Chinese Man Paralyses After Gaming For 20 Hours

A Chinese man has become paralysed after gaming non-stop for 20 hours at an internet cafe in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province of China.

According to a local news report, the man entered the internet cafe on Saturday and kept playing the game non-stop until for straight 20 hours until the tragedy struck on Sunday afternoon.

"It seems he had lost sensation completely and couldn't move at all. We had to call for an ambulance," a friend of the man said.

The news report said the man never realised that he was paralyzed until when he made an attempt to go to the toilet.The man said that he couldn't move the other half of his body.

However, a video that has gone viral shows the gamer was so bent on finishing the game that he kept begging his friends to help him continue playing the game as he was been moved away by paramedics onto a stretcher.

Last year a Chinese woman became blind after playing a mobile game for 24 hours! Another incident occurred last year in December when a man gamed for nine hours and then suddenly slumped, spitting blood as a result of exhaustion.

Same last year too, in June 2017, a 27-year old man died after spending nearly 20 hours in an internet cafe.

China has an estimated 565 million gamers and for long has been battling this gaming syndrome. China became the first country in 2008 to officially declare internet addiction which they mostly referred to as 'digital heroin'. 

Pubg Mobile Now Available For Android And Ios. (Access Link In Post)

Tencent Games has rolled out PlayerUnknown'sBattlegrounds (PUBG) for both Android and iOS platforms!

The game is available for Android and iOS users in the US and other countries and comes with a download size of nearly 900MB. This sudden launch comes as a surprise to many since PUBG Mobile last week Friday, had a soft launch on Android in Canada and has take no time in expanding to other countries.

However, the sudden global roll shouldn't sound as a surprise since Fornite, another online multiplayer battel game was released earlier this month. Fortnite has recordered huge success within a short span, topping the charts in iTunes in 47 countries and so far players have spent more than a million dollars on in-app purchases, despite the game being available for now only on an invite basis.


 Canadian rapper Drake also contributed to Fornite's sudden growth when the rapper participated in a Twitch live-stream that broke streaming records. Though PUBG was the game that made the battle royale genre popular, Fornite is using that design to add to its exisiting xooperative survival game.

So what are the minimum requirements for PUBG to run on your Android or iOS device? Tencent recommends an iPhone 6 or above, and Android 5.1.1 with atleast 2GB RAM and also an internet connection.

PUBG Mobile runs oon Unreal Engine 4 and will support 100 players just as the PC version along with in-game voice chat to chat with friends. Tencent claims to have a powerful anti-cheating mechanisms.

Tencent owns Riot Games (the maker of League of Legends), has a controlling stake in Supercell (makers of Clash of Clans and other top games). They also have a 40 percent stake in Epic Games (maker of fortnite). WeChat and a host of others are owned by the company.

Android users should click here to access PUBG while iOS users should click here.

Chinese Man Paralyses After Gaming For 20 Hours

A Chinese man has become paralysed after gaming non-stop for 20 hours at an internet cafe in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province of China.

According to a local news report, the man entered the internet cafe on Saturday and kept playing the game non-stop until for straight 20 hours until the tragedy struck on Sunday afternoon.

"It seems he had lost sensation completely and couldn't move at all. We had to call for an ambulance," a friend of the man said.

The news report said the man never realised that he was paralyzed until when he made an attempt to go to the toilet.The man said that he couldn't move the other half of his body.

However, a video that has gone viral shows the gamer was so bent on finishing the game that he kept begging his friends to help him continue playing the game as he was been moved away by paramedics onto a stretcher.

Last year a Chinese woman became blind after playing a mobile game for 24 hours! Another incident occurred last year in December when a man gamed for nine hours and then suddenly slumped, spitting blood as a result of exhaustion.

Same last year too, in June 2017, a 27-year old man died after spending nearly 20 hours in an internet cafe.

China has an estimated 565 million gamers and for long has been battling this gaming syndrome. China became the first country in 2008 to officially declare internet addiction which they mostly referred to as 'digital heroin'. 

Pubg Mobile Now Available For Android And Ios. (Access Link In Post)

Tencent Games has rolled out PlayerUnknown'sBattlegrounds (PUBG) for both Android and iOS platforms!

The game is available for Android and iOS users in the US and other countries and comes with a download size of nearly 900MB. This sudden launch comes as a surprise to many since PUBG Mobile last week Friday, had a soft launch on Android in Canada and has take no time in expanding to other countries.

