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Joel “joel” Holmlund, a Swedish player, has been banned by the Akros anti-cheat client, which subsequently led to BC.Game’s disqualification from the CCT Season 2 Europe Series 7. The ban was confirmed by Akros after joel joined the server for his team’s match against B8. Initially, BC.Game was allowed to proceed with the first map […]
At the heart of a scandal shaking the esports world stand Finnish esports powerhouses ENCE and HAVU Gaming. Both organizations announced the cessation of their affiliations with retailer Jimm’s PC-Store amid allegations of illegal technology exports to Russia, contravening international laws. This bold move highlights the esports community’s stringent stance on legal and ethical breaches. […]
The Federal Tax Service of Russia has announced its intention to close the Ace Gaming business specializing in the sale of in-game accessories for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a game which is no longer supported. The list of founders of this business includes the famous humorist Alexander Revva. According to the publication “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, the basis […]
Today, it became known that the Siberian human rights group “Radetel” asked Roskomnadzor to block the language learning app Duolingo for LGBT* propaganda. As it usually happens, concerned parents (from Ufa) noticed that the application contains propaganda of non-traditional relationships, as evidence they attached a screenshot from the application (the title picture of the post). […]
Scandalous RKL recently announced the full list of Season 2 participants, but yesterday, bang happened. Petrik (as petr1k spread the word on Twitter who is behind the tournament.) wrote a big tweet where he called on all European teams not to play in this tournament. ENCE and Alliance have already come out in solidarity, refusing […]
It has been revealed that developers of the game Call of Duty have started blocking players who use racist nicknames or exhibit toxic behavior. Over the past year, 350,000 accounts have been blocked for this reason. This was announced in a blog post by an official representative. The main blocks for these reasons occurred in […]
The Callisto Protocol’s failure: The horror game, The Callisto Protocol, from the “father” of the Dead Space series, didn’t meet the expectations of the Korean publisher KRAFTON. It will be challenging for the game to break even with a budget of around $160 million. Prior to its release, the publisher aimed to sell 5 million […]
Russian studio Watt Studio has announced the discontinuation of development for their fantasy adventure game “Trains” due to a lack of funding. Initially, the studio was guaranteed a grant of 100 million rubles from the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Internet Development Institute,” but these funds were to be paid only after the game’s release, not during […]
Doug Cockle, who portrayed Geralt in The Witcher game trilogy, explained the reason for Henry Cavill’s departure from the Netflix series. According to the actor, Cavill declined the role of the Witcher because the series diverged from the original material. According to Cockle, Cavill told him in a private message that he disagreed with how […]
Activision promises to be more open and to prevent such incidents in the future. Just a reminder, there was a group of abusers in Blizzard who harassed women. Blizzard still has issues, but Activision seems to have distanced itself and resolved everything. It’s good that the guilty will be punished, and the games will continue […]
During the Xbox Game Showcase, Bethesda presented a new trailer for their game Starfield. However, DTF users noticed changes in one of the locations. In the meeting room, the portraits of Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova were removed, and the 3D model of the “Vostok-1” spacecraft was placed lower on a pedestal. Some […]
GSC Game World has released a limited series of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. NON STOP energy drinks in honor of the release of the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. This morning, these drinks were available for purchase in some Ukrainian supermarkets for 39.99 UAH. However, they quickly sold out, and now you can find listings for sale […]
Apple has removed the popular game Fortnite from the app store. Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, has decided to take legal action. The reason for the game’s removal was the direct payment system, which the app store administrators considered a violation. They have their own payment system that takes a 30% cut from in-game […]
The Call of Duty game series has always been criticized for distorting historical events. Developers have stated that they never intended to adhere to historical facts since the idea was to create a unique storyline that immerses players in unexpected events. Kotaku reports that the prototype for the character Lucas Riggs was based on a […]
Following the accusatory statements, Amazon Games has issued a statement regarding the MMO RPG New World, stating that only classic Microsoft tools have been used in the version. The accusation is unfounded, and Amazon Games bears no responsibility since it is not at fault for what happened. The issue at hand was that Reddit made […]
Important information has recently come to light. In the summer of this year, the NMPA association filed a lawsuit against the creators of the legendary sandbox game Roblox. The reason for this legal dispute was that the studio allowed players to reproduce tracks on their servers without proper licenses. The feud between them didn’t last […]
Electronic Arts has made the difficult decision to remove a player from FIFA 22 who played for Manchester City. He has been accused of multiple sexual assaults. It appears that the footballer won’t be able to extricate himself from this situation, and he will have to bid farewell to his career forever. From October 2020 […]
The controversy surrounding the scandal involving famous Ukrainian streamer Vitaly Tsal has not subsided for a long time. Someone considers it another tool for hype, and someone seriously accuses him of pedophilia. What is it about Papich’s plum that has so excited the public? Let’s look at the full chronology of events. Who is Papich? […]