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Why quantum computing isn’t a threat to crypto… yet
9.9.2022
Quantum computing still has a long way to go before posing a threat to blockchain technology
Hate Forum Kiwi Farms Flees To Russian Servers After Cloudflare Takes Site Offline
5.9.2022
Kiwi Farms, an internet cesspit that has birthed countless hate campaigns over the last decade, has finally had concrete action taken against it after internet security provider Cloudflare essentially took the site offline.Read more
Steam Bans Scammers After Dev Reveals Potential Shady Game Reselling
2.9.2022
Earlier this week, a developer’s Twitter thread about shady Steam curators who potentially lie to get free game codes went viral. In the thread, using a bit of a sting-like operation to support his suspicions, the dev theorized that these shady curators take game keys and sell them instead of using...
Steam Pulls Game After Dev Goes On Transphobic Rant Against Keffals
2.9.2022
Well, well, well. If it isn’t the consequences of an asshole’s own actions. On August 31, the developer behind the gladiator game Domina posted patch notes that included a transphobic screed attacking trans streamer Clara “Keffals” Sorrenti. Yesterday evening, some Twitter users discovered that...
Game Dev Uses Steam To Yell About Keffals And Transphobia For Some Reason
2.9.2022
Domina, a small indie game on Steam about managing gladiators has recently begun trending online, but not because it’s a really good game or it just got a cool update or anything like that. No, instead, the developer behind the game has included a wild and shitty rant about trans political...
GeoGuessr Wizard Finds Where Fan Proposed To Wife 13 Years Later
31.8.2022
The map-oriented YouTuber Trevor Rainbolt, a self-described “magician” when it comes to pinpointing obscure locations in Google Maps-based browser game GeoGuessr, found a fan’s long-forgotten proposal site after 13 years. The fan had emailed Ludwig Ahgren, another popular YouTuber that makes...
Developer Explains Why Some Bad Steam Reviews Might Be Coming From Scammers
30.8.2022
Steam is both an easy-to-use digital game storefront and a rabbit hole of shady shit, filled with weird, archaic leftovers from past ideas Valve never got around to finishing or improving. One such example is the curator system. Most users barely interact with it, but recently an indie developer...
This Great Analog Keyboard Made Me Better At Shooters
27.8.2022
If you’re an OG PC gamer you probably recall the neverending holy wars over console gamepads vs. PC-style mouse and keyboard setups. While the mouse and keyboard, with their fast turning and accurate aim, did have lots of benefits, one advantage only gamepads could offer was true analog character...
As Twitch Streamer Flees, Pressure Mounts On Cloudflare To Stop Protecting Controversial Kiwi Farms Site
24.8.2022
Content Warning: This story includes graphic mentions of suicide.Read more
GTA Producer's New Game Doesn't Have NFTs, They're Just Hiring People With Blockchain Experience
24.8.2022
The first game of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live was Everywhere, a shooting game led by the producer of the Grand Theft Auto series. However, the announcement and developer interview was so vague that many people started speculating that the game might be hosted on the blockchain. Today,...
Game Devs Accuse Publisher Of Exploiting Their Identity For Diversity Funding, Then Never Seeing A Dime
24.8.2022
On August 24, the Indonesian developers at indie game studios Toge Productions and Mojiken Studio announced that their new point-and-click adventure game A Space For The Unbound is indefinitely delayed following their contract termination with publisher PQube Games. The developers were moved...
Steam Players Pay Their Respects In Reviews Section After Dev Passes Away
23.8.2022
Rob Hale, the solo developer behind twin-stick shooter series Waves, passed away earlier this month. Fans of the series have since flooded the series’ reviews sections with a community-wide outpouring of support, condolences, and other messages praising Hale’s work.Read more
Valve Bans Steam Dev From Forums After 'Abusive' Behavior
22.8.2022
Facing criticism of your own creative work can be challenging. I should know. But when responding to criticism involves, well, punching down on marginalized communities, or going on random, unrelated, political tirades that recklessly bash people trying to stay healthy and safe during on-going...
PlayStation Hit By $5.9 Billion Lawsuit For ‘Ripping People Off’ On Digital Games
22.8.2022
A consumer rights advocacy group is suing Sony for charging a 30 percent commission fee on all digital purchases made through the UK PlayStation Store. This is functionally a class action lawsuit that seeks to distribute billions of dollars to players who have used the PlayStation UK store since...
Mark Zuckerberg Responds To Graphics Backlash, Promises Metaverse Won't Be Depressing To Look At
19.8.2022
Earlier this week was supposed to be a celebratory time for the folks at Meta, as its reality-devouring project Horizon Worlds was now available in more countries. The occasion was marked by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself posting a “selfie” of his in-game avatar in front of a digital Eiffel...
Kickstarter Game Goes Bust Gambling On Crypto, Can't Refund Backers
19.8.2022
In 2021, at the height of the world’s collective blockchain madness, a video game called Untamed Isles—Pokemon, but with crypto stuff—made over $500,000 on Kickstarter. A year later the game is practically dead, and is so broke it can’t even refund its backers.Read more
Bit Mining Secures $9.3 Million Registered Direct Offering From Institutional Investors
17.8.2022
Bit Mining Limited has announced that it has entered a $9.3 million registered direct offering with specific institutional investors. Bit Mining explained that it aims to use the funds from the offering to expand infrastructure and invest in new mining machines. Bit Mining to Use Fresh Capital...
The Stadia Super-Fans Still Clocking Thousands Of Hours On The Service Everyone Thought Was Dead
16.8.2022
Google Stadia hasn’t really been in the mainstream spotlight since its high-profile launch in 2019. And outside of bad news and poor reviews, it mainly disappeared from most gaming sites and YouTube channels. But the players who’ve invested hundreds or even thousands of hours into Google’s video...
YouTube Censors Educational Sex Games Video Without Even Watching It, Creator Claims
12.8.2022
The Ayayo games are a series of erotic adventure games made for the PC-98 in Japan in the early ‘90s. Despite their wild storylines and complex meta references to popular anime and manga, their legacy is mostly overlooked or forgotten. Video essayist Noelle Aman tried to fix that in a recent...
The Anime Series With Better Metaverses Than Meta, AKA Facebook
12.8.2022
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