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Iran Bans Crypto Mining Due to Power Shortages

Iran Bans Crypto Mining Due to Power Shortages

Iran is taking strong measures against crypto mining. By introducing a temporary ban, the local authorities are trying to prevent excessive energy consumption caused mainly by unregistered farms mining BTC, among other things.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

May 27, 2021

Iran Bans Crypto Mining Due to Power Shortages
GameDevPaidMe - Developers Reveal Their Earnings on Twitter

GameDevPaidMe - Developers Reveal Their Earnings on Twitter

Hashtag #GameDevPaidMe is trending on Twitter again, and just like a year ago, developers are revealing their earnings and encouraging fellow developers to break the conspiracy of silence.

video games

Adrian Piotrowski

May 12, 2021

GameDevPaidMe - Developers Reveal Their Earnings on Twitter
Resident Evil Village Accused of Ripping Off Monsters From Frankenstein's Army

Resident Evil Village Accused of Ripping Off Monsters From Frankenstein's Army

Resident Evil Village introduced players to a wide range of monsters with interesting designs. It turns out that some of them may have been plagiarized.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

May 11, 2021

Resident Evil Village Accused of Ripping Off Monsters From Frankenstein's Army
RAM and VRAM Hikes Due to Price Collusion? There's a Lawsuit

RAM and VRAM Hikes Due to Price Collusion? There's a Lawsuit

Another increase in DRAM prices may be the result of price collusion by the largest manufacturers. Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have once again been charged by law firm Hagens Berman.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

May 10, 2021

RAM and VRAM Hikes Due to Price Collusion? There's a Lawsuit
Reports Suggest Giant Leak of Epic Games User Data [UPDATED]

Reports Suggest Giant Leak of Epic Games User Data [UPDATED]

Reports that have surfaced online suggest that user data from Epicgames.com may have been leaked. The leak may include emails, account names and possibly passwords of more than 106 million people.

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Bart Swiatek

May 10, 2021

Reports Suggest Giant Leak of Epic Games User Data [UPDATED]
Lawsuit Against Sony Could Give Us Cheaper PS4 and PS5 Games

Lawsuit Against Sony Could Give Us Cheaper PS4 and PS5 Games

A class action lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment could lower the prices on PlayStation Store. The lawsuit is aimed at Sony's monopoly in selling digital copies of games for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles.

video games

May 7, 2021

Lawsuit Against Sony Could Give Us Cheaper PS4 and PS5 Games
Devs Have to Pay for Cross-play on PlayStation

Devs Have to Pay for Cross-play on PlayStation

Documents presented during the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple have revealed details about Sony's approach to cross-play. The Japanese company requires developers to pay extra in some situations.

video games

Bart Swiatek

May 4, 2021

Devs Have to Pay for Cross-play on PlayStation
Jason Schreier on Controversy Surrounding Bonus Distribution at CD Projekt

Jason Schreier on Controversy Surrounding Bonus Distribution at CD Projekt

In his latest article published on Bloomberg, Jason Schreier touched on the subject of bonuses received by the bosses of CD Projekt and how they compare to the amounts received by other employees. The disproportion is very large.

video games

Milosz Szubert

April 30, 2021

Jason Schreier on Controversy Surrounding Bonus Distribution at CD Projekt
Doom Eternal Gets Paid Skins, Despite Promises of No Microtransactions

Doom Eternal Gets Paid Skins, Despite Promises of No Microtransactions

Cosmetic DLCs for Doom Eternal has appeared, available for purchase for real cash. It was quite an unexpected decision, because the creative director of id Software insisted before the launch that the sequel will not feature any microtransactions.

video games

April 30, 2021

Doom Eternal Gets Paid Skins, Despite Promises of No Microtransactions
Riot Games Shuts Down LoL Fan Project

Riot Games Shuts Down LoL Fan Project

League of Legends fans developing the so-called Chronoshift project were forced to abandon the work. Riot's way of handling the matter sparked controversy, specifically the way one of the studio's employees talked to a member of the project's devteam.

video games

Bart Swiatek

April 29, 2021

Riot Games Shuts Down LoL Fan Project
Russian Man Arrested in US for Laundering $336 Million in Bitcoin

Russian Man Arrested in US for Laundering $336 Million in Bitcoin

Roman Sterlingov allegedly laundered 1.2 million BTC, worth nearly $336 million. He was arrested in Los Angeles after 10 years of operating the Bitcoin Fog mixing service.

