Steam NFTs – Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST Episode 353

Activision/Blizzard Drama, Microsoft DDoS, Steam bans NFTs and more on this week’s episode of Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST

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• Microsoft

• • • DDoS
      • Microsoft has crushed the worst DDoS attack its Azure servers have ever encountered

• China

• • • China’s illegal bitcoin miners go off-grid as the country records a 0% share of global hash rate

• Capcom

• • • Monster Hunter Dev Capcom To Increase Its Focus On PC Output

• CD Projekt Red

• • • CD Projekt hires community mod makers to work on Cyberpunk 2077

• Bethesda

• • • Fallout: London mod writer gets a job at Bethesda
      • Mod Video: Fallout: London – Official Reveal Trailer
    • ‘Deathloop’ PC codes will launch on Steam, not Bethesda’s own launcher
    • Starfield has twice as much dialog as Skyrim

• EA

• • • EA’s ‘patent pledge’ openly shares tech patents in an effort to increase game accessibility

• FIFA

• • • • FIFA says it never liked EA anyway, will see other publishers now
      • FIFA says games licensing agreement shouldn’t be exclusive
      • FIFA hints at giving EA the red card as it says it wants more developers making football games

• Twitch

• • • Twitch had a ‘do not ban’ list to keep big-time streamers from being suspended for ‘something dumb’

• Valve

• • • NFTs/Blockchain
      • Steam bans all games with NFTs or cryptocurrency
        • NFT?: NFTs, explained: what they are, and why they’re suddenly worth millions
      • Steam has banned games that use blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFTs
      • Valve says no to blockchain games and NFTs on Steam

• • Dead by Daylight

• • • • • Dead by Daylight models are being sold as NFTs, no one is pleased

• • Epic

• • • • • Epic says it’s ‘open’ to blockchain games after Steam bans them

• • Steam Deck

• • • • Deck Verified

• Activision/Blizzard

• • Anti-Cheat

• • • • Call of Duty Warzone & Vanguard will get a new anti-cheat system with a PC kernel-level driver
      • Call of Duty is getting kernel level anti-cheat
        • Video: RICOCHET Anti-Cheat | Call of Duty: Vanguard & Warzone

• • • • FAQ: RICOCHET Anti-Cheat: Call of Duty’s New Anti-Cheat Initiative

• • Legal

• • • • Activision Blizzard hires former Disney exec as new HR boss
      • Overwatch executive producer is leaving Blizzard
      • Blizzard Entertainment chief legal officer resigns
      • Activision-Blizzard is now being investigated by four state and federal regulators as its top legal VP departs
      • The feds are now investigating Activision-Blizzard as the SEC subpoenas execs including Bobby Kotick

• • Result

• • • • • World of Warcraft tweaks another NPC name and more dialogue to reduce transphobia, racism, and sexism
          • Changes: Finkle Einhorn Renamed; More Transphobic, Sexual, and Racially Suggestive Dialogue Removed from WoW
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        • Activision Blizzard strikes $18 million settlement with US EEOC
        • Activision Blizzard to create $18M fund after harassment lawsuit
        • Activision-Blizzard lawsuits in chaos as federal agency accuses California’s DFEH of ethics violations
        • California Steps In To Prevent Activision Blizzard Destroying Sexual Harassment Evidence
        • Blizzard caught destroying docs and now DEFH set to object

• Wronged Us

• • • Wronged Us is a new survival game, inspired by Silent Hill & Dark Souls, using Unreal Engine

• • Video: WRONGED US – Teaser Trailer

• Edengrad (Cancelled)

• • Post-apoc survival sandbox Edengrad has officially (and quietly) been cancelled

Kickstarter: Edengrad: a MMO post-apocalyptic reality simulator by Huckleberry Games — Kickstarter