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Most Expensive Starship in Star Citizen Sold Within Seconds

Konrad Serafinski, 28 September 2019, 20:40

German website GameStar reports that the most expensive spacecraft in the history of Star Citizen was sold withing just a few seconds after it appeared in the store. The item was bought for $1130.

Reports of Zombies in Red Dead Online; Undead Nightmare Returns?

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 September 2019, 23:08

Once again there were reports about zombies in Red Dead Online. Although many consider this to be the result of bugs in the latest update, others want to believe it's a harbinger of the return of the undead plague from Undead Nightmare expansion for the first Red Dead Redemption for the upcoming Halloween.

Overwatch - Bastion Gets a LEGO-inspired Skin

Adrian Werner, 18 September 2019, 14:58

Blizzard Entertainment organized Bastion's Brick Challenge event in Overwatch, where you can win a new skin inspired by LEGO blocks.

1000 Euro Penalty for Playing WoW Between League of Legends Matches

Paul Wozniak, 17 September 2019, 14:13

The League of Legends team, G2 Esports, was fined €1,000 for having one of the players, Martin „Wunder” Hansen, playing World of Warcraft Classic between the matches.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Devs Present Video of a „Valve Break-in”

Bart Swiatek, 17 September 2019, 11:49

Developers at Larian Studios have published a funny video that shows the backstage to the creation of cross-save functionality in Nindo Switch port of Divinity: Original Sin II. Well... sort of.

Gamer Plays Auto Chess During a Hearthstone Tournament and... Loses

Paul Wozniak, 16 September 2019, 16:24

During one of Hearthstone's biggest tournaments the German player Linh „Seiko” Nguyen took part in the qualification for a tournament in Auto Chess. Playing two matches at the same time contributed to his defeat at Hearthstone Grandmasters.

Man Went Missing 22 years ago - Google Maps Helped Find His Remains

Konrad Serafinski, 14 September 2019, 23:22

Google Maps helped solve the mystery of William Moldt, who went missing 22 years ago. The man's sunken car was accidentally discovered in a satellite photo from Google Earth.

HackerOne - Organization That Enables Hackers Earn Millions of Dollars

Barth Faryna, 09 September 2019, 18:32

HackerOne is an organization that brings together hackers from all over the world to keep them busy. Thanks to the cooperation with the company, many of them have already earned dizzying sums, sometimes exceeding one million dollars. All is takes is will and a lot of skill.

RDR2 Voice Recording Took Five years; Backstage Facts From Development

Bart Swiatek, 09 September 2019, 17:39

During the Fan Expo Canada 2019 convention, a panel was held with the participation of several actors who provided voices for characters in Red Dead Redemption 2. Thanks to the questions asked by fans, we learned a lot of facts and details from behind the scenes of the production.

Hideo Kojima and Keanu Reeves Together - Simply Breathtaking

Konrad Serafinski, 09 September 2019, 15:04

Two icons of gaming pop culture in one place. Keanu Reeves visited Hideo Kojima in his studio. The Japanese creator boasted of the meeting on Twitter and the web has exploded with guesses about the possible cooperation between the two gentlemen.

Doom Bone Vodka - Licensed Vodka Based on Bones

Adrian Werner, 08 September 2019, 21:49

Bethesda Softworks and Rebel Distillers have joined forces to create Doom Bone Vodka, a vodka based on bones to promote the upcoming Doom Eternal.

Gamer Builds a Working Portable PlayStation 2

Paul Wozniak, 06 September 2019, 12:20

One Reddit user boasted that after a few years he managed to build a working portable version of PlayStation 2.

WoW Classic - First Player Reaches Level 60, Makes Celebration Parade

Milosz Szubert, 02 September 2019, 12:49

Streamer JokerdTV was the first to reach the level 60 in World of Warcraft Classic. He needed three days for that. The event was celebrated with a ceremonial parade of players.

Hideo Kojima in Remedy's Control

Konrad Serafinski, 29 August 2019, 16:15

If, despite the upcoming launch of Death Stranding, you still feel a lack of Hideo Kojima, then Remedy comes to save the day. The creator of MGS lent his voice in Control, a game released two days ago.

Easter Eggs in Control Shed New Light on the Events of Alan Wake

Barth Faryna, 28 August 2019, 22:12

Remedy prepared a whole series of easter eggs referring to Alan Wake and placed them in their latest game titled Control. The entry contains a lot of spoilers, so if you don't want to spoil yourself the fun, we advise you to skip this news.

American Wins Battle Against Cancer, is Grateful for The Witcher 3

Milosz Szubert, 27 August 2019, 19:41

In front of the Polish embassy in the USA there was an inscription thanking for the Witcher. It turned out that it was from an American citizen, who has recently recovered from cancer and played the third installment of CD Projekt RED's series along the way.

