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ESA doxes over 2,000 journalists and content creators attending E3 The accidentally released excel sheet contains names, e-mails, phone numbers, and addresses.
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has doxxed over 2,000 E3 media attendees by accidentally posting a list containing their sensitive personal data. The excel sheet, first revealed by independent game journalist Sophia Narwitz, contains the names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and private residences of media attendees ranging from journalists to content creators. It has been available online and linked to on a publicly viewable page on ESA’s website since the most recent E3 in June, and only 404’d after Narwitz contacted the ESA to inform them of the privacy breach. We can confirm that at the time of posting, the list remains publicly available on archive websites. According to a…
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Diablo creator David Brevik spills the beans on Blizzard A noticeably drunk Brevik joins increasing number of former employees speaking out about the issues at Blizzard.
There’s no one else in the world who would know more about the company than the executives who used to work there, and they are now speaking out about the issues at Blizzard. The studio has come under fire for its treatment of its fans following the announcement of Diablo Immortal — a mobile game that no one in the Diablo community asked for. As I described in my previous video, the studio has come into the habit of burning its bridges with the community by focusing on making money and less on delivering quality products. Blizzard appears to have lost its way, and the reason why has been elaborated…
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BioWare’s Anthem is broken and bricking PlayStation 4s Uh oh.
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How an activist subverted the Mega Man franchise Leaked chat logs vindicate Mighty No. 9 fans.
Gamers are right to temper their expectations for new games. Given how disappointing some of the most overhyped titles, like the recent No Man’s Sky, have been, the cynicism is warranted. But no one expects a game they’re looking forward to playing to become subverted with notions of “social justice.” Action games like Mega Man have never imparted any sort of political message apart from overly simplistic notions of good versus evil—standard video game stuff. Fans enjoyed these games not just for their gameplay, but for their simplicity in storytelling and straightforward design. When Mighty No. 9 was announced in mid-2013 as a spiritual sequel to the Mega Man series…
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City honors Pac-Man’s birthday with honorary citizenship "There are [also] some 'Tekken' characters I would allow on our police force," says Mayor Malloy of Fairfield, Iowa.
Apex Legends’ Twitch numbers down 75% in just one month Off a cliff.
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The No Man’s Sky leak is a darkly amusing outragefest A leaker’s early review dashed hopes for those who expected No Man’s Sky to be the gaming messiah.
No Man’s Sky fans, to put it lightly, have been quite spirited surrounding the release of the innovative space explorer. When the game’s creator, Sean Murray, previously announced delays, he was bombarded with death threats along with a Kotaku reporter who wrote about it. No Man’s Sky fans have projected ungodly levels of hype onto a game they knew little about, as the game appears to offer a completely unique gameplay experience, something extremely rare for major releases. And now with a little over a week before the game will finally be available to the hordes of rabid fans, leaked copies are creating all sorts of drama. More death threats, denial, a whole lot of outrage…
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Obsidian doesn’t want Outer Worlds to be a ‘politically-charged game’ The freshmaker.
4chan anon creates list of every video game ever made He's at 49,665 entries so far.
Microsoft bans Notch from Minecraft anniversary events due to “comments and opinions” Twitter bluehairs and corporate interests sitting in a tree...
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Ubisoft security fail: up to 58 million email addresses and passwords stolen No credit card details, however.
Ubisoft are the latest victims in a string of hacking attempts over the last six months or so. This one was successful in stealing the usernames and passwords of possibly all 58 million customers. The good news is that credit card details and other similar sensitive information is not stored on the server that was hacked, so private information remains safe. From Ubisoft support: Security update regarding your Ubisoft account – please create a new password We recently found that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorised access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps to close off this access, to begin a thorough…
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Could Jedi Fallen Order revive Star Wars video games? Star Wars — as a video game franchise — has been long dead thanks to EA Games’ mishandling.
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LAPD arrests Wichita swatter following reports from gamers who identified him The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a 25-year-old man in connection to the fatal Wichita swatting case, which claimed the life of one man.
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ESRB accidentally releases nearly 1,000 Real ID e-mail addresses They were privacy advocates, too.
Recently, Blizzard made it known what their intentions were for the implementation of their new Real ID system, which in all truth sounded pretty cool. That is, except for one thing: removing anonymity from users on their forums. Fortunately, after taking up broomsticks and storming the proverbial gates of Blizzard HQ, the company decided on a different course of action. With that, it was over as quickly as it began… Or so we thought. During the course of these events, a number of people took their grievances to the Electronic Software Ratings Board. The ESRB listened, and responded to those who took the time to contact them. The problem? Whoever…
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China’s Communist Youth League to release ‘patriotic’ game titled ‘Anti-Japan War Online’ And it's everything you expect. The "patriotic game" will of course only allow you to play as China.
Wesley Snipes and Sean Astin to develop sci-fi tabletop game Samwise and Blade are into tabletop gaming and will be creative directors and writers for Grimmerspace.
Game journos: devs must force players to make the ‘right’ moral choices “If game designers are not willing to de-power players then their ‘moral choice’ mechanics are reduced to basically meaningless ‘play style.’”
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‘Hot Coffee’ mod reveals GTA: San Andreas contains hidden sex games A mod unlocks sex content that was coded into the original game but remained inactive. We have the pics! UPDATE: LA district attorney sues Rockstar and Take-Two.
Yes, it’s big news – all over the Internet, news services and even newspapers – there’s hidden sex games in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas! Owners of the GTA San Andreas PC game have access to an unexpected bonus with the recent release of the Hot Coffee modification. The Hot Coffee mod unlocks sex content that was coded into the original game but remained inactive in the final release because of the obvious classification implications. Or so the theory goes… Take-2 don’t feel obliged to comment on the activities of the modding community, but they might find themselves in bit of trouble if the claims of 36 years old Dutchman…
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Konami’s cruel treatment of Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima continues When you sign up to work for Japanese gaming company Konami, they expect you to endure a lifetime of misery.
Why is World War I too hot to touch for gaming? Hyper violent video games based on real wars are nothing new. But Battlefield 1 is creating a storm.
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell loses game industry award following feminist outcry Atari founder and the father of video games, Nolan Bushnell, was set to receive an award at this year’s Game Developers Conference until a group of feminists cried foul.
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