However, the sudden global roll shouldn't sound as a surprise since Fornite, another online multiplayer battel game was released earlier this month. Fortnite has recordered huge success within a short span, topping the charts in iTunes in 47 countries and so far players have spent more than a million dollars on in-app purchases, despite the game being available for now only on an invite basis.


 Canadian rapper Drake also contributed to Fornite's sudden growth when the rapper participated in a Twitch live-stream that broke streaming records. Though PUBG was the game that made the battle royale genre popular, Fornite is using that design to add to its exisiting xooperative survival game.

So what are the minimum requirements for PUBG to run on your Android or iOS device? Tencent recommends an iPhone 6 or above, and Android 5.1.1 with atleast 2GB RAM and also an internet connection.

PUBG Mobile runs oon Unreal Engine 4 and will support 100 players just as the PC version along with in-game voice chat to chat with friends. Tencent claims to have a powerful anti-cheating mechanisms.

Tencent owns Riot Games (the maker of League of Legends), has a controlling stake in Supercell (makers of Clash of Clans and other top games). They also have a 40 percent stake in Epic Games (maker of fortnite). WeChat and a host of others are owned by the company.

Android users should click here to access PUBG while iOS users should click here.

Chinese Man Paralyses After Gaming For 20 Hours

A Chinese man has become paralysed after gaming non-stop for 20 hours at an internet cafe in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province of China.

According to a local news report, the man entered the internet cafe on Saturday and kept playing the game non-stop until for straight 20 hours until the tragedy struck on Sunday afternoon.

"It seems he had lost sensation completely and couldn't move at all. We had to call for an ambulance," a friend of the man said.

The news report said the man never realised that he was paralyzed until when he made an attempt to go to the toilet.The man said that he couldn't move the other half of his body.

However, a video that has gone viral shows the gamer was so bent on finishing the game that he kept begging his friends to help him continue playing the game as he was been moved away by paramedics onto a stretcher.

Last year a Chinese woman became blind after playing a mobile game for 24 hours! Another incident occurred last year in December when a man gamed for nine hours and then suddenly slumped, spitting blood as a result of exhaustion.

Same last year too, in June 2017, a 27-year old man died after spending nearly 20 hours in an internet cafe.

China has an estimated 565 million gamers and for long has been battling this gaming syndrome. China became the first country in 2008 to officially declare internet addiction which they mostly referred to as 'digital heroin'. 

Pubg Mobile Now Available For Android And Ios. (Access Link In Post)

Tencent Games has rolled out PlayerUnknown'sBattlegrounds (PUBG) for both Android and iOS platforms!

The game is available for Android and iOS users in the US and other countries and comes with a download size of nearly 900MB. This sudden launch comes as a surprise to many since PUBG Mobile last week Friday, had a soft launch on Android in Canada and has take no time in expanding to other countries.

However, the sudden global roll shouldn't sound as a surprise since Fornite, another online multiplayer battel game was released earlier this month. Fortnite has recordered huge success within a short span, topping the charts in iTunes in 47 countries and so far players have spent more than a million dollars on in-app purchases, despite the game being available for now only on an invite basis.


 Canadian rapper Drake also contributed to Fornite's sudden growth when the rapper participated in a Twitch live-stream that broke streaming records. Though PUBG was the game that made the battle royale genre popular, Fornite is using that design to add to its exisiting xooperative survival game.

So what are the minimum requirements for PUBG to run on your Android or iOS device? Tencent recommends an iPhone 6 or above, and Android 5.1.1 with atleast 2GB RAM and also an internet connection.

PUBG Mobile runs oon Unreal Engine 4 and will support 100 players just as the PC version along with in-game voice chat to chat with friends. Tencent claims to have a powerful anti-cheating mechanisms.

Tencent owns Riot Games (the maker of League of Legends), has a controlling stake in Supercell (makers of Clash of Clans and other top games). They also have a 40 percent stake in Epic Games (maker of fortnite). WeChat and a host of others are owned by the company.

Android users should click here to access PUBG while iOS users should click here.

Pubg Mobile 0.10.0 Update With Vikendi Snow Map Now Live

PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) Mobile 0.10.0 update has brought Vikendi Snow Map to the battle royale game, and Tencent Games has confirmed when users will be able to play it..

