Monthly Archives: September 2022

Jamie Dimon will raise the prospect of economic disaster to Congress – and sound the alarm on painful inflation

Jamie Dimon. Mark Lennihan/AP Jamie Dimon will raise the prospect of a “major economic storm” to Congress on Wednesday. The JPMorgan CEO will also bemoan inflation’s devastating impact on Americans, his written testimony shows. Dimon will tout JPMorgan’s critical role in the US economy as well. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon will tout the US economy’s…

TikTok adds new rules for politicians’ accounts ahead of the midterm elections

TikTok is adding new rules for accounts belonging to politicians, government officials and political parties ahead of the midterm elections. The company says it will require these accounts to go through a “mandatory” verification process, and will restrict them from accessing advertising and other revenue generating features. Up until now, verification for politicians and other…

Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco admits “possibility” customer details exposed in July hack

Bandai Namco, publisher of Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Soulcalibur, has given an update on its investigation into the July ransomware attack which targeted its servers. In a statement posted yesterday, the publisher admitted it had “become clear that the possibility of external leakage of information” related to its video games division “cannot be denied”….

Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 faces backlash over cultural misrepresentation, Arabic translation errors

Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has been criticised for its use of the Arabic language and cultural misrepresentation in Warzone 2. Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail was among those who spoke out about the game, and who shared a detailed thread of criticism posted on ResetEra. “Why don’t you for once just hire some Arabs…

Infinity Ward sticks to its guns amid Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mini-map furore

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s first beta weekend is done and dusted, and developer Infinity Ward has updated players on changes they can expect to see when it returns. The highlight here is Infinity Ward’s explanation for Modern Warfare 2’s divisive mini-map, which has come under fire from some players for failing to provide…

Twitch addresses revenue split for streamers, declining to change 50/50 split

Twitch has declined to change the revenue split for streamers, despite over 22k votes on its UserVoice platform. The revenue split between Twitch and streamers has long been an issue, with many claiming the current 50/50 split is stifling the growth of smaller channels. The UserVoice post, begun by streamer SaltyWyvern in 2020, became the…