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The Biggest Thefts and Hacks in Gaming History: The $620 Million Axie Infinity Hack, Stolen CS2 Skins, and the GTA 6 Leak
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The biggest heists in gaming history: $620 million from Axie Infinity, CS skin thefts, EVE Online scams, and the GTA 6 hack. Who did it, how much was stolen, and how it happened — by date. -
Gaming News August 14, 2026, 08:43 PM
Electronic Arts has announced that Star Wars Zero Company, its upcoming tactical game set in the Star Wars universe, has already surpassed one million wishlists. -
Gaming News August 11, 2026, 06:52 PM
The first previews of Star Wars Zero Company, the new turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor, have begun appearing online. The studio includes a number of former XCOM developers, and journalists were given anywhere from around 12 hours with the game to roughly the first third of the campaign. Early impressions are generally positive, though not without some notable reservations. Nearly every outlet draws comparisons to XCOM 2, while also pointing to the influence of Marvel's Midnight Suns and Zero Company's stronger emphasis on characters and relationships within the squad. -
Gaming News August 6, 2026, 05:39 PM
After EA's Saudi-backed buyout, attention has shifted to what the publisher may cut next, with insider and journalist Mike Straw suggesting BioWare and some franchises could be on the table.
The deal has already left EA as a private company with more than $20 billion in debt. The publisher has also announced plans to cut annual costs, which has fueled speculation about how far those reductions could go. -
News August 5, 2026, 06:20 PM
Electronic Arts said its $55 billion acquisition by a consortium led by the Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners has officially closed. The publisher is now a private company and will leave NASDAQ after 36 years. -
Gaming News August 4, 2026, 02:52 PM
Star Wars Zero Company will arrive on August 27, and the first detailed coverage will follow on August 11, giving the game less than three weeks in the spotlight before launch. A closed media session has already taken place, and journalists and bloggers have played an early build of the tactical game. -
Gaming News August 4, 2026, 01:14 PM
Battlefield 6 players on GeForce RTX cards should see fewer crashes after patch 1.4.1.5, which the Battlefield Comm said should also improve stability, aiming, interface problems, and compatibility with current NVIDIA driver versions.
The main crash fix targets GeForce RTX graphics cards, with problems concentrated on GeForce RTX 50 models. According to the developers, they found at least three crash scenarios: on maps with a lot of water, during searches, and when changing attachments on a specific weapon. -
Gaming News July 31, 2026, 08:24 AM
Electronic Arts says the regulatory side of its $55 billion takeover is finished, putting the company on track to complete the transaction on or about August 4, 2026. If the remaining customary closing conditions are satisfied or waived, the deal will take EA private under a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. -
Gaming News July 29, 2026, 05:10 PM
Electronic Arts reported that CEO Andrew Wilson received $38,694,984 in stock awards and bonus payments for the company's 2026 financial year, according to a filing that also detailed executive pay across the company. The disclosure comes as EA faces criticism over layoffs at several Battlefield studios during the same period. -
Gaming News July 24, 2026, 02:55 PM
The European Commission has cleared Electronic Arts' $55 billion sale to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, saying the takeover does not raise competition concerns. -
Gaming News July 23, 2026, 08:36 PM
EA SPORTS FC used its reveal trailer to detail EA Sports FC 27's editions, with the new Ultimate Plus tier sitting at the top of the lineup. The most expensive version is priced at $149.99, while the Standard Edition costs $69.99, making the new premium option more than twice as expensive as the base release. -
Gaming News July 21, 2026, 10:33 PM
Electronic Arts has confirmed that Kylian Mbappé will be the cover star of EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Edition, and the publisher says the full reveal trailer will arrive on July 23. EA also says the cover announcement will open a week of news for the game, which is expected to launch later in 2026. -
Gaming News July 18, 2026, 04:20 PM
Reuters says the European Commission is not planning to block Electronic Arts' 55 billion acquisition by a Saudi-led consortium under the EU rules on foreign subsidies, and the deal is reportedly on track to clear without conditions. An official decision is due on July 30, 2026. -
Gaming News July 9, 2026, 11:42 PM
David Gaider, former lead writer at BioWare and the creator of the world of Thedas, believes Dragon Age has no future as long as Electronic Arts controls the franchise. According to him, the publisher failed to understand the series for decades and treated every project as if it could be shut down at any moment. -
Gaming News July 9, 2026, 07:21 PM
Dragon Age creator David Gaider, a former BioWare lead writer, says painful memories of the game's troubled development make Dragon Age: The Veilguard impossible for him to revisit. In an interview with PC Gamer, Gaider said he knows too much about what happened behind the scenes and that the game is tied to painful memories of how Electronic Arts handled the team. -
Gaming News July 1, 2026, 12:44 PM
NBCUniversal is weighing a potential entry into the video game industry after its planned separation from Comcast, Reuters reports. The entertainment conglomerate, famous for franchises such as Despicable Me, Shrek, The Purge, Jurassic Park, and M3GAN, is evaluating how its popular brands could be leveraged for digital gaming and interactive experiences. The spinoff is expected to conclude in about a year, and any move into gaming would take place only after the split is finalized. -
Gaming News June 23, 2026, 08:35 PM
ELECTRONIC ARTS has permanently shut down multiplayer servers for Battlefield Hardline on all PlayStation and Xbox consoles as of June 22, 2026. Owners of the game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S can now only access the single-player campaign, with all online modes disabled. -
Hardware and Technologies June 23, 2026, 05:02 PM
Electronic Arts president of enterprise development Laura Miele has stated that the introduction of artificial intelligence has led to a "real rise in creativity" across the company's studios. According to Miele, AI tools have enabled EA teams to bring ideas to life more quickly and made creative discussions more efficient. -
Gaming News June 5, 2026, 03:38 PM
Netflix will release FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition on June 11, 2026, offering a new football sim for subscribers. Gamers react to graphics and exclusivity. -
Online Features No Longer Available — Dragon Age: Inquisition Servers Shut Down on PS3 After 12 Years
Gaming News April 28, 2026, 03:36 PM
April 28, 2026, marks a symbolic date for Dragon Age: Inquisition — multiplayer servers for the PlayStation 3 version have officially been shut down. From now on, owners of the game on the aging console can no longer access matchmaking or any other online features. The move, while disappointing for some, comes as no surprise: supporting outdated infrastructure with virtually no player activity simply stopped making economic sense.
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