this is why we can’t have nice things

The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.

Once Human’s new achievements are powered by cash shop currency – obviously, players aren’t happy

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News about what's next for survivalbox Once Human was pouring out of NetEase's Starry Studio last week to the point that a bit of...

Helldivers 2 makes fans mad with pricing for its limited-time Killzone collab cash shop offerings

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Don't look now, but Helldivers 2 has stepped in it with its playerbase again: A new offering added to the in-game cash shop today...

Riot’s Project K is a League of Legends physical trading card game

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Last week, Riot Games revealed one of its formerly secret projects, which ended up being a physical League of Legends trading card game. Code-named...

Dauntless players express frustration over Awakening update’s mechanics and monetization

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The Awakening update for Dauntless has instead proven to be a nightmare, as the co-op monster slaying RPG's overhauls to weapons, armor, progression, and...

Elder Scrolls Online’s 10th anniversary fizzles as ZeniMax cancels its North American meetup

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Hope you weren't planning on attending the big anniversary bash finale for The Elder Scrolls Online because ZeniMax Online Studios just abruptly canceled it. Readers...

Final Fantasy XIV community institutes new world first rules after players use add-ons to cheat (again)

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For players who claim to have the highest levels of skill in Final Fantasy XIV, it's extremely fascinating that members of this facet of...

Ubisoft is shuttering XDefiant already, along with multiple studios – around 277 workers affected

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Dreadful news for XDefiant fans and Ubisoft workers tonight: The game is closing down permanently, and several hundred Ubisoft employees are being laid off. Ubisoft...

Pokemon Go is testing a monthly reward program that caps out at $500 a month

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MOP's Andrew has been covering Pokemon Go's many problems - including whaling problems - in his Massively on the Go column for the last...

Star Citizen reportedly let go of more staff shortly after CitizenCon wrapped up

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It would seem as if the shaky Squadron 42 prologue shared during this year's CitizenCon has caused some firings to occur. Or at least...

Niantic admits to using Pokemon Go player data to train an AI-powered 3-D map tool

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If all you thought you were doing when playing Pokemon Go was enjoying a fun AR mobile title, think again. You were also helping...

Ashes of Creation wipes away assets and eliminates over 100 characters over duping incident

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One has to wonder exactly what sort of benefit someone would get from trying to use dupes to get ahead in a game that's...

Tarisland’s new legendary weapon system is being roasted by players as grindy and predatory

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Earning more powerful and more VFX-coated weapons is the name of the endgame goal in Tarisland, and with the arrival of Season One to...

Unity’s CEO says he flew around the world to understand why devs didn’t like runtime fees

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Last year Unity decided it wanted to manufacture some discord within the games industry in the name of a quick buck when it added...

Minecraft and War Thunder military leaker is sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Readers might remember a story last year about Massachusetts Air National Guard airman Jack Teixiera, who was caught spreading classified military documents related to...
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Nexon vows to add jiggle physics to The First Descendant, preps S2 for December

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Once upon a time, there was a hero shooter that was legendary for the horny art it received. When the sequel came out, the...
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Nintendo is suing an influencer who streamed multiple unreleased games and taunted the company

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It is not exactly a controversial statement to say that Nintendo loves suing people, with everyone from fans who made art Nintendo didn't like...

GeForce NOW will impose 100-hour monthly play limits to all users, but you can buy more time

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If you're among those gamers who likes using the cloud gaming service of GeForce NOW, then this news will be important for you: Nvidia...

Nintendo’s patent lawsuit against Palworld studio is hunting for an injunction and $66K

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The middle of September saw the megahit monster collecting survivalbox Palworld rouse the boundless litigious ire of Nintendo when the latter slapped the former...

Dev studio ProbablyMonsters cancels its Battle Barge project and lays off 50 workers

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The hits keep on coming in regards to layoffs in the games industry. This time around we're reporting on a layoff of 50 workers...

Ubisoft stealth-launches its NFT figurine PvP tactical battler Champions Tactics

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Last year we first reported on Ubisoft's third attempt at making NFTs and gaming work with the creation of Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a...

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