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'50% of transactions were fraudulent' when Steam accepted Bitcoin
Steam wasn't on the Bitcoin train for long. Bitcoin was introduced as a payment method on Steam in April 2016 and removed in December 2017 due to the volatility of Bitcoin's price and "a significant increase in the fees to process transactions on the Bitcoin network," Valve wrote at the time. More recently Valve raised the ire of crypto fans by banning crypto and NFT games from the store. Last ...read more
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New Sony Patent Reveals Plans To "Accelerate" Ray-Tracing On PS5
Sony is placing more focus on its ray-tracing capabilities according to a new filing by the company. Some eagle-eyed users have spotted a patent from the company which aims to improve ray tracing on the PlayStation 5. A smart move considering this feature is one of the biggest improvements and draws for the next-gen console. A user on Twitter, @Onion00048, drew attention to the patent filing ...read more
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Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack N64 Emulation Improved Yet Again
The introduction of Nintendo 64 games via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription was welcomed by fans, given many of those games were no longer available on modern platforms. However, many such fans were frustrated to find that the Nintendo 64 emulation software running on Switch had performance issues, with many games failing to reach the quality of their original releases. ...read more
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EVO Will Not Have Super Smash Bros This Year
EVO has revealed that Super Smash Bros. will not be a part of their tournament in 2022. On Twitter, the organization explained when their announcement of games for this year would take place. However, the second part of the statement told fans that Nintendo had decided not to renew their partnership with EVO. Noticably, fans are upset that one of the most popular multiplayer games for the last ...read more
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Elden Ring Demake Gives FromSoftware’s Fantasy Epic A PSOne Makeover
Elden Ring is finally out today after a long wait, but if you fancy checking out what the game could have looked like had it been developed for the PSOne back in the 90s, then you’re in luck! There’s an Elden Ring demake trailer down the rounds, courtesy of 3D artist and VFX wizard, Hoolopee. The trailer has all the makings of a PSOne title, right down to the low-resolution textures, ...read more
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Shareholders Sue Activision Blizzard Over Microsoft Acquisition
More lawsuits have been added to the pile against Activision Blizzard, but this time it's by the company's own shareholders. As reported by Polygon, the lawsuits are over alleged Securities Exchange Act violations related to the company's acquisition by Microsoft. The first lawsuit was filed last week by Kyle Watson in California, whose lawyers said that the acquisition was "unfair for a ...read more
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Valve Surprises Steam Users With New Free Game
Valve is releasing a new game, which will be its first game since 2020's Half-Life: Alyx when it releases in three days on March 1. Not only is the game releasing in three days, but it's going to be 100 percent free when it does release. The quality and length of the game remains to be seen, but Valve is associated with high-quality, and for good reasons, as it's blessed gamers with the likes of ...read more
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Call of Duty: Vanguard Updates Ranked Play Restrictions
Call of Duty: Vanguard's Ranked Play beta received another update this week to add to the list of weaponry and other resources which are restricted in the competitive environment. This time, it's the Marksman Rifles and one perk, Intuition, which have been targeted. Treyarch Studios announced the change this week and said that even if you see them in the Create-a-Class menus, don't expect to be ...read more
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Nvidia has reportedly been ‘completely compromised’ by a cyber attack
Graphics firm Nvidia has been “completely compromised” by a potential cyber attack, it’s been claimed. That’s according to a new report published by The Telegraph (paywalled), which claims that America’s biggest microchip company has seen parts of its business taken offline for two days. According to the report, what’s believed to be a malicious network intrusion has ...read more
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Valve says it’s willing to help Microsoft bring PC Game Pass to Steam
Steam owner Valve has said it’s willing to help Microsoft bring PC Game Pass to its platform. Currently, Game Pass subscribers on PC need to use a Microsoft app in order to access their game library, but Valve CEO Gabe Newell has now indicated to PC Gamer that there’s nothing blocking the subscription service coming to Steam. Newell also suggested that Valve would not be interested in ...read more
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