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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Is Partially Censored in Poland. How and Why?

The Polish version of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus' official website is censored not to include swastikas. Find out why.

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July 18, 2017

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Is Partially Censored in Poland. How and Why?

GTA V modding tool OpenIV is back

Great news for GTA V modders. A couple of weeks after its shutdown, OpenIV modding tool is again available for download. OpenIV creators promise the development will be continued soon.

video games

July 4, 2017

GTA V modding tool OpenIV is back

Star Citizen dev denies rumors of its financial problems

The recent loan taken by Cloud Imperium Games UK is not a result of Star Citizen dev's alleged financial problems, the company explains, but a smart business move.

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June 26, 2017

Star Citizen dev denies rumors of its financial problems

Thieves threaten to reveal Cyberpunk 2077 documents

Players are eager to hear more about Cyberpunk 2077, the next RPG from creators of The Witcher series. Some even don't hesitate to steal the information.

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June 9, 2017

Thieves threaten to reveal Cyberpunk 2077 documents

Bethesda forced Prey for the Gods devs to change their game's name

The IP wars continue. This time Prey for the Gods has fallen prey to Bethesda and ZeniMax, who aren't very happy about the indie game having the word "prey" in the title.

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May 4, 2017

Bethesda forced Prey for the Gods devs to change their game's name

Red Dead Redemption GTA V mod taken down by Take-Two

Desperate to see Red Dead Redemption on PC, fans have been creating a mod that would port the mod into GTA V. Unfortunatelly, Take-Two didn't like that idea.

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April 24, 2017

Red Dead Redemption GTA V mod taken down by Take-Two

Want to unlock all base content in For Honor? Forget it!

For Honor was never designed to let you unlock all the base content, one of its developers admitted in a live stream. Getting all cosmetic items would take either a ridiculous amount of time or money.

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March 22, 2017

Want to unlock all base content in For Honor? Forget it!

Bolivia ready to take legal action against Ghost Recon: Wildlands

As you probably know, the upcoming open-world action game Ghost Recon: Wildlands is set in Bolivia, which, for the sake of story, is depicted as controlled by drug traffickers. Guess what? The Bolivians don't like it.

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March 3, 2017

Bolivia ready to take legal action against Ghost Recon: Wildlands

The Bard's Tale original trilogy remaster unlikely to happen [Update: "It will" says dev]

Until now The Bard's Tale IV Kickstarter backers hoped to get the remastered versions of the original trilogy. Unfortunately, there may be a problem with that, as the publisher believes the works on the project have stopped.

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February 14, 2017

The Bard's Tale original trilogy remaster unlikely to happen [Update: "It will" says dev]

Obsidian Entertainment is no longer working on Armored Warfare

Armored Warfare, known as the tank game from Obsidian Entertainment, is no longer being developed by Obsidian. The game’s publisher My.com decided to push the studio away and carry on with the project.

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February 13, 2017

Obsidian Entertainment is no longer working on Armored Warfare

The Witcher universe creator diminishes the game franchise's success

Writer Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher universe, has recently been rather vocal when presenting his views on the game series' influence on his literary work and how he thinks the sales of his books might have suffered as a result.

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Mathias Zulpo

August 31, 2016

The Witcher universe creator diminishes the game franchise's success

Godus’ dev team rumored to have lost its lead designer

Godus’ development team at 22Cans is rumored to have lost its lead designer, Konrad “FuriousMoo” Naszynski, and a large part of what remains of the team was transferred to work on The Trail.

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June 20, 2016

Godus’ dev team rumored to have lost its lead designer

Spintires pulled from Steam after alleged sabotage by lead dev

Despite what people say, the developer and the publisher of Spintires have both denied the suspicion that the former had sabotaged the game. Although the game was indeed broken and subsequently withdrawn from sale, it's going to be fixed soon.

video games

March 3, 2016

Spintires pulled from Steam after alleged sabotage by lead dev

Ubisoft recycled Far Cry 4’s map in Far Cry Primal?

It seems that recycling is part of Ubisoft's every title. We noticed that Far Cry Primal has a very similar map to the one we know from Far Cry 4, and here's why.

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Mike Manka

March 2, 2016

Ubisoft recycled Far Cry 4’s map in Far Cry Primal?

Hitman becomes a fully episodic game and here's the Collector’s Edition

The upcoming Hitman got a new release format. Square Enix revealed that each of the six in-game locations will be sold separately. This decision resulted in changing the content and price of the Intro Pack.

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January 15, 2016

Hitman becomes a fully episodic game and here's the Collector’s Edition

Quake Live no longer a free-to-play game, players’ statistics wiped clean

Quake Live is no longer a free-to-play game. Since the latest update the title can be bought on Steam for $10. The update also moved Quake Live to Steamworks, resulting in deleting all players’ data.

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October 28, 2015

Quake Live no longer a free-to-play game, players’ statistics wiped clean

PayDay 2 microtransaction content is now acquirable for free

Intorducing microtransactions to PayDay 2 was not the best move from Overkill Software. After a wave of rage from fans, the studio decided to allow players to obtain paid content for free.

video games

October 21, 2015

PayDay 2 microtransaction content is now acquirable for free

Hitman got a release date. Three locations on launch, more content coming in the future

Hitman is going to be released on March 11, 2016. Initially the game will offer 3 locations and 6 missions. More story-related content will be arriving after the launch.

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September 30, 2015

Hitman got a release date. Three locations on launch, more content coming in the future

Batman: Arkham Knight – Sales of PC Version Suspended

A statement was released on the official forum of Batman: Arkham Knight, announcing that the sales of the PC version will be delayed until the issues are fixed. At the same time, the creators apologized to the players for this situation.

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June 25, 2015

Batman: Arkham Knight – Sales of PC Version Suspended

Newly Released Batman: Arkham Knight Plagued with Technical Issues on PC. Updated Drivers for Cards from AMD and Nvidia

Batman: Arkham Knight, the highly anticipated action game from Rocksteady, has made its worldwide debut today. The title is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, with the latter of these platforms receiving updated drivers for graphics cards.

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June 23, 2015

Newly Released Batman: Arkham Knight Plagued with Technical Issues on PC. Updated Drivers for Cards from AMD and Nvidia