 with a clean slate.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
December 24, 2021
School Shooting Level in Ready or Not Sparks Controversy; Devs Respond
Despite the controversy, the creators of Ready or Not aren't won't abandon their plans to add a level, in which players will have to stop a school shooting.
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Adrian Werner
December 24, 2021
Intel Apologizes to China for Wanting to Stop Cooperation With Xinjiang
Intel's call to break off cooperation with the Xinjiang region was negatively received by the Chinese. This, in turned, prompted the company to publish an official apology in a damage control attempt.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
December 23, 2021
Ubisoft Won't Give Up NFTs: ‘It's a Major Change That Will Take Time’
The massive criticism of digits isn't deterring Ubisoft from blockchain. The company still sees the technology as the future of gaming, albeit admitting that such a big change takes time.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 22, 2021
Ubisoft Faces Staff Exodus; Game Development Slows Down
Ubisoft is facing an exodus of developers. This applies to both high-profile names and lower-level employees.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
December 21, 2021
Free Game Added to GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition on PC; Rockstar Continues to Apologize
Rockstar Games has prepared another compensation for buyers of the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition - a free game or virtual coins.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2021
Ubisoft Removes Player Account in Accordance With GDRP
After a year of inactivity on the player's account, Ubisoft removed it, depriving the user of access to games worth hundreds of dollars. All this was done in compliance with the regulations and laws of the European Union.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 19, 2021
Ubisoft's CEO Wants to Go With NFTs Despite Player and Developer Criticism
Ubisoft's CEO tried to calm the emotions caused by the introduction of NFTs to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. According to reports, however, his arguments did not convince the developers.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 18, 2021
CD Projekt Will Pay Investors Disappointed With Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt has signed a settlement with investors who sued the company over the underperformance of Cyberpunk 2077.
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Adrian Werner
December 16, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Launch Lawsuit Ends in Settlement; CD Projekt Negotiates
CD Projekt has entered negotiations on a lawsuit filed by investors unhappy with the worse-than-promised launch of Cyberpunk 2077.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 9, 2021
Myth Of Empires Pulled Fom Steam; Devs Allegedly Stole Source Code
The popular online game Myth of Empires has been removed from distribution on Steam due to its developers being accused of stealing the source code.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 9, 2021
The Witcher 3 Review Bombed by Chinese Due to Gwent Ban
Players from China were so enraged by the ban for one of their own in Gwent that they flooded review bombed The Witcher 3 on Steam.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 8, 2021
$10 Million Fine for Modifying Switch - Verdict in Hacker's Case
Gary Bowser must pay more than 40 million in fines. This is the result of a civil lawsuit with Nintendo of America.
video games
Adam Krolak
December 7, 2021
Call of Duty: Warzone Devs Protest Against Sudden Layoffs
Activision Blizzard's decision to fire many Raven Software testers didn't sit well with other studio employees.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 6, 2021
Halo Community on Reddit Temporarily Shut Down Due to Toxicity
Last weekend, a thread on Reddit dedicated to the Halo series was temporarily closed. It had to do with, among other things, toxic comments regarding the progression system in Halo Infinite's online mode.
video games
Michael Zegar
December 6, 2021
Layoffs at Call of Duty Devs; The Game Awards 2021 Without Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard is laying off numerous experienced testers from Raven Software testers. „Ingenious” way to give raises to the remaining employees did not win the company the approval of developers, and perhaps even Geoff Keighley.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 4, 2021
Activision Blizzard Scrutinized by State Authorities
Activision Blizzard's case is getting more and more dicey. State treasurers who own shares in the company have expressed a desire to meet with its board of directors. It seems that the drastic drop in the California publisher's stock price has caught their attention.
video games
Michael Zegar
December 2, 2021
8000-year Ban in Forza Horizon 5 for North Korea Joke
The sense of humor of one of the Forza Horizon 5 players did not please the developers. For making a joke about the leader of North Korea - Kim Jong Un - he received a ban for... 8000 years.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
November 29, 2021