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Interim CEO Ellen Pao has said that change is on the way following Reddit’s return to normal following last week’s mod protest. A number of the site’s subreddits were last week locked down after the mod in charge of the site’s popular AMAs, named Victoria, was allegedly fired. The bigger …
Read More »NME to introduce video games coverage as it goes free
Weekly music magazine NME is to become free in September, with video games joining a number of new topics being introduced to its pages. The switch will see 300k copies of the magazine handed out at stations, universities and retailers each week. The magazine’s circulation fro the latter half of …
Read More »r/gaming and other Reddits taken down by protest
Reddit is in the midst of a rebellion after the mod in charge of the site’s popular AMAs was allegedly fired. Victoria, known by the name ‘chooter’ on the site, is said to have been booted by management after an AMA (which stands for ‘Ask Me Anything’ – these are …
Read More »YouTube is ten years old
Or should that be ‘only’ ten years old? Because it can sometimes be hard to remember a time when internet video wasn’t just a click/swipe away. But it wasn’t until May 2005 that YoutUbe launched, and even then it was only in beta. It would be another six months before …
Read More »Sky is scrapping its 3D TV channel
The UK’s only dedicated 3D channel is to be closed. Sky 3D was launched back in 2010 ahead of what the entertainment industry was presenting as an expected boom in 3D TV uptake. Now the channel is to be scrapped completely with all remaining 3D content to be shoved onto …
Read More »Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton confirmed for BBC’s GTA drama
The BBC has confirmed the first official casting and plot details of its upcoming drama about the development of Grand Theft Auto. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Horns) will star as Sam Houser and Bill Paxton (Aliens, Apollo 13) as lawyer Jack Thompson, as per previously rumoured. The show also has …
Read More »Anita Sarkeesian makes Time 100 list
Feminist Frequency creator and equality advocate Anita Sarkeesian has made it into this year’s Time 100 list. [Sarkessian] became the target of vicious, misogynist harassment that included death and rape threats, pornographic vandalism of her Wikipedia page and a coordinated effort to have her Kickstarter flagged as terrorism. All of …
Read More »Original GTA dev expresses concern over BBC drama
It appears as if no-one from the original Grand Theft Auto design team is involved in the BBC’s upcoming dramatization about the game’s creation. The show was announced last month and it was reported yesterday that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to star. Also confirmed was the …
Read More »Mortal Kombat X producer quits Twitter after family threats
Another member of the video games industry has decided to abandon Twitter after growing tired of the abuse being directed toward him and his family. So to be clear. The reason I don’t want to do this twitter anymore is not fans asking for characters or hints or whatever. I …
Read More »Reddit mods sign League of Legends NDA with Riot
It has emerged that most of the moderation team of the League of Legends subreddit have signed up to a non-disclosure agreement with developer Riot Games. The Daily Dot reports that while Reddit has told mods that signing the NDA is not mandatory, doing so will grant them direct access …
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