Man From Indonesia Proposes with Ryzen 5 3600 and Radeon RX 5700 XT

Julia Dragovic, 23 August 2019, 21:35

Ervan Patama, gamer girls' dream come true and a role model for their partners, has proposed to his girlfriend Tiara, an avid Battlefield fan, with PC parts. Exactly as she wanted it. That's one relationship that's gonna be set in stone (or maybe sillicon?).

Modder Shows Mexico in RDR2 From Bird's Eye View

Julia Dragovic, 23 August 2019, 15:58

Thanks to a 24-minute video recording of youtuber Jedijosh920's mod for Red Dead Redemption 2, you'll take flight into the skies of Mexico.

Nutaku, adult game platform expects competition from Steam and EGS

Paul Wozniak, 22 August 2019, 22:11

A platform dedicated entirely to adult games, Nutaku, would like the most popular websites, such as Steam or Epic Game Store, to be more open to erotic games. Thanks to this, Nutaku would gain competition, which would contribute to the development of the industry.

System Shock 2 NewDark, or „How a Fan Resurrected the Iconic Game”

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 August 2019, 00:49

The announcement of System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition is already behind us, but it is not the first return of the iconic production from Looking Glass Studios team. The title returned first thanks to an update created by an... anonymous fan. To this day, their identity has not been discovered.

Misgendering Borderlands 3 Character FL4K May Get You Banned

Paul Wozniak, 14 August 2019, 22:37

If the character FL4K is incorrectly (and intentionally) referred to as „he” instead of „they”, it will result in a ban on the account on the official Borderlands 3. According to one of the moderators, this is a violation of rules concerning hate speech.

Teenage Fortnite Champion Swatted

Barth Faryna, 13 August 2019, 12:41

Kyle „Bugha” Giersdorf, a teenager who won 3 million dollars in the Fortnite World Cup last month, was a victim of the so-called „swatting”. When he was broadcasting live, his father entered his room and informed him that there was an armed SWAT unit in front of the house.

YouTuber Completes Skyrim Using Only a Torch

Konrad Serafinski, 12 August 2019, 11:59

YouTuber Mitten Squad has set himself the challenge of completing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim using only a torch. The task wasn't the easiest one, but in the end the player's will prevailed.

A School in London Introduced Video Game Classes and Explains Why

Konrad Serafinski, 11 August 2019, 23:37

There is a special school in North London where students are among the first in the world to have video game classes. Children play popular titles together to develop their social skills.

Here's „Portable” PS4 and Xbox One

Bart Swiatek, 07 August 2019, 11:44

GAEMS currently offers the Guardian Pro XP suitcase, a portable case for Xbox One or PlayStation 4. The device is dedicated to mobile streamers and professional gamers and features a 1440p screen resolution and stereo speakers.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - 45 Years to Complete Record Ride

Barth Faryna, 02 August 2019, 21:36

One of the fans of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 decided to do something that seemed impossible a few months ago. He built a ride that takes more than 45 years to complete.

Bug in Skin Crates Causes Collapse of Team Fortress 2 Economy

Paul Wozniak, 27 July 2019, 23:35

A bug appeared with the latest update for Team Fortress 2, which changed the drop rates of unusual items in some of crates from less than 1% to 100%. A flood of extremely rare skins has led to a market collapse.

Experiment on Reddit - Internet Users Kept Plant Alive for Three Years

Julia Dragovic, 24 July 2019, 17:16

For 3 years, more than 11,000 users of the r/takecareofmyplant subreddit watched over the welfare of a zebra plant belonging to Tyler Wood, the author of the social experiment. Although the number of carers has decreased over time, the project is still ongoing. Cynics will be surprised by the result.

30 Hours Nonstop in League of Legends - Woman Beats Two Guinness Records

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 July 2019, 23:43

Hecaterina „Kinumi Cati” Iglesias spent 30 hours playing in League of Legends. The girl has therefore set two Guinness records for the longest video game session.

Spider-Man in GTA San Andreas - Result of Many Years of Work

Milosz Szubert, 22 July 2019, 12:02

Modder J16D has been working on adding Spider-Man to GTA: San Andreas for over four years. The results of his efforts cannot yet be checked in person, but the video materials presented so far look impressive.

PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC in One Place - That's Origin Big O 2.0

Arkadiusz Dziermanski, 22 July 2019, 11:34

Origin PC company unveiled the hardware that combines a high-performance gaming PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The platform is equipped with 64 GB RAM and Nvidia Titan RTX graphics card.

ArmA 3 Players Stormed Area 51; Rest of the World Waits for September 20

Julia Dragovic, 17 July 2019, 23:25

Flamethrowers, Elon Musk, Reptilians and millions of memes. While we are sitting (still) safely at home, ArmA 3 players have captured Area 51.

iPhone 6 Explodes in the Hands of an 11-year-old Girl

Paul Wozniak, 15 July 2019, 12:55

Apple is trying to figure out what could have caused the iPhone 6 to explode in the hands of an 11-year-old girl. So far, the cause of the malfunction is unknown.