According to a tweet from the official PUBG handle, the release date for PUBG Mobile Vikendi Snow Map release date is December 20 and start time and date is 5:30am IST on December 21 when it will be available or matchmaking.

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 The major changes in PUBG Mobile 0.10.0 is the addition of Vikendi Snow Map. The map which is 6x6km size Artic landscape covered in snow is the fourth map that has been added after Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok. Mind you, the map is larger than Sanhok, but smaller when compared to Erangel and Miramar.


Other changes in the new update includes support for the Arabic language, cross-server matchmaking, season spending rewards, ability to report suspicious behavior while in spectator mode and new upgrade system which allows players to upgrade weapon finishes to get new kill effects.

This update also adjusts the user interface elements on smartphone displays with three settings: a "Notch" display settings that don't get hidden under the notch while the user is playing, a 16:9 setting and a "Rounded Corners" settings for 18:9 display.

The Vikendi Snop Map is live in PUBG PC Perguruan Tinggi Swasta (Public Test Servers) and playable for PC users. Xbox and PS4 owners will be able to play on the new map in January 2019.

For now, PUBG Mobile Vikendi Snow Map has been added on to the Mobile servers and its 2.0GB in size, though, it is not available for users to play for now until December 21.

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Pubg Mobile Update Brings Monsters In Arcade Mode For Chinese New Year

PUBG Mobile might be getting Monsters in its Arcade Mode. The feature is currently being tested by Chinese users on the new PUBG Mobile 0.13.0 beta update.

The update comes with Chinese New Year themed locations, a night mode for the Vikendi Snow Maps, and players will cooperatively take on Monsters in the Arcade mode.


YouTuber Rey Lagarto (via Touch Arcade) was the first to discover the Monsters in Arcade Mode on PUBG Mode. Though he says that it will be exclusive to China.

"Keep in mind this two mode were added because of the Chinese New Year celebration and will only be on on the Chinese 0. 13 version like arcade modes," the video description read on YouTube.

As seen above, it is still unclear if this feature will eventually make its way from China to the international markets as its a Chinese exclusive feature for now.

The PUBG Mobile 0.13 update note says there will be the following added to the game:

• New weapon
• New night mode on Vikendi with aurora
• Chinese New Year theme locations
• Death cam replay
• New animation

Indian Boy Commits Suicide Because He Was Denied A Pubg Capable Phone

An Indian Teenager has allegedly committed suicide after he had an argument with his family members on the new kind of phone to buy so as to enable him play battle royale game PUBG Mobile.

 According to Gadget.NDTV, the 18-year-old who is a resident of Kurla's Nehru area of Mumbai, hanged himself when his family got him the opposite of what he asked of.

 The teenager asked for a high-end smartphone so as to enable him play the online battle royale game which is the animo among teenagers in India today.

Also Read: Chinese Boy Who Sold His Kidney To Buy An iPhone Now Disabled For Life

However, the boy's family refused to bow to his demands. The boy demanded for a phone which cost around Rs. 37,000 (roughly $515.43) but the family argued that he wouldn't be given any phone worth more than Rs. 20,000 (roughly $278.61)


Out of anger and frustration, the boy took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in the kitchen where his lived.

So far, a case of accidental death has been registered for the Indian boy by the police. A full investigation have been launched to know the cause of the death.

Battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds also known as PUBG is a game that involves 100 players fighting themselves where the last remaining surviving team or sole sole survivor emerges winner.

The game is very popular in the world and a hot topic among Indian teens. So many controversies have trailed the game in the country as it has been banned in some places on argument that it promotes violence and as well has been linked to poor performance of students in exams.

Last year, a young Indian man mistakenly shot his friend dead while role playing PUBG.

Us Court Orders Gta Cheat Maker To Pay $150,000 In Damages

A US court has ordered a Florida man to pay $150,000 in damages and also $66,869 in attorney fees for creating and sharing a cheating tool that allowed players of Grand Theft Auto Online to perform several cheats during the game.

According to TorrentFreak, the man whose name is Jhonny Perez was accused by Take-Two Interactive Software, the company behind GTA of making and distributing a cheating software called Elusive, a paid cheating software for GTA Online that allowed players to get infinite money and perform various of cheats.

Also Read: Angry Man Sues Parent For Giving Birth To Him Without His Consent

This act, according to Take-Two Interactive, violated their copyright, disrupted gameplay balancing, threw off its in-game purchase model and sourced the experienced for honest players.


