Blog Wire
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UK Court Rules Stealing RuneScape Gold Is Criminal Theft in Case That Could Have Wider Repercussions for the Video Game Industry
A UK court has ruled that the unauthorized stealing of in-game currency can be legally classified as criminal theft. Former Jagex developer Andrew Lakeman was charged with allegedly stealing 705 billion Gold from almost 70 RuneScape players, with a real-world… Continue reading
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Dr Disrespect Says His Fake Highguard Preview Badge Photo Was Just ‘Poking Fun’ After Dev Confirms He Was Not Invited to Play Early
The developer of Highguard has confirmed streamer Dr Disrespect did not attend a preview event after he created a fake badge and pretended to have been invited to play the game early. On January 24, Dr Disrespect (real name Guy… Continue reading
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Highguard Launches to Big Steam Concurrents, but It’s Getting Absolutely Destroyed in User Reviews
Highguard launched last night as planned, and met with big Steam concurrents but also a flood of negative user reviews. The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards,… Continue reading
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Walmart Looks to Have Leaked Two Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Classics — and Some Fans Think It’s Now Over for a Metroid Prime 2 Remake
Walmart is advertising Nintendo Switch Online with a poster that includes several GameCube classics yet to be made available via the service. An image visible now on Walmart.com shows a library of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack titles including… Continue reading
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Ubisoft Developer Hits Back at ‘Online Conspiracy Theories’ Suggesting DEI to Blame For Company Issues, Suggests Creativity Instead Suffering from ‘Big Business Syndrome’
A former Ubisoft Osaka staff member has spoken out against persistent “online conspiracy theories” that the publisher’s performance is being impacted by a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) initiatives, rather than the company instead suffering from “Big Business… Continue reading
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Code Vein 2 Review
The idea of an anime-style soulslike releases plenty of good chemicals in my brain, but the first Code Vein back in 2019 turned out to be just okay in my book. Like a number of Bandai Namco’s original IP, I… Continue reading
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New Pokémon Funko Pops Are Up for Preorder at Amazon
Funko Pops: they’re everywhere. And there’s at least one of the vinyl figures made of every single character in the history of pop culture. And while some find these facts annoying, there’s something to be said about a great-looking Funko… Continue reading
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‘We Know There’s a Lot of Eyes on Us After Our Game Awards Trailer’ — as Highguard Goes Live, Dev Insists ‘We’re in This for the Long Haul’
Highguard is out now following its high-profile showing at last month’s The Game Awards — and its developers have said a full year of post-launch content is already “deep in development.” The free-to-play PvP raid shooter is live on PC,… Continue reading
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Highguard Review So Far
Like lots of folks, I didn’t have much to say after Highguard’s underwhelming reveal at The Game Awards last month. Yet another hero shooter that I couldn’t pick out of a lineup from the dozens of other options that are… Continue reading
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Top 10 Riftbound Origins Cards to Pick Up Before Spiritforged Comes Out
With Riftbound’s second set, Spiritforged on the horizon, the meta is about to experience a huge shake-up. We’ve seen this in practice already, since the set has been out in China since December 12. They recently had their first Regional… Continue reading
