The Weekly News Digest: Oh, Blizzard

When you’ve not been following PC video games goings-on throughout the week, compensate for among the massive tales fast in our noncomprehensive Weekly Information Digest. I’ve slipped in a number of issues we haven’t already posted about, and do additionally learn The Updates Update for among the week’s notable patches and updates.

Blizzard on blast after banning player for supporting Hong Kong protests

On Sunday, Hearthstone professional Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai stated “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!” in a livestreamed post-match interview. Blizzard banned him for one yr and cancelled his winnings, pointing to a rule towards committing an act that “brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the general public, or in any other case damages Blizzard picture.” WELL!

Some Blizzard staff held a wee protest, a veteran commentator quit a future tournament, extra casters adopted, and Blizzard’s latest statement only digs the hole deeper.

Red Dead Redemption 2 wants a big ol’ hard drive

Seeing RDR 2 needs 150GB house to itself involved me till I checked out how a lot bigger and cheaper SSDs have grow to be since I final purchased one. Yeah, certain, give me these high-res horses.

NHS open Centre for Internet and Gaming Disorders

A specialist clinc for “kids and younger adults who’re severely hooked on pc video games” has launched in London. HMM. Welcome to the ready record for psychological well being care on the NHS, kiddywinkles.

Fortnite is too addictive, a planned lawsuit claims

The lawyer claims that Epic Video games labored with psychologists to make a sport that was “as addictive as potential” and geared toward kiddies – and didn’t warn of the dangers. The plan is to launch a class-action go well with alongside comparable strains to at least one towards tobacco firms.

Steam will make local multiplayer games work online

When you don’t have a pal subsequent to you on the sofa, it is best to have the ability to play native multiplayer video games on-line. Instruments exist already for this, however Steam including built-in help ought to make it means simpler and extra frequent. Assuming it really works properly.

Freebie Corner: Surviving Mars free on Epic

Following the imprecise announcement of a post-apocalyptic follow-up, the Martian colony-builder is free for keepsies for one week.

Someone stole Gabe Newell’s minigun

Police say somebody repeatedly burgled Valve’s places of work for an entire load of video games and , casualling stuffing them right into a recycling bin and wheeling it out.

Doom Eternal delayed

See you in hell, or “2020” as I imagine it’s formally named.

BBC Radio 3 are making a game music show

Oh la la, have a look at you, video video games, busting into highfalutin corridors of tradition. ‘Sound Of Gaming’ will probably be hosted by Jessica Curry, the composer of Pricey Esther and All people’s Gone To The Rapture.

LoL’s new Worlds song has dropped

In an business famed for frivilous advertising and marketing, the annual League Of Legends championship anthem is my favorite showy splurge. It may well’t beat 2014’s Warriors although, after all.

GTA V modfolk already planning Red Dead 2 mod framework

The gang behind FiveM, which makes all these strange GTA V roleplaying servers potential, count on to have one thing comparable up and working for RDR 2 inside a couple of month after launch.

Surprise! The Samorost folks released a new game

We didn’t even know they have been making this till it was out.