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Sony warns gamers could lose saves, progress, DLC access after changing PSN name

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by on October 24, 2018 at 5:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


When Sony revealed earlier this year it was working on a way for PlayStation gamers to change their IDs after 12 years, most — including us — were excited about the prospect. Now, as more details surfaced this week about exactly how name changes will work, it’s got use more than a little nervous. From the sounds of the list of potential pitfalls, we’re suddenly not too keen on the idea. The amount of caveats to changing your name is a little galling — not because there are so many of them, but because each one represents having something important…

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Fallout New Vegas fans spent 7 years creating a massive ‘New California’ mod

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by on October 24, 2018 at 5:21 pm
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A team of super fans today released a huge mod for Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout New Vegas into open beta. Dubbed “New California,” the free add-on works with PC versions of the game, and it’s available for download now. Don’t feel bad if you weren’t aware of New California. This fan-made project was created by Brandan Lee, Rick Hukkanen, and other members of the modding community. It’s not an official product published by Bethesda. But that doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly impressive and worth playing. The game was developed over a period of seven years as a learning experience for creators…

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Japan grants cryptocurrency industry self-regulatory status

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by on October 24, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Japan has been wrestling the cryptocurrency beast for some time and it looks like the country’s government has finally found a way to end the skirmish. The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has today given the green light to let the industry regulate itself. The self-regulatory status allows the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association to police exchanges for any violations, Reuters reports. It appears the decision was made in response to the rapidly changing cryptocurrency market. “It’s a very fast moving industry. It’s better for experts to make rules in a timely manner than bureaucrats do,” a senior FSA official…

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