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Activision Says Call Of Duty: Warzone, Vanguard Are Getting New, Souped-Up Anti-Cheat
13.10.2021
Amidst numerous lawsuits claiming the company fostered an abuse-filled working environment, Activision Blizzard is getting serious about Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters with the introduction of its new, proprietary Ricochet Anti-Cheat system.Read more
New BetaShares ETF to track Coinbase, Riot and MicroStrategy
13.10.2021
The fund will trade on ASX and aims to provide a level of crypto exposure to institutional investors
Sorry, No More Telling Your League Of Legends Opponents They Suck
12.10.2021
Riot announced today it will disable chat between opposing League of Legends teams in the game’s next update as a way of cutting down on the toxicity that’s often present in these conversations.Read more
Riot Blockchain tripled production this year and is hoarding $194M in Bitcoin
7.10.2021
Public mining firm Riot Blockchain has more than tripled its year-to-date Bitcoin production
Argo Blockchain Purchases 20K Miners From Bitmain for Future Mining Center in Texas
2.10.2021
Argo Blockchain, a London-based cryptocurrency mining company, has announced an expansion of its mining capacity that will more than double its current hashrate. The expansion will be done through the acquisition of 20,000 S19J Pro bitcoin miners from Bitmain, which will be delivered in several...
Destiny 2 Maker Ditches Corporate Anti-Worker Policy
30.9.2021
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons announced yesterday that the studio behind genre-defining franchises like Halo and Destiny would be getting rid of mandatory arbitration clauses in its developer contracts moving forward. The news comes as the anti-worker policies face renewed criticism across the games...
Here's why Bitcoin mining stocks have been outperforming BTC price in 2021
28.9.2021
One of the crypto mining stocks delivered more than 1,600% returns year-over-year (YoY) while Bitcoin's gains in the same period came out to be around 290%
League Of Legends Will Now Discipline AFK Players More Harshly
20.9.2021
League of Legends players, particularly those who regularly leave their keyboards or an in-progress game, are about to get a harsh sentencing, as specified by an update headed to the popular MOBA.Read more
Splitgate Devs Say Popular Shooter Is Only '25% Complete'
19.9.2021
Splitgate was first released in 2019 and while it did well at first, it quickly dropped off the radar for most folks. But earlier this year the game made its leap to consoles and almost overnight became a massive success. Now the devs, with more money and investors, are excited about the future...
League Of Legends Makeover For Chinese Subway
31.8.2021
For the tenth anniversary of its Chinese server, League of Legends is dressing up the Hangzhou Metro in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Subway cars, for example, have been done up to look like different LoL regions. As League of Legends (via Twitter user lolweibo) announced through its official Weibo...
Riot Blockchain reports 1,540% increase in quarterly revenue from Bitcoin mining
24.8.2021
Riot Blockchain netted $19.3 million in income for Q2 following its acquisition of Texas mining facility, Whinstone
BlackRock ETFs hold $384 million of shares in Bitcoin mining firms
20.8.2021
SEC filings reveal that BlackRock has invested almost $400 million into Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital Holdings stock
Riot Is Still Delaying Harassment Investigation, California Alleges
17.8.2021
In addition to Activision Blizzard, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing has also been looking at Riot Games’ history of “unlawful workplace practices”, saying in a statement today that the League of Legends developer has once again delayed their investigations into harassment...
Ex-Far Cry Dev's New Game Studio Is 4.7 Percent Women, Ready For More
12.8.2021
Assassin’s Creed III director and former Stadia developer Alex Hutchinson is back with a new studio called Raccoon Logic, as well as some old excuses about its lack of diversity. A picture included in a press release showed the new studio’s staff standing on an outdoor staircase. Of the 20 people...
Apex Legends Dev Fired Over Past Sexist, Racist Comments
11.8.2021
Daniel Klein, a lead game designer on Apex Legends, was recently fired from his job at Respawn Entertainment after screenshots of old blog posts and public conversations surfaced showing the developer making both sexist and racist comments.Read more
FTX launching NFT sports platform, backs LCS esports league with 7 year deal
4.8.2021
FTX is teaming up with Dolphin Entertainment to create an NFT marketplace that will target brands within sectors such as sports, entertainment, gaming, esports, and charity
What Really Happened At That BlizzCon Panel, According To The Woman In The Video
2.8.2021
Xantia doesn’t spend much time on Twitter, so she learned that California was suing Activision Blizzard for years of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination a couple days late. She had no idea she became the face of discussions about Blizzard’s questionable past with women until a friend...
Everything That Has Happened Since The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Was Filed
31.7.2021
The ongoing lawsuit against Activision Blizzard has made public some truly terrible and horrendous behavior that occurred across multiple studios and offices. Many women were allegedly sexually harassed, assaulted, and psychologically traumatized while the folks in power at the companies involved...
Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’
28.7.2021
Since news broke last week of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard via a legal complaint from the state of California, many top male developers there, both current and former, have responded with shock and dismay.Read more
Activision Blizzard Employees Plan Walkout Wednesday To Protest Working Conditions
27.7.2021
Following days of informal protests and denouncements of their company’s response to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit, Activision Blizzard employees are holding a formal walkout Wednesday, July 28, calling on leadership to improve conditions for women, particularly...