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Developer Accused Of Forcing YouTubers To Remove Negative Videos About Its Game
Russian games studio, Battlestate Games, has come under fire for allegedly forcing content creators to remove negative opinions of its games on their content channels. Battlestate Games, the company behind game Escape From Tarkov, admitted to misusing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to remove over 40 videos from YouTuber Eroktic, accusing the YouTuber of spreading … Read more
Machinima Has Officially Closed With 81 People Losing Their Jobs
Machinima seems to have been in trouble for a while now and it’s been confirmed that the media mogul has officially shut its doors for good. The former multi-channel network sent the internet into a meltdown when it made all videos on its channels private, with the company saying its focus was elsewhere. Speaking to Kotaku at … Read more
Fortnite’s New “X-Ray” Llama Loot Boxes Could Change The Gaming Industry
Epic Games has announced it’s changing the way in which Fortnite‘s loot boxes work, side-stepping all issues of legality and gambling in video games. Loot boxes, where you pay real money for an in-game mystery box of items, have been outright banned in some countries (including Belgium) and governments across the world are still debating whether … Read more
Former EA Sports Boss Worries Millennials Care More About Fortnite Than Football
Epic Games’ Fortnite gets a lot of stick for being addictive, especially for its younger players, but former EA Sports boss Peter Moore is more worried about the game taking people away from football than he is concerned about its addictive qualities. Moore, who is currently Liverpool Football Club’s chairman, blames video games like Fortnite … Read more
Police Fear ‘Dragon Of Bethesda’ Poses A Serious Threat To Motorists
Imagine you’re driving along a fairly busy road. You happen to glance over to the side and BAM! There’s a dragon staring at you. Would you panic? Maybe. Would you be distracted from the road? Almost definitely. At least, that’s what police offers in the Welsh town of Bethesda are warning, thanks to a giant … Read more