online games
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Wordle’s New Owner Is Banning ‘Offensive’ Guesses
Internet language sensation Wordle is now owned by The New York Times and housed firmly on the Grey Lady’s servers. That’s meant a rickety migration for some players, but also changes to the game itself. Words like “sluts” have recently been banned from being used as guesses, and the paper of record has confirmed it…
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Roblox CEO Outed For Using Completely Legal, Completely Ridiculous Tax Dodge
Game-making platform and fledgling metaverse Roblox made the news yesterday as the focus of a New York Times report about a ‘90s era tax cut that’s spun out of control. Originally created to foster investment in small businesses, the Qualified Small Business Stock, or Q.S.B.S., exemption has transformed into a way for ultra-wealthy businesses to…
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Roblox Has Been Down For Over 35 Hours And It’s Probably Not Chipotle’s Fault
Roblox, one of the most popular games in the world, has been down for over a day now and while many frustrated players are blaming an in-game Chiplote promotion, the devs say that free burritos aren’t the reason for the outage.
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The Best MMOs That Died
While a range of factors play into decisions to close down a game, the steep running costs and constant upkeep needed often mean MMOs are culled long before their time. Copyright law makes it difficult to bring them back, and fan efforts are frequently struck down. From The Sims Online to The Matrix Online, we…