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The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has filed a complaint to the European Commission (EC) and the network of consumer protection authorities (CPC-Network), calling on them to launch an investigation into the use of premium in-game currencies.
Italian police claim to have seized nearly €50m of counterfeit retro consoles and games.
The European Consumer Organization, along with 22 member organizations from 17 countries, has filed a complaint with the authorities who enforce EU consumer protection laws accusing Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Ubisoft, and other major game companies of «purposefully tricking consumers» with in-game currencies that are «used to confuse and disconnect consumers from the real value of their in-game spending.»
World of Warcraft: The War Within has enjoyed, overall, a pretty decent response from the playerbase at large. A surprisingly solid story, a premise that screams high fantasy, and some peak quality of life upgrades that've made the game all the more alt-friendly has, by and large, led to a real sense that WoW is back, baby.
Earlier this year, Ubisoft shut down the servers for The Crew, leaving the always-online racing game completely unplayable even to those who'd already bought it. The backlash to this decision has spawned a massive consumer rights campaign that's now seeking 1 million signatures in the EU, and in the wake of that response, the devs are adding offline modes to newer The Crew games - but not the now-dead original.
Perhaps still stinging from the unexpectedly ferocious reaction to its decision to bring The Crew to a sudden, unwanted stop, Ubisoft announced today that offline modes are being developed for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest.
Former PlayStation Europe and Codemasters boss, Chris Deering has suggested that developers affected by the recent wave of games industry layoffs should “drive an Uber” or “go to the beach” for a year, while waiting for the industry to resolve its widespread issues.
ASUS & Gigabyte X870/X870E motherboard prices are up as high as €700 for the EU region but much lower for the UK in early retail listings.