A man was arrested in a sting operation involving Pokémon cards after attempting to purchase them using over $10,000 in counterfeit cash. He had been using the fake money to deceive scalpers on Facebook Marketplace.
Nintendo added anti-scalper measures for Switch 2 pre-order invites:
Customers must have purchased a Nintendo Switch Online membership for atleast 12 months, and played 50+ gameplay hours on Switch 1
In typical Call of Duty fashion, each of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle skins is locked behind its own separate bundle for Black Ops 6 and Warzone, instead of being offered together.
Epic Games permanently banned a Fortnite player for cheating, required them to donate their winnings to charity, and forced them to make a YouTube video admitting to their actions.
It’s wild to see Call of Duty rolling out new bundles while their game remains broken. They’ve lost 108,835 players in the last three months, and Black Ops 6 was released just four months ago.
Overwatch 2 is reinstating loot boxes, a controversial monetization system, allowing players to either grind for them through gameplay or purchase them outright—mirroring the original game’s heavily criticized model.
PlayStation has confirmed that the recent PSN outage was due to an “operational issue.” As compensation, existing PS Plus subscribers received five days of free PS Plus, while non-subscribers did not receive any compensation.
After a 20-hour outage, the PlayStation Network is back online for some users. However, while a portion of the community has regained access, many gamers are still unable to connect. The situation remains uneven, with progress made for some and ongoing issues for others.