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YouTube sensation PewDiePie has defended his association with Warner Bros’ Shadow of Mordor promotion, and attacked the press for embroiling him in the controversy. Earlier this week Warner was slammed by the FTC for not insisting that YouTubers disclosed their paid sponsorship for Shadow of Mordor coverage. Among those involved …
Read More »Valve finally breaks Counter Strike Go gambling silence
Sites that use Steam’s OpenID API for Counter Strike Go item gambling have been given a clear message form Valve – stop. Valve has to date remained silent about the gambling controversy that has surrounded both its team shooter and a number of YouTube stars. And while both TmarTn and …
Read More »You can own that fake NX controller for between $4k-$10k
Remember that time it looked as if we might just have caught glimpse of Nintendo’s still highly secretive NX controller? Well, we hadn’t, it transpired. Which of course EVERYONE said they OBVIOUSLY knew the moment it was unveiled as a hoax. And the video that confirmed the hoax was actually …
Read More »No Microsoft press conference at Gamescom 2016
Gamecom is increasingly looking in danger of missing out any platform holder conferences this year. Microsoft has just confirmed that it won’t be hosting a conference at the event next month. This comes after Sony Europe boss Jim Ryan told VG247 last week that the company had not yet decided …
Read More »Blizzard introduces Silence Penalty for repeated WoW potty mouths
Bad mouthing other players too many times in World of Warcraft will soon render you silent. Blizzard has unveiled ‘The Silence Penalty’ for those who are reported multiple times under the Spam or Abusive Chat categories”. If upon investigation Blizzard is concerned, the offender’s chat privileges will be severely reduced. …
Read More »Washington’s Holocaust Museum seeking Pokestop delisting
Of all the suitable places to go Pokemon hunting, The Holocaust Museum in Washingston DC is probably right near the bottom of the list. It will be no shock, then, to hear that the organisation is not best pleased that Pokemon Go has placed three Pokestops within its building, resulting …
Read More »Movie makers suddenly want back on the Pokemon train
Pokemon has within the space of a week become one of the hottest properties on the planet. So it shouldn’t come as a massive surprise to hear that film studios are among the many businesses looking at the colossal success of Pokemon Go and wondering how that could work for …
Read More »Madden’s return to PC is not looking likely
EA’s FIFA series remains ever present on PC, but the Madden series has been absent since 2006 – and that’s not looking likely to change. PC is literally based on demand,” EA Canada’s senior VP and GM for FIFA Matt Bilbey told Game Informer. There’s still the high demand for …
Read More »You can hire people to play Pokemon Go for you
Pokemon Go is so good that you’d be willing to pay someone to play it for you, right? Oh no wait that’s mental. But mental or not, this prospect is now a very firm reality. Bidvine is a site that allows folk to advertise for jobs they need doing and …
Read More »Sega Saturn’s DRM cracked after 22 years
The Sega Saturn was first released in Japan in November 1994. Now, in July 2016, the console’s piracy protection has finally been cracked. Boo and hiss, you may shout, but this may well be one of those rare instances where breaking through a DRM barrier is a good thing. You …
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