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Makers of Controversial Upcoming School Shooting Game Level Remind Team To Have Some Tact
24.12.2021
In late December, Void Interactive, makers of upcoming tactics game Ready or Not, suddenly lost its publishing partner. While not directly confirmed at the time, speculation online heavily suggested the first-person shooter shake-up was due to a recent official exchange with fans, where one worker...
Biden’s controversial anti-crypto Comptroller nominee withdraws
8.12.2021
Saule Omarova backed out of her nomination to be the Comptroller of the Currency amid a blizzard of scrutiny over her positions on crypto and banking
South Korean lawmakers push back against controversial “know-the-sender” rule
16.11.2021
If passed, more stringent reporting requirements would apply to domestic and international transactions, which some say would damage the growth of the industry
Remastered GTA Trilogy Contains Controversial 'Hot Coffee' Sex Code And Supposedly Cut Songs
13.11.2021
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition has suffered a pretty bad launch since releasing on November 11. On PC, players have been unable to play the game for over 24 hours due to Rockstar Launcher issues. All versions of the game are filled with bugs, visual glitches, horrible weather...
Colombian Government Might Take Unused Funds From Bank Accounts Inactive for a Year
26.10.2021
The budget law for the next year, which was recently approved by the Colombian representative’s chamber, includes a controversial article that allows the state to confiscate a bank customer’s funds to be used for budgetary purposes. Under certain circumstances defined by the...
South Korean opposition set to tackle controversial crypto tax law
11.10.2021
Opposition lawmakers are seeking a one-year delay in the enactment of the law as well as a lowering of the tax burden on crypto traders
Billy Mitchell’s Old Website Now Debunks His Controversial Pac-Man High Scores
21.9.2021
If nothing else, you’ve gotta respect the bit. Billy Mitchell, the so-called “video game player of the century,” appears to have let ownership over his old website, perfectpacman.com, lapse some years ago. Now someone else has commandeered the domain, and is using it to publish a multipart...
Runescape Fans Stage Protests, Jagex Reverses Controversial Modding Decision
9.9.2021
Only 24 hours ago, we reported on a decision Runescape developers Jagex made that saw a major mod blocked from release just hours before it had been due to go live. That decision led to protests among the community so severe they spread in-game.Read more
Boyfriend Dungeon's Great Story Wouldn't Work Without Its Most Controversial Character
2.9.2021
Boyfriend Dungeon is an isometric action RPG mixed with a dating sim. Both of its halves are about rejection. Shocking, I know, that a dating sim would also happen to include a lot of rejection. The difference is that Boyfriend Dungeon makes navigating the complexities of rejection its A-plot...
South Korea Abolishing Controversial Gaming Shutdown Law
25.8.2021
After ten years, South Korea is banning its “shutdown law” that banned children under the age of sixteen years old from playing video games for a six-hour block after midnight.Read more
'DeFi Education Fund' defends controversial $10.2M UNI liquidation
15.7.2021
The DeFi Education Fund has defended its shock liquidation of $10 million in UNI, claiming the move was necessary to “begin its work and fund future operations.”
Controversial New Overseas Crypto Declaration Law Approved in Spain
8.7.2021
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The Spanish parliament has approved a controversial new law that will force Spaniards to declare their overseas crypto holdings – as part of a bid to wipe out crypto-related fraud carried out on platforms based outside the country.
The law, which brings crypto into...
Nigerian Twitter Suspension Has Unintended Effects on Country’s Crypto Community
6.7.2021
On the surface, it looks like Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter operations on June 4 may have been triggered by the microblogging company’s decision to take down a controversial tweet — from President Mohammed Buhari. However, as some observers have noted, the removal of the tweet...
Tekken, Mortal Kombat Pulled From Controversial Esports Events
30.4.2021
Bandai Namco and NetherRealm Studios have announced plans to no longer work with esports org WePlay, which over the last month has hosted big money events for Tekken 7, Soulcalibur VI, and Mortal Kombat 11.Read more
What PlayWay should - and shouldn't - teach us about game publishing
26.4.2021
Lessons from one of the more controversial PC game publishers
South Korean Prime Minister nominee to look into controversial crypto tax law
26.4.2021
South Korea’s crypto tax law continues to face significant opposition from cryptocurrency proponents in the county
Controversial Taiwanese Horror Game Devotion Is Back And Available For Sale
15.3.2021
After disappearing from Steam in early 2019—after upsetting Chinese gamers with a Winnie The Pooh joke—and then returning before disappearing again last year, Taiwanese horror game Devotion is now finally on sale to basically anyone who wants a copy.Read more
Alex Jones Says He Lost Laptop Containing 10,000 Bitcoins
12.3.2021
The controversial host of Infowars and the Alex Jones Show claims that he has lost a laptop containing 10,000 bitcoins. The laptop was given to him by popular television personality Max Keiser, who confirmed the story. Alex Jones Claims He Lost 10,000 Bitcoins Stored on Laptop Alex Jones,...
Thai Financial Regulator Claims Controversial Crypto Rule Proposal Was Just to Gauge Public Opinion
4.3.2021
The Thai financial watchdog has reportedly retreated from its initial controversial crypto rule proposal. Citing the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a local media outlet stated that public criticism was significant regarding the matter. People ‘Misunderstood’...
From Gold to Greenbacks: A Look at the US Dollar’s Devaluation, Manipulation and Militant Backing
26.2.2021
228 years ago the U.S. dollar was created and ever since then, the national currency has been both powerful and controversial at the same time. Moreover since 1971, after being backed by precious metals for decades, American dollars have been backed by nothing and estimates say a quarter of...