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Referee who Revealed CS:GO Scandal: „I Opened Pandora's Box”

Referee who Revealed CS:GO Scandal: „I Opened Pandora's Box”

Esports referee Michal „Michau” Slowinski spoke about the scandal on the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, which concerns the use of a glitch to the team's advantage. The Pole was responsible for bringing the case to light and said it was like „opening Pandora's box”.

video games

Paul Wozniak

October 16, 2020

Referee who Revealed CS:GO Scandal: „I Opened Pandora's Box”
Hackers Threaten to Publish Source Code of Watch Dogs Legion

Hackers Threaten to Publish Source Code of Watch Dogs Legion

Hackers from a group called Egregor reported that they stole data from Ubisoft and Crytek. The source code of Watch Dogs: Legion is said to be among them.

video games

Adrian Werner

October 16, 2020

Hackers Threaten to Publish Source Code of Watch Dogs Legion
PS4 Firmware 8.0 Eavesdrops on Players? Sony Explains

PS4 Firmware 8.0 Eavesdrops on Players? Sony Explains

The internet became abuzz after a new firmware update for PlayStation 4 introduced a warning message to informing of the possibility of our calls from being recorded. Sony commented on the matter.

Tech

Jacob Blazewicz

October 15, 2020

PS4 Firmware 8.0 Eavesdrops on Players? Sony Explains
Alleged Ex-Cyberpunk 2077 Dev on Crunch

Alleged Ex-Cyberpunk 2077 Dev on Crunch

There were further reports of crunch among the developers of Cyberpunk 2077. This time, an alleged former employee of CD Projekt RED took the floor, claiming that some developers have been working 16 hours a day since mid-2019.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

October 15, 2020

Alleged Ex-Cyberpunk 2077 Dev on Crunch
Blizzard's French Branch Plans to Strike

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

Blizzard's French Branch Plans to Strike
We've Learned Epic's Losses From the Feud With Apple

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

We've Learned Epic's Losses From the Feud With Apple
MSI Scalped Its Own RTX 3090 GPUs on eBay

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

MSI Scalped Its Own RTX 3090 GPUs on eBay
Adrian Chmielarz Comments on Crunch in CD Projekt RED

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

Adrian Chmielarz Comments on Crunch in CD Projekt RED
Waste Affair - Apple's Hardware Went to Customers Instead of Recycling

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

Waste Affair - Apple's Hardware Went to Customers Instead of Recycling
Nintendo Switch Hackers Will be Judged

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

Nintendo Switch Hackers Will be Judged
EA Taking Flak for Lootbox Ad Aimed at Kids [Updated]

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

EA Taking Flak for Lootbox Ad Aimed at Kids [Updated]
Dr. Disrespect Left Twitch Because of Money?

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

Dr. Disrespect Left Twitch Because of Money?
Elon Musk Won't Take Covid-19 Vaccine, Calls Gates a Knucklehead

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

Elon Musk Won't Take Covid-19 Vaccine, Calls Gates a Knucklehead
Epic vs. Apple May be Judged by Jury [Updated]

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.

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Bart Swiatek

September 30, 2020

Epic vs. Apple May be Judged by Jury [Updated]
Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Will be Crunching After All

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

Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Will be Crunching After All
Coach Bug in CS:GO Continues to Haunt as New Bans Drop

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

Coach Bug in CS:GO Continues to Haunt as New Bans Drop
Epic Games, Spotify and Others Join Forces Against Apple

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

Epic Games, Spotify and Others Join Forces Against Apple
Michel Ancel Answers Accusations of Being a Toxic Boss

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

Michel Ancel Answers Accusations of Being a Toxic Boss
Harry Potter Fans Won't Like This Online Challenge

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

Harry Potter Fans Won't Like This Online Challenge

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

Former YouTube Moderator Sues Company for Work-related Trauma