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1. GameHub - An Unified Library To Put All Games Under One Roof
(English/Linuxtoday)

Ostechnix:  GameHub is free, open source gaming platform written in Vala using GTK+3 for GNU/Linux operating systems. Read all  ...

2. Organized crime is laundering money through Fortnite's in-game currency
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Criminals are using stolen credit cards to buy Fortnite V-bucks, then selling the in-game currency for bitcoin at a discount on the dark web as a way to launder money. From The Independent: Discounted ...

3. Unsealed court documents reveal that Facebook knew kids were being tricked into spending thousands of dollars on their parents' credit cards
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

In 2012, Facebook settled a class-action suit with parents who claimed that their kids were being tricked into spending real money on game items, thinking they were spending virtual in-game currency; ...

4. 'Mortal Kombat 11' hype begins with an ultraviolent gameplay exhibition
(English/engadget)

The Mortal Kombat 11 teaser trailer NetherRealm released last month suggested the next installment in the fighting game series was going to be brutality incarnate. And yesterday, the first actual gameplay ...

5. NBA refs will return to Twitter to answer fans' questions
(English/engadget)

Last year during the NBA finals, some of the league's refs took to Twitter in order to discuss calls made during a game and answer fans' questions. Feedback was positive, ESPN reports. Positive ...

6. Italian Video Game Awards, settima edizione
(Italiano/webnews)

A tre mesi di distanza dalla cerimonia di premiazione, fervono i preparativi per la settima edizione degli Italian Video Game Awards. The post Italian Video Game Awards, settima edizione appeared first ...

7. Square lancia una carta di debito
(Italiano/webnews)

La società di pagamenti fondata da Jack Dorsey, CEO di Twitter, lancia Square Card, una carta di debito che promette di rivoluzionare il mercato. The post Square lancia una carta di debito appeared first ...

8. Epic Games will pause 'Fortnite' updates ahead of events to help pros
(English/engadget)

Epic Games is changing the way it handles Fortnite patches to give pros more time to adjust to game-impacting tweaks. Competitive players can now expect updates to arrive a few days to a week prior to ...

9. The Mortal Kombat 11 official game play trailer is actually quite violent
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAT! I haven't paid attention to Mortal Kombat since the 1995 movie. There was a time it was my go-to coming down off of hallucinogenic drugs film. This game trailer would have made ...

10. Michael Cohen reportedly paid for fake Twitter flattery
(English/engadget)

Let's play a game of "would you rather." Would you rather an investigation upend criminal details about your past that land you in jail and put your business dealings under public scrutiny, ...

11. AI is better at bluffing than professional gamblers
(English/engadget)

The act of gambling on games of chance has been around for as long as the games themselves. For as long as there's been money to be made wagering on the uncertain outcomes of these events, bettors ...

12. Mattel's free 'Uno' mobile game is now available worldwide
(English/engadget)

While third-party Uno apps have been around for some time, Mattel released its own mobile version of the classic card game in certain countries and on Facebook Instant Games last year. Now, the toymaker ...

13. 'Sea of Thieves' will take up less space after pending update
(English/engadget)

There is good news and bad news for Sea of Thieves players regarding the game's next update. The bad news is you'll have to download and reinstall the entire game. The good news is, as a result ...

14. Checking out Bexim's Bazaar, a wonderful new zine for tabletop game crafters
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

As we have written about before, the game crafting (or dungeon crafting) scene has exploded over the past few years. There are dozens of websites and YouTube channels devoted to every aspect of making ...

15. 'Westworld Mobile' game pulled following Bethesda lawsuit
(English/engadget)

It's now clearer just how Behaviour Interactive and Warner Bros. resolved that Bethesda lawsuit over Westworld Mobile's similarity to Fallout Shelter... and it's not looking good for the ...

16. A 'Fortnite' security flaw could have exposed players' accounts
(English/engadget)

Fortnite fans who are able to log in and play without any issues (other than being eliminated before so much as building a ramp) might thank their lucky stars Epic Games has resolved a security issue. ...

17. Unpaid Coast Guard employees told to work as part-time "mystery shoppers"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... distributed to the 8,500 Coast Guard civilian workers who are not getting paid thanks to Trump's little shutdown game. Other part-time tips in the pamphlet: Have a garage sale -- clean out your attic, ...

18. Trump calls 50,000 federal employees back to work, won't pay them
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

About 800,000 federal workers aren't getting paid because Trump doesn't want to lose the game of chicken he foolishly chose to play. Now he is forcing 50,000 to come back to work, but they won't get paid. ...

19. Unity rolls out new rules for devs after Improbable fight
(English/engadget)

Unity has had a change of heart. The company is updating its terms of service so that any third-party software, including SpatialOS, can be used in conjunction with its popular game engine. "Some ...

20. Fortnite, arriva la modalità per cecchini
(Italiano/webnews)

Il battle royale di Epic Games riceve un update con il quale, oltre a diverse piccole migliorie, introduce anche una nuova modalità per cecchini. The post Fortnite, arriva la modalità per cecchini appeared ...

21. EA's open-world 'Star Wars' game is no more
(English/engadget)

Remember EA's open-world Star Wars game that promised bounty hunting across the series' universe? Anyone? No? Doesn't matter, it's been scrapped. EA Vancouver has cancelled the project, ...

22. Nike’s new self-lacing, smart basketball shoe is the future of the game
(English/the-gadgeteer)

... consistent fit.  When you step into the Nike Adapt BB, a custom motor and gear train senses the tension … Nike’s new self-lacing, smart basketball shoe is the future of the game Read More ...

23. 'The Sims' Alexa Skill is a game companion for superfans
(English/engadget)

Electronic Arts and Amazon are doing their version of the old "You got your peanut butter in my chocolate!" and "You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!" bit. The companies announced ...

24. Excited and exhausted: The hours before the launch of 'Vane'
(English/engadget)

... studio's first original game, Vane, is out across Europ... Read all  ...

25. 'Black Ops 4' battle royale is free for a week starting January 17th
(English/engadget)

Were you too busy playing Red Dead or Spider-Man over the holidays to give other games a look? Activision would like to talk. It's running a free, week-long trial of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's ...