GAMES
Unity CEO Promises Employees Their Work Will Never Lead to ‘Loss of Life’
Unity CEO John Riccitiello addressed employee concerns in a town hall after reports about the company’s military contacts.
Crossword Fans Are Mad the New York Times Is Locking Down Its Puzzles
In one week, ‘The New York Times’ Crossword will abandon the .puz format, but industrious fans are already creating their own solutions.
What VICE Readers Bought This Month: Cool Mirrors, Art Books, and Beginner Butt Plugs
Well, well, well—looks like you kids are curious about electrocuting yourselves, cooking in Le Creuset, and getting into ass play.
Activision IT Worker Secretly Filmed Colleagues in Office Bathroom
An Activision IT worker pleaded guilty to mounting a camera under the sink in a “manner to point at the toilet” in 2018, court records show.
I Tried a Viral Electrocution Game Just to Feel Something
This viral zapping game has over 10,000 hot take reviews, so I tested it (and my friends' love) to see if the zap is really that addictive.
Players Say Amazon's ‘New World’ MMO Is Frying Their Expensive Video Cards
The RTX 3090 is a flagship monster of a graphics card but some players are reporting that it crashes so hard trying to run ‘New World,’ that it bricks the card.
Indonesia May Ban Fortnite. Players Say the Government Is Overreacting.
“Banning the game is way too extreme, since Fortnite has a huge fan base in Indonesia.”
Internet Archivists Discover a Rare, Early Version of Minecraft
Alpha v1.1.1 had become a “holy grail” for the Minecraft archiving community, but a decade-old Tweet finally tipped the group off.
Hackers Tricked Microsoft Into Certifying Malware That Could Spy on Users
The company said the hackers targeted video games in China, potentially to cheat and compromise their accounts.
Game Publisher Apologizes for Asking Journalists to Shoot People Dressed as Arab Stereotypes
Developer CI Games held a press event at a private military training compound where participants were asked to use M4 rifles to shoot people dressed as Arab stereotypes.
I Love Telling My Enemies They're Doing Great In 'Chivalry 2'
Amid the blood and chaos of Chivalry 2, "commending" other players with a button press is a blast of pure positivity. Except for archers.