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Mozilla backflips on accepting crypto after ‘planet incinerating’ backlash
7.1.2022
“Everyone involved in the project should be witheringly ashamed of this decision to partner with planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters,” said Mozilla co-founder Jamie Zawinski
Game Developers GSC Game World and Ubisoft Face Backlash About NFT Inclusion
22.12.2021
GSC Game World and Ubisoft, two game development companies, are dealing with backlash about the inclusion of NFT elements in some of their games. While GSC Game World — developer of the popular Stalker gaming franchise — has abandoned its plans in this regard, Ubisoft is pushing...
Ubisoft pursues NFT initiative with aleph.im following fan backlash
21.12.2021
Ubisoft's first foray into nonfungible tokens was met with significant backlash from the gaming community. Now, it's pursuing "dynamic NFTs" with aleph.im
Gamer-hate: Ubisoft's new NFT project vid gets 96% dislike ratio
10.12.2021
The top comment on Ubisoft’s YouTube video introducing its NFTs has more likes than the actual video, and slams the firm for “milking” money from its customers
OpenSea walks back on IPO plan following community backlash
9.12.2021
OpenSea’s new CFO Brian Roberts faced a firestorm of complaints from the NFT community based on what he said was "inaccurately reported" comments
Halo Infinite Devs Respond To Samurai Armor Event Backlash
24.11.2021
Halo Infinite, despite its impeccable game feel, has been heavily under fire for its mediocre cosmetic offerings and utterly dreadful progression system—luckily, 343 Industries claim to be on the case after a short (and very well deserved) break.Read more
Discord drops Ethereum and NFT integration plans after backlash
12.11.2021
While Jason Citron said the NFT feature was in “pre-release” mode, he has now changed his tune after being bombarded with thousands of comments calling on him to drop the plans
Nintendo To Continue To Improving Switch Online Following Backlash
6.11.2021
Nintendo doubled-down on its commitment to its paid Switch Online subscription service in its latest corporate strategy briefing with investors. Despite complaints over the quality and price of its newly added Expansion Pack tier, the company said it will continue “striving to provide services that...
Epic Games Faces Backlash After Ending Popular Time-Off Policy
22.10.2021
Epic Games, creator of the massively popular and lucrative battle royale Fortnite, decided to end a popular policy of allowing staff every other Friday off earlier this week. According to a new report by Bloomberg, which a source corroborated for Kotaku, the move angered staff who were caught...
After Backlash, Mass Effect 3 Devs Say Team Crunched To Deliver New Ending
21.10.2021
Almost a decade ago the internet blew up over Mass Effect 3’s controversial ending, resulting in death threats and online harassment of BioWare developers and helping to set a new, terrible tone for the video game fan/developer relationship in the years since. It also reportedly resulted in more...
South Korean Ruling Party Squabbles over Crypto Tax
17.9.2021
tax code, which will see a flat rate of 20% tax levied on crypto tax profits of over USD 2,100 a year. If unamended, this change will come into force on January 1, 2022.But the ruling Democratic Party is wary of a backlash from angry voters aged 20-39 – the backbone of the party’s support –
Boyfriend Dungeon Updating Content Warning Following Backlash
16.8.2021
Kitfox Games’ dungeon-crawling dating sim already comes with an initial content warning (CW) letting players know the game will cover some darker topics, but it doesn’t tell players exactly what lies in store later on in the game. That lack of specificity has led to blowback among some players...
Cardano Launches Testnet to Move Closer to Smart Contracts, Polymarket Odds Bet Against Project
17.7.2021
On July 14, IOHK, the Cardano network developers, announced the project’s latest testnet called Alonzo white has been deployed. IOHK detailed that it has onboarded new participants and the move will help the project move “closer to smart contracts.” Two days later, a Cardano-based...
Charles Hoskinson Faces Twitter Backlash as His Cardano Predictions Fall Short of Reality
7.7.2021
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has recently found himself the target of Twitter critics as year-old tweets that highlighted projections for the network’s adoption are failing to match community expectations. Slower Rollouts and Sluggish Adoption Spotlighted by Critics Cardano,...
Despite Backlash, Humble Bundle's Donation Limit Returns
1.7.2021
Earlier this year, Humble Bundle came under fire for announcing it would begin limiting the amount of people’s purchases that would go toward charity and temporarily reversed course. Today, the company announced it will begin rolling out caps on donations that are more generous but still prevent...
Wholesome Games Respond To Backlash In The Classiest Way
9.6.2021
Wholesome Games is a gaming community, focused around a Twitter account, that brings attention to gorgeous, sweet, friendly games, for no reason other than the sheer joy of it. So of course, after they recently announced a second, higher profile Wholesome Direct showcase for this weekend, June...
Backlash to Elon Musk’s Bitcoin bombshell as traders start to buy the dip
13.5.2021
Tesla’s decision to suspend accepting Bitcoin as payment has sent crypto Twitter into a frenzy, with some onlookers alleging a 'pump n dump' while others are boldly buying the dip
Miner Backlash Over Fee Upgrade Provokes A Countermove by Ethereum Devs
12.3.2021
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Ethereum (ETH) developers have responded to a miner backlash against a fee-related Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) by proposing to bring forward the blockchain’s planned move to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism which makes miners obsolete.
Developer Mikhail...
'Ecological nightmare' backlash forces ArtStation to drop NFT plans
10.3.2021
The announcement ArtStation was launching NFT artworks did not sit well with the platform’s artists, who called for a boycott and threatened to leave the platform
Hogwarts Legacy Developer Quits Following Backlash Over YouTube Channel
5.3.2021
Troy Leavitt, the game developer at the centre of a controversy last month after it was discovered he had run “a reactionary YouTube channel focused on attacking feminism and social justice”, has resigned from his position at Avalanche Software, developers of the upcoming Harry Potter game...