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Far Cry 6 beta emails are definitely a scam, Ubisoft warns

By Brad Lang
February 22, 2021
in :  Gaming
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It goes without saying that if you do get one of these Far Cry 6 emails, you definitely shouldn’t reply to it.

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Star Citizen’s latest $675 spaceship was revealed at a $275 dinner

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 27, 2019
in :  Gaming
34

Over in the land of Gamescom last week, the Star Citizen crew invited some of their most loyal backers to join them for an intimate dinner in Frankfurt, where SC big cheese Chris Roberts would be present for some QnA. The catch? This event was only open to Concierge members of Star Citizen, people who had spent at least $1000 on the game. The seats, or flat pieces of wood that their butts were crammed on top of in sardine fashion, cost $275 each.

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Star Citizen backer loses $4500 refund case thanks to the game’s cunning terms of service

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 19, 2018
in :  Gaming
110

Star Citizen today is no closer to realising its goals than it was five years ago, and that’s a shame for the people who provided the fiscal ground support for the project. Even worse, Star Citizen isn’t the game that many people backed, as its various modules have created something entirely different to what was originally envisioned and promised.

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Printer ink cartridges are a scam

By Darryn Bonthuys
March 28, 2018
in :  Technology
0

If you ever wanted a detailed breakdown on just how badly people are fleeced by the inkjet printer industry, then here's a detailed breakdown on how consumers are conned out of their hardearned cash.

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Star Citizen founder accused of abusive working conditions, misuse of funding and deception in new report

By Alessandro Barbosa
October 2, 2015
in :  Gaming
78

A new report has made some bold claims regarding the founder of Star Citizen and his studio, but Chris Roberts was quickly to reply to the "defamatory" comments.

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Beware Steam trades – Valve are no longer returning items lost to scams

By Matthew Figueira
June 30, 2015
in :  Gaming
25

Items on Steam are worth a lot of money in some cases. Sometimes, people lose said items to scams. Valve are no longer returning those stolen items - stating scams can be avoided entirely.

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Gaming

No, there is no GTA V PC beta

By Geoffrey Tim
March 19, 2014
in :  Gaming
47

If you find yourself invited to a GTA V beta on PC, then congratulations! You've just received malware!

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War Z developers apologise.. but is it too late?

By Gavin Mannion
January 3, 2013
in :  Gaming
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The executive producer of War Z has written an open letter of apology to the players and everyone else

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