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Heads are rolling at White Wolf, the company behind the classic Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop role-playing setting. Leadership changes are underway, after the studio used the imprisonment, torture, and murder of Chechnya’s LGBTQ community as the backdrop for a major plot point in that game. For the last several years, an independent team at White Wolf, owned by Paradox Interactive, has been working to refresh the tabletop RPG for a modern audience with a fifth edition. Even before the launch of that ruleset in August, however, White Wolf was already courting controversy. A series of unforced errors prompted statements disavowing perceived links to neo-Nazi and white-supremacist ideology in its game materials. In the past few weeks, it expanded on that launch by releasing several new sourcebooks, among them Camarilla and Anarchs. Unfortunately, those books made reference to the murder of gay Chechens in a context that used the ongoing human right violations in that country as … [Read more...] about Paradox reins in White Wolf after offensive passages in Vampire: The Masquerade RPG

Update: The Polish Ministry has released a public statement in which it declared that loot boxes cannot be considered gambling under the current wording of the Polish Gambling Law. Original Story: Ever since EA released Battlefront 2 loot boxes have been under investigation across the globe. Belgium went as far as banning them and asking various publishers to remove them from games. Certain U.S states are taking action as well and it is only a matter of time before this issue reaches Washington. Poland has now joined one of the countries where loot boxes are under investigation or at least they will soon be, officially.  Earlier this month, Komputer Swiat, a Polish Electronics Magazine reported that someone has notified the Ministry of Finance about the loot box system featured in FIFA 19 FUT mode. In Poland, the Ministry of Finance acts as a regulator for gambling activities and is likely to take action against EA. The individual claimed that the loot boxes featured in EA’s … [Read more...] about Loot Box Controversy Reaches Poland Thanks to EA’s FIFA 19 FUT

TAMPA, Fla., Nov 15 (Reuters) - Florida's hotly contested contest for the U.S. Senate appeared headed on Thursday toward a hand recount with the results still too close to call, the state elections website indicated.Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson trailed his Republican challenger, Florida Governor Rick Scott, by about 12,600 votes, or 0.15 percent of the more than 8 million ballots cast following an electronic recount. The razor-thin margin triggers a manual recount under state law.Elections officials were expected to inspect by hand any ballots that were designated undervotes or overvotes, cases where the machine that reviewed the ballot concluded that a voter had skipped a contest or marked more than one selection.If the voter's intentions are clear on review by a person, the ballot could be counted. 17 PHOTOS Florida Governor Rick Scott See Gallery Florida Governor Rick Scott DORAL, FL - MARCH 28: Florida Governor Rick Scott interacts with people at Restaurant El … [Read more...] about Florida US Senate race triggers hand recount

It’s PlayStation 4’s fifth anniversary and Sony has marked the occasion by listing some interesting stats. Stats listed by Sony for the fifth anniversary of PlayStation 4 include the top five best-selling games, the most popular DualShock 4 color, and by reiterating the system has shipped over 86.1 million units life-to-date. You can look over the stats listed in the infographic below, but in case you’re on mobile, we’ve also posted bullet list. PlayStation 4 fifth anniversary stats The numbers Over 86.1 million units sold-in (shipped) Over 777.9 million software units sold-in (shipped) 11 major system updates Games Top five best-selling titles (listed alphabetically): Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Call of Duty: WW2 FIFA 17 FIFA 18 GTA 5 Most popular games on PS4  (listed alphabetically): Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Season Pass, Zombie Chronicles FIFA 17 FIFA 18 Fortnite GTA 5 Most downloaded titles on PS4 (listed alphabetically): Call of Duty: Black … [Read more...] about Sony celebrates PlayStation 4’s fifth anniversary with some interesting stats

The SMITE Switch version has finally been confirmed. Rumors and datamining had suggested the possibility of Hi-Rez Studios’ mythical MOBA making its way to Nintendo’s hybrid console, but we hadn’t yet received any official word on the matter — until today. SMITE is a MOBA that’s played from a third-person perspective. It features a large cast of characters who are all based on legendary figures from the world’s many different religions, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. The game first debuted in March 2014 and later made its way to the Xbox One the following year and the PS4 the year after that. Now Hi-Rez Studios is rounding out the console trifecta with the announcement of a SMITE Switch version. What’s more, the game will be sold as a digital bundle on the Nintendo Switch. Although SMITE had previously been a free-to-play game, the Nintendo Switch version is being sold as a premium bundle for … [Read more...] about SMITE Switch Version Announced, Release Date and Bundle Revealed