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Pokemon And Mario Kart Fans Fight Nintendo Network Shutdown To Beat 14-Year-Old Halo 2 Record

Nintendo fans surpass previous record by staying online in discontinued games after servers shutdown. [ more ]

ReadWrite

1 week ago

EA announces shutdown of these 4 games - with more to come

EA is consolidating and shutting down online servers for several games, impacting both active and potential players. [ more ]

Engadget

Nintendo's online servers for Wii U and 3DS shut down today

Nintendo shuts down online servers for Wii U and 3DS, ending multiplayer gaming.

3DS succeeds despite lukewarm reception; Wii U considered a misstep for Nintendo. [ more ]

The Verge

A farewell to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS online services

Closure of online services for Wii U and 3DS after more than a decade.

Positive memories and experiences of playing online games on Wii U and 3DS. [ more ]

Polygon

7 months ago

Nintendo will turn off all online play for 3DS and Wii U on April 8

Nintendo will discontinue online services for the 3DS and Wii U on April 8, 2024.

All forms of online connectivity, including multiplayer and leaderboards, will cease. [ more ]

Kotaku

Helldivers 2 Should Be Enjoyed, Not Optimized Or Farmed

Helldivers 2 has quickly become a popular game known for its satisfying combat, intense action, and satirical tone.

Some players are focusing on farming and optimizing, negatively impacting the experience for others. [ more ]

WGB

Helldivers 2 player cap raised to 700,000

Helldivers 2 player cap increased to 700,000 from 450,000.

Measures taken to combat AFK players and address peak player problems. [ more ]

Kotaku

New Helldivers 2 Patch Will Kick All Those AFK Players Taking Up Server Space

Patch 1.000.11 for Helldivers 2 kicks idle players after 15 minutes to help server congestion.

Developers aim to address the AFK player issue that prevents others from accessing the game due to overcrowded servers. [ more ]

Kotaku

Helldivers 2 Sees Over 400,000 Concurrent Players On Steam Alone

Helldivers 2 had 409,337 concurrent players, making it fifth on Steam.

The game showcases challenging combat with no hand-holding elements. [ more ]

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Ars Technica

2 weeks ago

There's never been a better time to get into Fallout 76

Fallout 76 has evolved positively post-launch, gaining new life through updates and the Fallout TV series. [ more ]

Cardplayer

A World of Choice: Navigating the Diverse Landscape of Online Casino Games

Casino games have a rich history and have transitioned successfully from analog to digital formats.

Online casino platforms offer diverse game types with continuous evolution and variation in gameplay. [ more ]

Kotaku

Roblox Boss: We Aren't Exploiting Child Labor, We're Giving Kids In 'The Slum' A Job

Roblox allows users to create and play customized games, with potential for income.

Controversies exist around Roblox, including concerns about child labor exploitation and lack of protection for young players. [ more ]

Kotaku

Capcom Will Hire Your Dragon's Dogma 2 Pawn If Nobody Else Does

Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2 includes fake players to ensure every player receives rewards for their main Pawn's work.

The fake players created by Capcom can perform all actions like real players, including rating Pawns, giving gifts, and completing quests. [ more ]

GameSpot

Dragon's Dogma 2 Players Are Warning Each Other About The Plague With A Rotten Gimmick

Pawns in Dragon's Dogma 2 can be infected with the Dragonsplague disease.

Infected pawns exhibit specific symptoms like boldness in combat, red glowing eyes, and discussion of the plague. [ more ]

London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Adventure to action: Must-play games on Asia's leading online entertainment destination!

Online gaming is an integral part of entertainment in Asia due to technological advancements and internet connectivity.

Asia's online gaming scene offers a variety of games catering to different interests, from adventure to action. [ more ]

Cardplayer

Online learning

Ontario Now North America's Largest Ringed-In Online Poker Market

Ontario is the largest online poker market in North America by gaming revenue, showing strong interest in the game. [ more ]

Cardplayer

Online learning

Online Gaming Registers Huge Numbers In Legalized States

Online gaming in Pennsylvania saw a significant increase in February with record revenue, led by online slots and table games.

