Activision Blizzard Sued Again; Threats, Surveillance and Interrogations
Activision Blizzard has been hit with another lawsuit. The company was said to have discouraged employees from speaking out about cases of abuse.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
September 15, 2021
Paradox CEO Responds to Recent Allegations Against the Company
Paradox CEO's published a statement on inappropriate treatment of employees relates to a case involving him personally.
video games
September 14, 2021
Sony Shuts Down Servers of Older LittleBigPlanet Games to Protect Fans
Sony has finally shut down the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers, which had remained inaccessible for months. Sadly, only the PlayStation 4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 has been spared - the PS3 version and earlier installments lost their online features indefinitely to „protect the community”.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
September 13, 2021
Epic Games vs. Apple; Court Rules on App Store Transactions
A court decision has been made in the battle between Apple and Epic Games, judging that apps available on the App Store may allow purchases bypassing the platform's payment system.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
September 11, 2021
Paradox Joins Companies Accused of Mistreating Employees
Paradox Interactive, creators of such series as Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, has been accused of mistreating employees. The newly elected CEO has announced changes at the company.
video games
Michael Zegar
September 6, 2021
Top CS:GO Team Knew of Coach Bug; Ex-coach Slams Former Teammates
The CS:GO coach bug scandal continues. According to esports media, not only the coach, but also all the players of HEROIC were supposed to have known about the bug enabling teams to gain an unfair advantage.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
September 6, 2021
Star Citizen Ads Were Misleading? Player Reported Them to ASA
Star Citizen certainly stirs many emotions - from admiration to irritation and even indignation. This time, one of the fans decided that he's had enough of the game's opaque advertising policy and decided to do something about it.
video games
Damian Gacek
September 5, 2021
GTA Underground Mod Disappear After 6 Years of Work Due to T2's 'Increasing Hostility'
The creators of the GTA Underground mod have decided to suspend work on it. All this is due to Take-Two's „ increasing hostility” towards the modding community and fear for their own mental and financial well-being. Thus ends the six-year history of the project.
video games
Agnes Adamus
September 5, 2021
Creators of re3 Mod for GTA 3 Sued by Take-Two Interactive
The creators of the re3 and reVC mods for GTA 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City have been sued by Take-Two. It is speculated that the publisher is quietly working on its own remasters of these games.
video games
Adrian Werner
September 3, 2021
Hidden Changes in SSDs: Samsung and WD Swap Parts for Weaker Ones
A disturbing trend has been noticed in the SSD market. Journalists report changes in the drives manufactured by, among others, Samsung and WD, in which parts have been discreetly changed (often for cheaper ones).
Tech
Jacob Blazewicz
August 30, 2021
Names of Selected Blizzard Devs Will be Removed From World of Warcraft
Yesterday, the team responsible for Overwatch announced that McCree, a character named after one of the developers, will be renamed. Today, another team from under Blizzard's wings continues the changes. Some familiar names will disappear from World of Warcraft.
video games
Iltutmis
August 28, 2021
Blizzard to Rename McCree in the Wake of Recent Scandal
Blizzard is going to rename of the character known as McCree in Overwatch. The reason is that this character was named after a developer who was recently fired for unprofessional behavior.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 27, 2021
Kinguin Removes Fake Frostpunk 2 Preorders and Issues a Statement
Kinguin has finally removed the ability to place preorders for Frostpunk 2 keys after a decisive intervention from 11 bit studios.
video games
August 26, 2021
Activision Blizzard Accused of Destroying Incriminating Documents
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing is accusing Activision Blizzard of destroying documents related to instances of harassment and mobbing at the company.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 25, 2021
Abandoned for Free as Compensation for Buyers of Blue Box's Unreleased Game
Hasan Kahraman from Blue Box Game addressed the recent controversy surrounding Abandoned. The creator also promised that the game will be available for free - as long as we bought the (yet) unreleased The Haunting: Blood Water Curse.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 18, 2021
EA Apologizes for Removing Older Games From GOG
Following protests from gamers over the pulling of classic Electronic Arts hits such as Ultima Underworld 1 2, Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars from sale, the publisher has apologized for the situation and promised to change its policy on old titles.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
August 18, 2021
Abandoned App on PS5 Trolls Gamers
Yesterday, an app related to Abandoned was released on PS5. Its current content is limited to a few seconds of a „teaser” that was already available online.
video games
Agnes Adamus
August 14, 2021
Apex Legends' Lead Designer Laid Off for Blog Entries From 2007
One of the main designers of Apex Legends has been fired. The reason is controversial posts he published fourteen years ago on a blog.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 13, 2021
Diablo 4's Lead Level Designer Fired by Activision
Activision has fired three experienced developers from Blizzard Entertainment, including the director of Diablo IV and the game's lead level designer. This is most likely related to the recent high-profile harassment and bullying scandal within the publisher's teams.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 12, 2021
Activision Blizzard Taking More Flak; Shareholder Calls Out Company's Inadequate Actions
Activision Blizzard received a letter from one of its shareholders, who stood up for the company's employees. It contains criticism of the developer's actions to date and presents a proposal to rectify the situation.
video games
Damian Gacek
August 11, 2021