South Korean ISP 'Infected' Torrenting Subscribers with Malware (torrentfreak.com)
A report from South Korea reveals that Internet provider KT actively installed malware on the computers of over half a million subscribers.
NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of ‘Marvel’ Game To Not Critique The Game (www.techdirt.com)
It’s a funny thing what game publishers sometimes try to do when it comes to releasing games early to internet streamers as a way to boost interest in their games. I’ve heard stories of all kinds of crazy stipulations that streamers have to sign off on contractually in order to get access to the game. They can only show...
There Is No Good Reason To Just Let Unsupported Video Games Die (www.techdirt.com)
The Pirate Party has long played an important role in fighting the worst excesses of copyright in the EU. For example, when a major copyright update was being discussed, the Pirate Party MEP Felix Reda wrote an insightful and practical report on what needed changing. Most of his recommendations were ignored in the final EU...
Steam, Epic and GMG are canceling Ghost of Tsushima PC pre-orders in non-PSN countries (www.theverge.com)
Sony requires PSN linking for multiplayer and other features.
Roblox players to start seeing video ads in its virtual realms (www.reuters.com)
Roblox is rolling out virtual billboards with video advertisements, the gaming platform said on Wednesday, in its latest move to draw revenue from its games that are mostly free to play.
Vampire Survivors free cart-racing update finally answers one of the game's darkest mysteries (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Escape From Tarkov studio head doubles down on belief new mode is not DLC, but says players can have it when the game is done (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Steam will stop issuing refunds if you play two hours of a game before launch day (www.theverge.com)
Closing the early access loophole.
What video games are you playing? What have you finished recently? What do you plan to play? - Video Game General Discussion Thread #24
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Palworld Creator Loves That Others Are Trying To Clone The Game (www.techdirt.com)
We’ve had several posts on the video game sensation that is Palworld in the past. Given that the game has been described by others as “Pokémon, but with guns”, we kicked things of…
Bandai Namco Sends Threat Letter To Modding Site Over Supposed Trademark Issues (www.techdirt.com)
Here we go again. There seems to be a thing happening among a select few big name video game publishers that have decided for some reason that they want to go to war with their own modding communit…
Bypassing Denuvo in Hogwarts Legacy (momo5502.com)
When I announced my Black Ops 3 integrity bypass, someone commented that my research was not impressive and I should try analyzing Denuvo instead....
Discord to Start Showing Ads for Gamers to Boost Revenue (www.wsj.com)
Not sure how to unpay wall this if someone knows please inform....
Russia Is Making Its Own Gaming Consoles (gamerant.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces plans for a series of homegrown consoles, following previous sanctions that limited sales of Western ones.
Pokémon Co. Is Now DMCAing Years Old Videos Showing Pokémon Modded Into Other Games (www.techdirt.com)
The war on video game mods that involve Pokémon continues! I can’t say for sure that the Pokémon Company’s renewed focus on taking down anything relating to these mods for 3rd party vid…
Nintendo Switch emulator suyu continues on from yuzu - first release is up (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Nvidia is using AI to turn game characters into chatbots (www.theverge.com)
New tech AI NPC demos build on last year’s ramen shop video.
Overwatch 2 unlocks all of its heroes (www.theverge.com)
All current and future heroes — for free, no grinding required.
Warner Bros. is removing Adult Swim Games from console stores and Steam (www.theverge.com)
Some games will still be available on developer websites
EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam (www.theverge.com)
Some old-school favs.
What are you playing this week? March 04 2024 Edition
Hey there everybody! Weekly check in time once again. So… What are you playing this week?
Doom Is Now Playable On A $2,000+ Lawnmower Because Why Not (kotaku.com)
Eidos-Montréal cut nearly 100 staff with new Deus Ex reportedly cancelled (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect “immediately” terminating relationship with the streamer (www.theverge.com)
Dr Disrespect co-founded Midnight Society in 2021.
Bethesda Reignites The Paid Mods Controversey With ‘Starfield’ Creation Kit (www.techdirt.com)
As the line from the Bill Murray movies goes, “It’s Groundhog Day… again.” Back in 2015, Valve launched its “Paid Creations” platform on the Steam client, through which those who made game mods could list them in a marketplace for a cost. This was done at least in coordination with, if not at the behest of, Bethesda....