New Jersey also experienced a notable growth in online gaming revenue in February, with substantial year-to-date growth in sports betting. [ more ]

ReadWrite

Data science

2024 Guide on How to Play Online Slots for Beginners

Casino beginners need to learn the right way to play slots online. [ more ]

www.scientificamerican.com

Digital life

When Real Life Is Hostile, LGBTQ+ Gamers Find Friendship Online

Gamers find a safe space for self-expression in online games despite real-life challenges.

LGBTQ+ gamers are more likely to use gaming as a way to escape difficult situations and express their true identity. [ more ]

Mail Online

Digital life

I'm from Gen Alpha - here's the inside info on 14 of our slang words

Generation Alpha has unique slang terms linked to internet culture like 'Gyatt' and 'Skibidi'.

They are technology-centered, using online gaming terminology in everyday language. [ more ]

TechRepublic

Privacy technologies

6 Best VPNs for Gaming in 2024

The video game industry revenue surpasses film and music industries combined in 2022.

VPNs play a crucial role in providing security and accessing geo-blocked content for gamers and gaming businesses. [ more ]

Kotaku

Star Wars Galaxies Was 'No Man's Sky In 2003,' Says MMO Legend

The early internet had optimistic game-changing potential.

Rich Vogel's work revolutionized the MMO genre. [ more ]

Kotaku

Helldivers 2 Players Losing It Over The Fall Of 'Robot Vietnam'

Players lost control of the planet Malevelon Creek to the automatons after two weeks of fighting.

The goal of helldivers in the game is to 'spread democracy' by completing missions successfully to increase a planet's freedom. [ more ]

Polygon

How to play Last Epoch in offline mode

Offline mode in Last Epoch allows playing without server connection.

Offline mode is a permanent decision at character creation. [ more ]

VG247

2XKO will have "server-based rollback netcode", but how will that impact the game and its players?

Rollback netcode now server-based at 2XKO

Server-based rollback netcode explained by Adam 'Keits' Heart [ more ]

Polygon

Pokemon meets Vampire Survivors in new Temtem 'bullet heaven' spinoff

Temtem: Swarm combines strategic Temtem combat with fast-paced 'bullet hell' gameplay.

The game features evolving monsters, catching mechanics, and online 3-player co-op. [ more ]

Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.

Artificial intelligence

This AI Thinks Commanders Fans Look Like MAGA Goofballs - Washingtonian

AI-generated images of sports fans are often comical and inaccurate

The project is likely a publicity stunt for FlashPicks [ more ]

The Verge

Artificial intelligence

TikTok bans deepfakes of nonpublic figures and fake endorsements in rule refresh

As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies.The rules on what content can be posted and promoted are largely unchanged but include new restrictions on sharing AI deepfakes, which have become increasingly popular on the app in recent months.

VG247

Tekken 8 boosters are already topping the leaderboards

Boosting is already a problem in Tekken 8, with players artificially inflating their ranked points to dominate the leaderboards.

Players can report those who are blatantly boosting to clean up the leaderboards. [ more ]

London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

London

How the London casinos impact the local economy

The most common type of online gaming in Britain is the national lottery, with 30% of people playing in 2019.

Other popular types of online gaming include other lotteries, scratch cards, and sports betting. [ more ]

VG247

Suffering from success: Tekken 8 hit with online issues due to server overload

Tekken 8 is experiencing server issues, causing crashes for players across all platforms.

Bandai Namco and Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada are working to resolve the issue and a fix is incoming. [ more ]

New York Post

New York City

NYC politician makes push to legalize remote bets on blackjack, poker

Legalization of online gaming is being reconsidered in New York, with legislation introduced to allow remote bets on casino games.