Perez sold the Elusive hacking tool online for prices ranging between $10 and $30, depending on the package.

However, before Take-Two filled for copy right infringement against Perez, the company contacted him and was open to negotiating a settlement.

Though the Perez took down the hacking tool in 2018 and said he would donate the proceeds to charity when Take-Two contacted, he however failed to provide financial records when the company demanded so as to know how much money he had made from the cheat.

The silent response made Take-Two to file for the default judgment.

"Take-Two has been irreparably harmed by Mr. Perez's infringing conduct and will contnue to be harmed unless enjoined," US District Court Judge Kevin Castel said in the his order.

"Mr. Perez's Elusive jadwal creates new features and elements in Grand Theft Auto which can be used to harm legitimate players, causing Take-Two to lose control over its carefully balanced plan for how its video game is designed to be played," the judge said.

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Fortnite & Pubg Rival, Apex Legends Coming To Android & Ios Soon

EA's new hit battle royale game Apex Legends has raked in over 25 million players just a week after its launch.

Apex Legends is a free to play game from Respawn Entertainment, the same studio that brought Titanfall franchise. The battle royale game is quickly becoming popular and even threatening top battle royale games like PUBG and Fortnite after it got over 10 million players in 72 hours.

The EA battle royale game is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and might be rolled out on mobile platforms to compete with Fortnite and PUBG.

"We are looking at how to take the game to mobile and cross-play over time, and i asked expect that this game will have tremendous value in Asia, and we;re in conversations about that," CEO of EA Games, Andrew Wilson, said during the Electronic Arts Q3 2019 earnings call.

Players in Apex Legends can earn in-game currency in which they can use to buy unique cosmetic items for their characters. Also, the game plans to introduce a direct purchase option in which players can use to buy cosmetics items and as well as new legends (heroes).



However, the items purchased by any player doesn't give that player an advancement over others in game play. Items purchased will be purely cosmetic or new heroes.

For now, all the monetization mechanics will be made available in Apex legends in the coming months on  Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and even mobile, if it its eventual;ly gets released.

Zombies & Monsters Will Be Coming To Pubg Mobile V0.11.0 On 19 February

The Zombies mode and other new features will be coming to PUBG Mobile on February 19 as part of the version 0.11.0 update.

According to PUBG Mobile leaker Mr. Ghost Gaming, the new update should be released on February 19. The maintenance for the game is also expected to take place on the 18th of February, a day before the Zombies mode goes live.

Also Read: Man Mistakenly Kills Friend While Role-playing PUBG With Shotgun

Though Mr. Games Gaming has a solid track record of his leaks coming to pass, he however warned that the date is prone to change given the fact that Tencent hasn't made an official announcement yet.


Heres the new changes that will e coming to PUBG Mobile Zombies mode 0.11.0 update

• Tukshai for Sanhok map
• New snow area in Erangel map
• New dynamic weather in Miramar and Erangel map
• New death cam feature to show you a replay of how you died
• Zombies mode
• Laser sight for weapons
• Snow bike for Vikendi New dance emotes
• Classic Voices
• MK 47 Mutant rifle
• PUBG Vikendi snow map removed from beta

As seen in the beta version, players stand better chances of survival when they teamed up as a squad to fight monsters. Tough monsters like the Tyrant has a heavy impact on a players health it attacks. However, a squad of players can easily bring it down.

However, when you are in a squad, taking down those monsters becomes easy and as well as human opponents looking to kill those that are distracted by the zombies.

Rare Copy Of 1985 Super Mario Bros Game Sold For A Record $100,000

An unopened rare copy of the original Super Mario Bros. video game, first released by Nintendo in 1985 has sold for a world record price of $100,150 at an auction.

According to Heritage Auctions, this copy of the Super Mario Bros. which was sold for the staggering amount was one of the few sealed copies released as part of a test market launch for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985 and 1986.

"Beyond the artistic and historical significance of this game is its supreme state of preservation," co-founder and chief grader of Wata Games, Kenneth Thrower said.

Not only is this game the only known "sticker sealed" copy of Super Mario Bros. in existence, the game is over 30 years, got certified as Near Mint and as well a "Sealing Rating" of A++ by Wata Games which also adds to its rarity.

Also Read: Chinese Man Paralyses After Gaming For 20 Hours

The purchase of the game was made by a group of renowned video game collectors: Jim Halperin, founder and co-chairman of Heritage Auctions, Zac Gieg, owner of Just Press Play Video Games, and Rich Lecce who is the owner of Robert B. Lecce Numismatist Inc.

