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Friday is here, you can tell by the way the planet rotates. Here’s the news.

Super Mario Party Won’t Support Pro Controllers
Denuvo to Develop Anti-Cheat Software

Super Joycon Party

According to a report by nextn.es, Super Mario Party for the Nintendo Switch will only support gameplay with the Nintendo Joycon. This, in turn, means it won’t support the Pro controller. I can understand this in the interest of keeping controls equal and fair. But the sideways Joycon is easily the least comfortable control scheme to use on the console. Not that I intended to buy the game anyway, to be honest.

Denuvo Anti-Cheat

The infamous anti-piracy company has quietly broken into the anti-cheating business of video games. Denuvo announced that their new system will be coming soon, and will prevent hackers from messing with the game code to gain an advantage over others. They made a point to mention that this includes trying to bypass microtransactions and the otherwise “dilution of the value of the game for the user and the game studio.”

Call me distrusting here.

That’s all for today, however. Tune in Monday for another week of video game news! Otherwise, have a great weekend!

Thursday 7-26-18: PUBG isn’t eSports Ready, Denuvo Hacker Voksi Arrested, and Hellblade VR

By Branden

On July 26, 2018

In daily update, News

I woke up early today. So you get the news early today! Here is that news.

PUBG Isn’t Ready for eSports
Game Hacker Voksi Arrested in Denuvo Investigation
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Coming to VR

PUBG eSports Infancy

Some of you may know that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds recently launched the PUBG Global Invitational. Despite this, creator Brandon Greene stated that “we’re not esports ready, and we’ve never said we’re esports ready.” Greene believes that Battle Royale eSports is a new idea and need some experimentation to figure out. Greene wants to, in order to make the game more ready for competitive play, focus on resolving bugs and implementing quality-of-life changes that the players want.

Voksi’s Arrest

Controversial anti-piracy software firm Denuvo has recently taken legal action against established hacker Voksi. The hacker has a history of disabling the Denuvo software present in many modern games. While Denuvo claims they were arrested by the Belgium Cybercrime unit, Voksi stated on Reddit that they turned themselves in voluntarily to the police and have contacted Denuvo for a peaceful resolution. I understand protecting your product and livelihood, but this only bothers me more. Denuvo is frequently the suspected cause of performance issues and connectivity problems pertaining to games that use its anti-tampering software. I don’t promote piracy, but I’m actively against Denuvo specifically.

Hellblade in VR

According to an announcement video Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will be coming to VR Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on July 31. This is a free game for anyone who owns or purchases the normal game on Steam. They recommend a GTX 1080 graphics card. This is an interesting one to report on. Hellblade is a fantastic game that handles mental illness better than nearly all others in the game industry. It’s a very good looking game too. But what will VR add to this? Developer Ninja Theory says they did this out of curiosity, which I can’t blame them for. But I’ve always felt that if you’re to have VR, it needs to add to the game. Given the third person perspective, the only thing VR could add was the “wow” factor from seeing the world you’re in. Of course, I can’t know if they’ve achieved that without playing it myself. All things considered, I approve.

That’s all for today, tune in tomorrow for the final news post of the week. Otherwise, have a great night!

Tuesday 5-29-18: PUBG Sues Fortnite, Denuvo Vampyr, Battlepacks 5

By Branden

On May 29, 2018

In Uncategorized

It’s been a long week, and it’s only Tuesday. Here’s the news.

PUBG Sues Fortnite
Vampyr is Denuvo Free
Battlefield 5 Says “No More Battlepacks”

Legal Royale

The Korean Times recently reported that PUBG Corp., a division of Korean developer Bluehole, filed an injunction, alleging copyright infringement, with the Seoul Central District Court against Epic Games Korea over the similarities between PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite: Battle Royale. PUBG has a tendency to be sue-happy, and Fortnite is one of many, many battle royale games. To me, this seems like a greater stretch than they can hope for.

Denuvo Slayer

The highly anticipated RPG by the developers of Life is Strange is growing ever closer to launch. When asked about whether the game uses Denuvo, an infamous DRM software installation, the Vampyr Twitter responded confirming that they will not be. This is good to hear.

Battlepacks

There’s been talk going around about how Battlefield 5 says it won’t have randomized loot boxes. Given the history of EA, many people, myself included, don’t trust them. When questioned, the Battlefield Twitter stated that “There are no more Battlepacks. Instead, players will be able to choose their rewards directly or through rank up events.” While I’m happy the loot box idea is being forgotten, I remain cautious just the same.

That’s all for today, thanks for reading. Tune in tomorrow for more news. Otherwise, have a great day!

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Friday 8-24-18: Super Mario Party Only Uses Joycons and Denuvo Developing Anti-Cheat Software