Blizzard's French Branch Plans to Strike
Employees of Blizzard's French branch, responsible for marketing, event organization and localization of the studio's games across Europe, are preparing for a strike. The protest is the result of Activision's announcement of planned complete shutdown of the French branch.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
October 14, 2020
We've Learned Epic's Losses From the Feud With Apple
Thanks to Epic Games' war with Apple we learned some interesting information. 116 million people played Fortnite on iOS devices and they were more willing to spend money on microtransactions than Android users.
video games
Paul Musiolik
October 11, 2020
MSI Scalped Its Own RTX 3090 GPUs on eBay
Gamers discovered that MSI scalped its own GeForce RTX 3090 and 3080 models, selling them at increased price on eBay. The highly sought-after GPUs were offered by one of the company's sales divisions.
Tech
Michael Kulakowski
October 7, 2020
Adrian Chmielarz Comments on Crunch in CD Projekt RED
Adrian Chmielarz, well-known Polish game developer, currently working at The Astronauts, decided to comment on the crunch at CD Projekt RED. Among other things, he criticized people who are too eager to criticize the devs of The Witcher and Cyberpunk.
video games
Milosz Szubert
October 5, 2020
Waste Affair - Apple's Hardware Went to Customers Instead of Recycling
Another company will soon join the list of entities that got sued by Apple. This time, it will be the company that was supposed to recycle the company's devices.
Tech
Bartlomiej Sagan
October 5, 2020
Nintendo Switch Hackers Will be Judged
The leaders of Team Xecuter, a hacker group that targeted Nintendo Switch, have heard the charges and will stand trial.
Tech
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
October 3, 2020
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EA Taking Flak for Lootbox Ad Aimed at Kids [Updated]
Electronic Arts has placed an advertisement of FIFA 21 Ultimate Team lootboxes in a toy catalogue available in Smyths Toys chain store in UK.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 1, 2020
Dr. Disrespect Left Twitch Because of Money?
One of Dr Disrespect's recent streams featured words that stirred up the curiosity of fans and resulted in theories about the reason the gamer was banned on Twitch. Fans believe the reason for the conflict may have been money.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
September 30, 2020
Elon Musk Won't Take Covid-19 Vaccine, Calls Gates a Knucklehead
Elon Musk made another controversial press statement. This time he said that neither he nor his family are going to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The billionaire responded to Bill Gates' criticism, calling the founder of Microsoft a knucklehead.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
September 30, 2020
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Epic vs. Apple May be Judged by Jury [Updated]
The lawsuit brought by Epic Games against Apple may not be resolved by a judge but a jury. Normally jurors do not participate in similar trials, but according to Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers, the opinion of ordinary people may be very important in this case.
other
Bart Swiatek
September 30, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Will be Crunching After All
According to industry journalist Jason Schreier, the Polish studio CD Projekt RED has sent e-mails to employees informing them that the company will be working six days a week in the coming months. The reason is the need to eliminate bugs in Cyberpunk 2077.
video games
Bart Swiatek
September 30, 2020
Coach Bug in CS:GO Continues to Haunt as New Bans Drop
Today, the ESIC committee informed of several other professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive trainers, who over the past few years have used the bug to observe the map. The full list of accused trainers is expected to appear at the end of October, as so far, only 20% of available match recordings have been checked.
video games
Paul Wozniak
September 28, 2020
Epic Games, Spotify and Others Join Forces Against Apple
Epic Games, Spotify, Tile and others companies have created the Coalition of App Fairness to fight Apple. The organization is to promote healthy competition in the digital distribution market and abolish the 30% profit cut.
Tech
Jacob Blazewicz
September 26, 2020
Michel Ancel Answers Accusations of Being a Toxic Boss
The newspaper Libération has published an article that reveals the details of Michel Ancel's departure from Ubisoft. It was supposed to result from an investigation into the alleged toxic behavior of the creator of Beyond Good & Evil 2. In response, Ubisoft's former producer accused the newspaper of spreading false news.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
September 26, 2020
Harry Potter Fans Won't Like This Online Challenge
The new trend on TikTok may be a little disturbing to Harry Potter fans. People have started to burn J.K. Rowling's books again, and they share their achievements on the Internet. Alas, poor Harry.
movies & tv series
Karol Laska
September 25, 2020
Former YouTube Moderator Sues Company for Work-related Trauma
A former YouTube moderator decided to sue her former employer, arguing that watching videos that often depicted very violent scenes for several hours a day result in her suffering from depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
September 22, 2020
Data of Half a Million Activision Accounts Leaked [Updated]
Activision has become a target of hackers. According to numerous sources, data of at least 500 thousand users was leaked as a result of a recent successful hack into the company's servers.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
September 22, 2020
Trump Postpones Ban on TikTok
The US president Donald Trump has decided to postpone the planned TikTok bank in the USA for a week. This is related to a new agreement between TikTok and several American companies, under which they will take a controlling interest in the Chinese company and provide it with new network infrastructure.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
September 21, 2020
RTX 3080 Scalper Battle Rages On Using Whatever Goes
Unequal fight of players against scalpers continues. A lot of fake GeForce RTX 3080 offers flooded eBay, all to make it harder for scalpers to earn money.
Tech
Paul Musiolik
September 21, 2020
No More TikTok for US Citizens as Donald Trump Keeps His Word
Donald Trump's regulation to prevent Americans from further downloading of TikTok and WeChat applications will come into force this Sunday. The information was confirmed by the administration of the current US President.
Tech
Karol Laska
September 19, 2020