Modder Removes HUD From Far Cry 5, CoD: WWII and More

Bart Swiatek, 15 July 2019, 11:24

Modder TheJanitor has created mods to numerous titles, including CoD: WWII, Far Cry 5 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Their purpose is to enable the players to disable HUDs, i.e. interface elements displayed on the screen.

Gears 5 Drops Cigars as Devs do not Want to Promote Smoking

Adrian Werner, 14 July 2019, 18:11

The Coalition has announced that no cigars will appear in Gears 5 in order not to encourage players to smoke. In addition, a 25-minute gameplay from the multiplayer mode of the game was released on the web.

Wireless Mice Faster Than Traditional Ones? Here's a Test

Conrad Hazi, 05 July 2019, 22:11

The crazy team of Linus Tech Tips decided to check in a relatively scientific way if wireless mice have a faster response time than the mice on the cable. The results show that while top-shelf models are comparable, the same cannot be said for cheaper models.

9 Million Users Spend More Than 3 Hours a Day in Candy Crush Saga

Frozen, 01 July 2019, 17:58

According to King's senior vice president, more than 9 million players spend between three and six hours a day playing free-to-play title Candy Crush Saga. However, the studio representative assures that the production does not have addictive properties.

Fans Ressurect Super Mario Bros Royale

Paul Wozniak, 01 July 2019, 00:00

The popular Battle Royale mod for Super Mario Bros has disappeared from the web due to Nintendo's intervention. However, this did not prevent the fans of this unusual gameplay from resurrecting the mod and releasing it as an open-source project.

„Metal Gear is the Work of American intelligence,” says Russian minister

Frozen, 29 June 2019, 00:46

According to the Interfax press agency, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov said before the State Duma that the Metal Gear series published by Konami is in fact a camouflaged project of the American secret service.

Space Invasion of EVE Online; Player Empires in Pieces

Paul Wozniak, 28 June 2019, 10:57

Players of the space MMO EVE Online have been invaded and their structures have been attacked by NPCs. At the moment it is not known whether this is a further part of the recently issued expansion or a bug in the game.

Blizzard's Ex-CEO: We Cancel 50% of Games we Start Working on

Bart Swiatek, 27 June 2019, 23:28

Mike Morhaime, former CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, revealed at the Gamelab conference in Barcelona that his former company is cancelling half of the projects they team is starting to create. The reasons why productions are abandoned are sometimes very different.

Wolfenstein Youngblood Without Censorship in Germany

Bart Swiatek, 27 June 2019, 15:44

Wolfenstein: Youngblood will be released in Germany without censorship of Nazi symbols. This is the first game of this series, which German players will experience without any cuts.

God of War Devs Wanted to Cut Kratos

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 June 2019, 23:49

Cory Barlog spoke once again about the development of God of War. The director revealed the creators were seriously considering removing Kratos from the game. Atreus was almost met with a similar fate.

Minecraft With Photorealistic Textures and Ray Tracing

Milosz Szubert, 26 June 2019, 22:22

There's a video on YouTube, showing how the Stratum 2K Texture package and Continuum RT shaders turn Minecraft into something almost unrecognizable. However, for this type of fun you'll have to spend some money.

US Government Shuts Down LoL in Iran and Syria

Bart Swiatek, 24 June 2019, 09:29

Sanctions imposed on Iran and Syria by the US government have resulted in gamers in in these Middle Eastern countries losing their ability to log into the popular MOBA League of Legends.

New Expansion for The Sims 4 Offers Another Method of Killing Sims

Jakub Mirowski, 23 June 2019, 20:55

Released two days ago, the new expansion to The Sims 4, entitled Island Living offers, beyond various holiday activities, the possibility of being eaten alive by a shark.

90s Tifa too Vulgar for Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Jakub Mirowski, 20 June 2019, 22:56

The director of the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake revealed that Square Enix's ethics department had to change some elements of the game from the original to prevent them from being misreceived by the contemporary audience.

Gamers Want an Achievement in Cyberpunk 2077 to Honor Keanu Reeves

Paul Wozniak, 20 June 2019, 16:19

The Internet wants to commemorate the famous words of Keanu Reeves from E3 2019. A petition has been created to include an achievement called „You're breathtaking” for 100% completion of Cyberpunk 2077.

Player Controls Whole Team in Rainbow Six Siege... Solo

Milosz Szubert, 17 June 2019, 16:59

Youtuber Basically Homeless, has found a way to control the entire team of operators in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege. They needed five PCs and a mouse and keyboard connected to a switch.

Bethesda Finally Delivered - New Bags From Fallout 76 Have Reached Players

Jakub Mirowski, 16 June 2019, 16:54

After a long wait, people who contacted the Bethesda company at the turn of last and this year, began to receive the promised canvas bags from the collector's edition of Fallout 76.