"Super Mario Bros. is not only the most recognizable game of all time, it saved the video game industry in 1985," said Wata Games President, Denix Kahn. "In terms of rarity, popularity, and relevance to collectors, this game has it all. Mario is the most recognizable fictional or non-fictional character in the world, more so than even Mickey Mouse. Super Mario Bros. launched the largest game franchise and this copy is the only known sealed example from Nintendo's test market release."

Pubg Mobile Zombies Mode Update 0.11.0 Is Available For Download For Android & Ios

Its live. Tencent Games has finally released the PUBG Mobile v0.11.0 update which brings the zombies mode and other features to the battle royale game.

This new update has the much awaited zombie mode which is now officially called Survive Till Dawn. Unlike other updates of PUBG Mobile which download size is in gigabytes, the download size for this update is only 436MB for Android users on the Google Play Store.

The official changelog for the PUBG Mobile update 0.11.0 shows other added features such as Anniversary Treasure event, redesigns for some houses in Vikendi and lot more.


Here's the changelog for PUBG Mobile v011.0 Zombies Mode

• Added Zombies: Survive Till Dawn, a new event mode is here for a limited time only. Fight to survive as usual on Erangel, but zombies and bosses from Resident Evil 2 will also spawn on the map. Kill them to get resources and items.
• Added weather: Moonlight to Vikendi.
• Added player Spaces, where player information and Connections are displayed. Select a friend with 400 or above as Partner to stand by your side in your space.
• Added Pandemic Treasure events. Get your Resident Evil 2 outfits now.
• Added Anniversary Treasure event. Celebrate the game's anniversary with all kinds of rare finishes.
• Added Resident Evil 2 main sajian theme and music.
• Anniversary items are on for sale while quantities last.
• Added Anniversary emotes, avatars and frames
• Sanhok is now available in Arcade - Quick match.
• Character image and connections are now visible on profile
• Added new titles: "#/100" (permanent) and "Survivor" (time-limited).
• Some houses in Vikendi have been redesigned.
• SMG and Assault Rifles War Modes now start with double the ammo.
• past results are now kept up to one month. Older data will be cleared.
• Fixed terrain display bugs for budget devices. 

As we noted in our last post, players stand better chance of  survival when they team up as a squad to fight monsters and other tough monsters like the Tyrant which is tough to kill, and also has a heavy impact on players health when it strike any blow. However, Tyrant can be easily brought down when you squad up.

Also, when you are in a team, it will be easy for one of your team members to spot an opportunistic human opponent lurking around with hope to kill your squad members who are distracted by the zombies and monsters.

For now, the update is being rolled out slowly across regions. In case you don't see yours, kindly check back for it later.

Click here to download for iPhone users from the Apple Store and here for Android users from the Google Play Store.

Pubg Mobile Beta Now Available For Android, Lets You Try Unreleased Features

Tencent Games has released a Beta PUBG Mobile for Android users who love to try out new upcoming features before their official release.

Android Police, the Beta PUBG Mobile includes an Arcade Mode - War, a new faster version of the Arcade Mode. A new weapon - the SLR sniper rifle will be included. Another feature called the Portable Closet will be included too. This Portable Closet will allow users to change their clothes during a match. However, do note that the match do not pause when a player is about to change their clothes. You are to stay in a safe spot to avoid being taken out by another player.

Also Read: GTA V Rakes In $6 Billion, Makes More Money Than Any Game or Movie In History

This beta version doesn't support in-app purchases as there is no sign-in process for the users to save their progress since this is meant for testing purposes. Another noticeable difference in the beta version is the change of the main hidangan design. Tools like map viewfinder, game mode and others are among the few changes in the beta version.

While Beta PUBG Mobile is still in the test stage, Android users are also eagerly waiting for Fortnite, another battle royale that heavily competes with PUBG. Though PUBG is availabble on Both Android and iOS, Fortnite is available for iOS for now and has only half the download of what PUBG has but on the other hand, Fortnite has earned almost five times what PUBG has.

Pubg Mobile Beta Now Available For Android, Lets You Try Unreleased Features

Tencent Games has released a Beta PUBG Mobile for Android users who love to try out new upcoming features before their official release.

