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Plague Inc. Removed From Chinese App Store for „Illegal” Content [Updated]
Plague Inc. was removed from the Chinese App Store. The reason for this is „content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China”. For the time being we do not know the exact reasons for such a decision, although it can be assumed that it is related to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
video games
Paul Wozniak
March 2, 2020
Epic Games on Fortnite's Revenue Drops: The Data is Inaccurate
Epic Games has criticized the SuperData group for reporting Fortnite's revenue. The company disputes the data provided by the analysts, even though it referred to them in the previous month.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 28, 2020
Game Refunds on GOG - Developers Share Their Concerns
The new refund policy at GOG.com has triggered a wave of online discussions about the validity of this solution. Developers, especially the independent ones, are mostly against. The feelings of the players are extremely mixed.
video games
Peter Doron
February 28, 2020
EA Bans a Youtuber in All its Games and Services
Electronic Arts resorted to the harshest penalty in a violent conflict with the player known as Kurt0411. He got banned in all the games and services of this publisher.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 25, 2020
Sex Mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 Removed
The RDR2 mof allowing for animated sex scenes was taken offline yesterday. For now, it is not even known whether it was the creator himself who decided to remove it, or whether NexusMods, where the mod was available, did it.
video games
Paul Wozniak
February 25, 2020
Activision vs. Reddit – Discussion About Call of Duty Warzone Leak
Activision demands Reddit to disclose the private details of the person responsible for the leak of CoD: Warzone - an unannounced battle royale game from the Call of Duty franchise.
video games
February 22, 2020
Controversial Sex Mod Returns in RDR2; Publisher is Displeased
Red Dead Redemption 2 has recently been modified to allow for animated sex acts. The mod does not contain nudity and only uses assets that were already in the game, but the publisher and developer nevertheless requested the creator to remove it from the web.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 21, 2020
Persona 5 Royal - Atlus Will Remove Homophobic Content From the Game
Atlus Studio has announced changes in dialogues in the western edition of Persona 5 Royal. The devs want to modify the spoken issues of homosexual characters, which caused a storm after the release of the original Persona 5.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 17, 2020
Tim Sweeney: „There’s no Reason to Drag Divisive Topics Into Gaming”
According to Tim Sweeney, games should not deal with political topics that introduce divisions. The exception is when the developers themselves want it. However, the decision should be made by them and not by the marketing department.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 13, 2020
Apple Punished for Slowing Down Older Phones - Again
France has imposed a fine of €25 million on Apple for deceptive marketing practices. This is the result of the iOS update scandal, which began in 2017 and resulted in lawsuits in France, Italy, the USA and Israel.
Tech
Julia Dragovic
February 9, 2020
Blizzard Automatizes Warcraft 3: Reforged Refunds
Blizzard has enabled players to automatically get a refund for Warcraft III: Reforged. CEO J. Allen Brack commented on the failed attempt to refresh the iconic game, admitting that it has been a difficult week for the company.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 7, 2020
In 2019, Steam Intervened in 44 Cases of Review Bombing
Valve has published a summary of 2019 on Steam. In addition to data on the platform's popularity and new features, the company has also revealed how many times it was forced to intervene in connection with review-bombing.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 7, 2020
Blizzard Apologizes for Warcraft 3 Reforged
Blizzard Entertainment, the studio responsible for the creation of the recently released Warcraft III: Reforged, has apologized to fans who are not satisfied with the quality of the game. The developers also announced the development plans for the game - including the missing features that will be restored.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 4, 2020
Warcraft 3 Reforged With Record Low Player Rating on Metacritic
A few days after its launch, Warcraft III: Reforged became the worst player-rated production in Metacritic's history. Even such spectacular failures as Fallout 76 or Anthem can boast much better results.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 2, 2020
Avast Apologizes for „Hurting Feelings” and Shuts Down Jumpshot
Avast's CEO has apologized to his customers and informed them that the company's subsidiary, Jumpshot, has been closed. The case is related to recent controversy over the sale of user data. The information was collected by the plug-in installed with the Avast antivirus software.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
January 31, 2020
Battlefield 5 - Game Takes Flak After the Trailer for Into the Jungle
Players criticize Battlefield V after the publication of the trailer for Chapter 6 - Into the Jungle. Interestingly, the complaints are not so much about new content as about existing problems that have still not been solved.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 29, 2020
Avast was Selling User Data
Avast, developer of the popular free Avast and AVG antivirus software, used the browser plug-in installed with them to collect private user data. The information was then sold to third parties by Avast's subsidiary Jumpshot.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
January 28, 2020
Doom Eternal Producer Admits That Crunch Couldn't be Avoided
Marty Stratton, executive producer of Doom Eternal, admitted in an interview for VG24/7 that despite postponing the release date by a few months, the game required a crunch period from the developers.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 22, 2020
Rockstar North Defends Its Tax Breaks
Rockstar North refutes allegations accusing the studio of abusing game developer tax deduction program. According to the team, its success shows that the initiative works and strengthens the British economy.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 21, 2020
Joe Biden's Controversial Opinion on Dev of Games „That Teach How to Kill”
In an interview with the New York Times, the US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden called one of the game developers working in Sillicon Valley a „little creep” who „came up with games to teach you how to kill people.".
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 20, 2020