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Diablo IV: Blizz Explains Lack Of Couch Co-Op On PC
Gamers have finally had a chance to test drive the highly anticipated next entry in Blizzard’s action RPG series, Diablo IV. While the game offers up some contentious changes and sees balance concerns that will be debated furiously in the days to come, first impressions reveal a game that’s perfect to zone out to, preferably…
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An Exploration Of The Ways Our Cities Hate The Young & The Homeless
“Exclusionary Design”, also known as “Hostile Architecture”, are the names given to the relatively modern concept of “an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide or restrict behaviour”. Specifically, it targets the homeless and the young.
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Activision Accused Of Illegally Firing QA Testers Over Remote Work Protest
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) have today filed charges against publisher Activision — a company with a long track record of alleged union-busting — claiming the publisher violated several workplace laws in relation to the firing of two QA testers.
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Popular Female Streamers Targeted In Deepfake Pornography Scandal
Yesterday, Twitch streamer Brandon “Atrioc” Ewing issued a tearful apology during his livestream after he accidentally revealed that he had deepfake pornography of popular female Twitch streamers open on his computer. The video of his apology — in which he claims to have clicked an ad on PornHub because he was curious — quickly gained…