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Angelika Kaldus

April 29, 2021

Russian Man Arrested in US for Laundering $336 Million in Bitcoin
EA Denies Steering Players Into FUT

EA Denies Steering Players Into FUT

EA responds to journalist's allegations that the company is trying to convince players to only play FUT.

video games

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz

April 27, 2021

EA Denies Steering Players Into FUT
Man Arrested for Attempting to Attack Creators of Genshin Impact

Man Arrested for Attempting to Attack Creators of Genshin Impact

A few days ago, a man armed with a knife broke into the headquarters of the Chinese company miHoYo - devs of Genshin Impact, among other titles. According to media reports, his aim was to murder the studio's founders, and the motive was the changes introduced recently in one of the developer's productions.

video games

Bart Swiatek

April 27, 2021

Man Arrested for Attempting to Attack Creators of Genshin Impact
Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Flees With $2 Billion

Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Flees With $2 Billion

When it comes to stealing, there are sums worth taking risks for. This was probably the motto of the CEO of Thodex, a Turkish cryptocurrency trading platform, who fled to Albania after misappropriating $2 billion belonging to the investors.

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Bartlomiej Sagan

April 26, 2021

Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Flees With $2 Billion
Radeon RX 580 Recall Frauds Reported in China

Radeon RX 580 Recall Frauds Reported in China

Chinese retailers have started scamming customers for AMD Radeon RX 580 GPUs, all due to their desire to make money from crypto mining.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

April 15, 2021

Radeon RX 580 Recall Frauds Reported in China
WhatsApp Has a Serious Security Problem

WhatsApp Has a Serious Security Problem

WhatsApp has another problem. This time it's a security vulnerability that enables someone to easily block our access to our account.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 14, 2021

WhatsApp Has a Serious Security Problem
Quantic Dream Acquitted of Racism and Unhealthy Culture

Quantic Dream Acquitted of Racism and Unhealthy Culture

The Paris Court of Appeal has dismissed accusations of unhealthy atmosphere and racism at Quantic Dream. Following the verdict, the company released a statement regarding the entire case.

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Agnes Adamus

April 12, 2021

Quantic Dream Acquitted of Racism and Unhealthy Culture
Dangerous CS:GO Exploit Enables Hackers to Steal Data Using Steam Invites

Dangerous CS:GO Exploit Enables Hackers to Steal Data Using Steam Invites

A dangerous exploit in CS:GO and other Source engine-based games has been revealed. The vulnerability allows for stealing passwords, skins and many other data. Valve was supposed to have known about it for two years and didn't react.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

April 12, 2021

Dangerous CS:GO Exploit Enables Hackers to Steal Data Using Steam Invites
Jason Schreier Against Online Criticism, Claims Players are Not Objective

Jason Schreier Against Online Criticism, Claims Players are Not Objective

Jason Schreier, well-known gaming journalist who has covered many controversial issues in the past, commented on Twitter about the problem of gamer attitudes towards unpleasant information.

video games

Bart Swiatek

April 12, 2021

Jason Schreier Against Online Criticism, Claims Players are Not Objective
Facebook Will Not Warn Users Affected by Data Leak

Facebook Will Not Warn Users Affected by Data Leak

Facebook has no plans to warn users whose data got leaked online. The website believes it has done everything it can to take care of security.

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Kamil Komaniecki

April 9, 2021

Facebook Will Not Warn Users Affected by Data Leak