The proposed legislation could generate roughly $1 billion annually through iGaming and iLottery. [ more ]

Mail Online

5 months ago

Privacy professionals

Urgent warning to gamers over FAKE Grand Theft Auto 6 download links

The trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was released and quickly gained millions of views

Cybercriminals are targeting gamers with fake download links for the game [ more ]

Cardplayer

5 months ago

Privacy professionals

Mexican Online Casino Allegedly Forgets Password, Jeopardizing User Data

Mexican online gaming operator Strendus left user data accessible online after failing to set a password for security.

The breach involved 85GB of authentication logs containing personal data and was accessible until mid-October. [ more ]

Scary Mommy

5 months ago

Parenting

If Your Kid Loves Fortnite, These Parental Controls Are A Godsend

Fortnite provides parental controls to empower parents and ensure a safe gaming experience for their children.

Parents can manage who their kids talk to, set content age rating limits, and prevent unauthorized payments.

Epic Games offers chat permissions and the ability to monitor and control social interactions within Fortnite. [ more ]

GSMArena.com

Mobile UX

Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, the UK, Germany and India

Google launched the new Pixel 7a in multiple countries around the world and in some places it is a better pick than the Pixel 7.Not everywhere, though, the older model has fallen to a similar price in a few places.In the US, there's a gift for Mother's Day, plus cheap older flagships from Samsung and OnePlus.

Coindesk

Cryptocurrency

S. Korean Gaming Giant Nexon to Use Polygon for Popular MapleStory Universe

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Where is Web3 headed?Take a look to the future with this pioneering investor in the metaverse and NFTs.Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Where is Web3 headed?Take a look to the future with this pioneering investor in the metaverse and NFTs.Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.

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Toronto

Mohawk Council of Kahnawa:ke taking Ontario government to court over online gaming | CBC News

Mike Delisle Jr. is the former grand chief, and a current council chief at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawa:ke.(Ka'nhehsi:io Deer/CBC) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawa:ke (MCK) is taking iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario to court over changes to how the province manages online gaming.A notice of application was filed in the Ontario Superior Court on Monday, arguing that the changes are "illegal and unconstitutional."

TechRepublic

Information security

DDoS Protection From OVHCloud

Distributed denial-of-service protection from OVHCloud takes the complexity out of avoiding denial of service attacks for your business.Denial-of-service attacks are a pernicious problem for any company with a presence on the web.A DoS attack floods an external-facing web service with traffic, so the server and its supporting infrastructure cannot respond to the flood of requests.

Dezeen

Design

Burberry releases digital clothing collection "for the modern explorer" in video game Minecraft

British fashion brand Burberry has collaborated with video game Minecraft to release a collection of in-game clothes, a playable "Burberry x Minecraft universe", and a range of limited-edition physical garments.The 15-piece digital collection was developed for players of the popular world-building survival game Minecraft and includes pieces featuring the Thomas Burberry Monogram, which is made up of the Burberry founder's initials TB.
"Bridging the digital and physical worlds, Burberry and Minecraft encourage communities to showcase their self-expression and equip the modern explorer with in-game skins and character creator items," Burberry said.

Social Media Explorer

Online marketing

What Will Happen When We Realize Facebook's Metaverse Is Just A Huge Ad - Social Media Explorer

I've been writing about technology for about 22 years and I've never seen a hype engine running at full steam like this before.

Theregister

Business intelligence

NoSQL player Aerospike links up with StarBurst

Aerospike, the value-key NoSQL database, has launched a collaboration with data connection vendor StarBurst to offer SQL access to its datastores.

Social Media Today

Marketing

TikTok Adds New Screen Time Breaks, Usage Tracking Tools to Improve Digital Wellbeing

First off, on 'Scheduled Breaks' - as it sounds, TikTok's new 'Scheduled Breaks' option will prompt users to implement break reminders in 10, 20 or 30 minute intervals in order to avoid spending too much time in the app.

The Independent