Android Police, the Beta PUBG Mobile includes an Arcade Mode - War, a new faster version of the Arcade Mode. A new weapon - the SLR sniper rifle will be included. Another feature called the Portable Closet will be included too. This Portable Closet will allow users to change their clothes during a match. However, do note that the match do not pause when a player is about to change their clothes. You are to stay in a safe spot to avoid being taken out by another player.

Also Read: GTA V Rakes In $6 Billion, Makes More Money Than Any Game or Movie In History

This beta version doesn't support in-app purchases as there is no sign-in process for the users to save their progress since this is meant for testing purposes. Another noticeable difference in the beta version is the change of the main hidangan design. Tools like map viewfinder, game mode and others are among the few changes in the beta version.

While Beta PUBG Mobile is still in the test stage, Android users are also eagerly waiting for Fortnite, another battle royale that heavily competes with PUBG. Though PUBG is availabble on Both Android and iOS, Fortnite is available for iOS for now and has only half the download of what PUBG has but on the other hand, Fortnite has earned almost five times what PUBG has.

Ubisoft Games Suffers Massive Ddos Attacks, Servers Goes Offline

France based video game publisher Ubisosft on Tuesday, July 17th 2018 suffered several series of DDoS attacks (distributed denial-of-service) which sent several of their gaming servers offline.

A DDoS attack occurs when an attacker(s) send junk traffic from multiple systems to flood the bandwidth or resource of a targeted system so as to force it offline. The targeted system or server at the receiving end usually gets knocked out when their resource have been exhausted while trying to handle the overwhelming traffic.

Ubisoft acknowldegd the DDoS attack which knocked out several of their servers including Ghost Recon Wildlands. However, Honor and Far Cry 5 were facing connectivity issues.


A Tweet from Ubisoft's customer support Twitter handle confirmed the outage and said they were working on to mitigate the attacks.

"We're currently monitoring DDoS attacks impacting Ubisoft services and causing players to be unable to connect to games. The attacks are focused on our games connections and server latency, which we are working on mitigating. Thank you for your patience as we resolve this," the tweet read.

We’re currently monitoring DDoS attacks impacting Ubisoft services and causing players to be unable to connect to games. The attacks are focused on our games connections and server latency, which we are working on mitigating. Thank you for your patience as we resolve this.

— Ubisoft Support (@UbisoftSupport) July 17, 2018

As of now, it is still unclear who was behind the attack or what their motive for the was. However, during the attack, concerned users kept asking questions, of which one user asked if the DDoS attack posed any risk to their personal information or if there was need for them to change their password.

In response, Ubisoft said, "We haven't had any indications that any information would be at risk." DDoS attack is the result of multiple compromised systems (botnet) which are used in flooding the victim with junk traffic.

Also Read: Teenager who hacked Donald Trump, Clinton, Obama, CIA, FBI and others gets prison sentence

The aim of a DDoS attack is to send the targeted system offline. DDoS attack do not pose any risk to users data unless the attacker has already had access to their system via another means.

A tweet from Ubisoft later in the day suggest the company was able to resolve and restore the service outage.

"Thanks for the update! This situation is now resolved, and we are continuing to monitor the situation," the tweet read.

Ubisoft Games Suffers Massive Ddos Attacks, Servers Goes Offline

France based video game publisher Ubisosft on Tuesday, July 17th 2018 suffered several series of DDoS attacks (distributed denial-of-service) which sent several of their gaming servers offline.

A DDoS attack occurs when an attacker(s) send junk traffic from multiple systems to flood the bandwidth or resource of a targeted system so as to force it offline. The targeted system or server at the receiving end usually gets knocked out when their resource have been exhausted while trying to handle the overwhelming traffic.

Ubisoft acknowldegd the DDoS attack which knocked out several of their servers including Ghost Recon Wildlands. However, Honor and Far Cry 5 were facing connectivity issues.


A Tweet from Ubisoft's customer support Twitter handle confirmed the outage and said they were working on to mitigate the attacks.

"We're currently monitoring DDoS attacks impacting Ubisoft services and causing players to be unable to connect to games. The attacks are focused on our games connections and server latency, which we are working on mitigating. Thank you for your patience as we resolve this," the tweet read.

We’re currently monitoring DDoS attacks impacting Ubisoft services and causing players to be unable to connect to games. The attacks are focused on our games connections and server latency, which we are working on mitigating. Thank you for your patience as we resolve this.

— Ubisoft Support (@UbisoftSupport) July 17, 2018

As of now, it is still unclear who was behind the attack or what their motive for the was. However, during the attack, concerned users kept asking questions, of which one user asked if the DDoS attack posed any risk to their personal information or if there was need for them to change their password.

In response, Ubisoft said, "We haven't had any indications that any information would be at risk." DDoS attack is the result of multiple compromised systems (botnet) which are used in flooding the victim with junk traffic.

Also Read: Teenager who hacked Donald Trump, Clinton, Obama, CIA, FBI and others gets prison sentence

The aim of a DDoS attack is to send the targeted system offline. DDoS attack do not pose any risk to users data unless the attacker has already had access to their system via another means.

A tweet from Ubisoft later in the day suggest the company was able to resolve and restore the service outage.

"Thanks for the update! This situation is now resolved, and we are continuing to monitor the situation," the tweet read.

We Have Some Bad News For Android Users Waiting For Fortnite

 Fortnite battle royale game is pretty much available across many platforms apart from Android. Makers of Fortnite, Epic Games recently said the Android version of the game will be released during the summer and ever since then, different rumours regarding the game for Android have been making the rounds.

First, we heard rumours that Fortnite for Android won't work on low-end and mid-range Android devices like the way PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) does. Rumours had it that the game would be exclusively for Android flagship devices... wait, not just all the flagship but selected flagship devices!


Now news making the round suggest that the game might be a Galaxy Note 9 exclusive for the first 30 days. After play around with the source code from Fortnite Mobile page, xda-developers discovered that Epic Games plans to instruct users on how to download and install the game on their Android devices. The disturbing part of it is that there isn't any link that leads to the Google Play Store for users to download the game.

What this actually means is Fortnite in way is encouraging Android users to install apps outside of the Google Play Store as the instructions reads that users will have to allow installation of apps from unknown source. Below are the walk through images to install Fortnite posted by a Redittor who goes by the name of Thesbros.

Epic Games reason not to release the battle royale game on the Google Play Store is still unknown, though many suggests that Epic Games that wants to avoid paying the 30% of fee for in-app purchase to Google.

However, Apple users can only download Fortnite only from the Apple Store which means they have to pay the 30% to Apple for using its platform. Well, whatever reason Epic Games has, this move would cause more harm than good.

We have seen in the past where malware creators lured unsuspecting Android users into downloading fake malware ridden-game. Games such as Clash of Clans, Hey Day etc were tweaked and ridden with malware and made available on different sites during its reign days. Though the original of these games were on the Google Play Store, many droid users fell for the scam. Now more will be of Fornite that won't be available on the Play Store.

We Have Some Bad News For Android Users Waiting For Fortnite

 Fortnite battle royale game is pretty much available across many platforms apart from Android. Makers of Fortnite, Epic Games recently said the Android version of the game will be released during the summer and ever since then, different rumours regarding the game for Android have been making the rounds.

First, we heard rumours that Fortnite for Android won't work on low-end and mid-range Android devices like the way PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) does. Rumours had it that the game would be exclusively for Android flagship devices... wait, not just all the flagship but selected flagship devices!


Now news making the round suggest that the game might be a Galaxy Note 9 exclusive for the first 30 days. After play around with the source code from Fortnite Mobile page, xda-developers discovered that Epic Games plans to instruct users on how to download and install the game on their Android devices. The disturbing part of it is that there isn't any link that leads to the Google Play Store for users to download the game.

What this actually means is Fortnite in way is encouraging Android users to install apps outside of the Google Play Store as the instructions reads that users will have to allow installation of apps from unknown source. Below are the walk through images to install Fortnite posted by a Redittor who goes by the name of Thesbros.

Epic Games reason not to release the battle royale game on the Google Play Store is still unknown, though many suggests that Epic Games that wants to avoid paying the 30% of fee for in-app purchase to Google.

However, Apple users can only download Fortnite only from the Apple Store which means they have to pay the 30% to Apple for using its platform. Well, whatever reason Epic Games has, this move would cause more harm than good.

We have seen in the past where malware creators lured unsuspecting Android users into downloading fake malware ridden-game. Games such as Clash of Clans, Hey Day etc were tweaked and ridden with malware and made available on different sites during its reign days. Though the original of these games were on the Google Play Store, many droid users fell for the scam. Now more will be of Fornite that won't be available on the Play Store.