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Even_Adder, to games in FromSoftware Parent Company Hacked by Ransomware Gang Threatening to Release Internal Data

I hope they release it.

BrundleFly2077,

Why?

Even_Adder,

Kadokawa group sucks.

BrundleFly2077,

You’re not being super useful, man. Commenting like this is just talking to yourself in a mirror. Wikipedia has some info about them, so I guess I’m a little caught up.

What part of this makes it a good thing?

LordSinguloth,

It’s a bot

BrundleFly2077,

🤣

Even_Adder,

I’m not a bot.

LordSinguloth,

Then I am sorry

Even_Adder, (edited )

So Kadokawa had this failing mobile game named Kemono Friends, but they wanted a TV anime for it, so they get Omoto Tatsuki to direct it. He takes their product and actually turns it into something people want to watch, going as far as, releasing supplemental clips from the show on Twitter and even arranging a collaboration with the Tobu Zoo in Saitama Japan. This collab gave us the tragic saga of Grape-kun the Humbolt Penguin, a meme in its own right. Since the show didn’t have much of a budget he hired no-name voice talent, launching their carriers thanks to the popularity of the show.

Ultimately, it was the clips on Twitter that did him in if rumors are to be believed. He was sharing clips as usual, but Kadokawa wanted that content for the home video special features, so they fired him abruptly. He already saved Kemono Friends for them, so they cut him loose.

I’m interested to see who else they screwed over, considering they also got caught bribing the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee to secure a sponsorship deal.

BrundleFly2077,

Goddamn I did not think you were gonna help out on this one. Adder, you biscuit. High five. Thanks for typing that out.

Links and everything. You’re a mensch and not a bot :)

Edit: I still don’t agree with you that they should release the data because the company isn’t a monolith and there’s innocent people’s effort and IP at stake. But at least now I feel like I see where you’re coming from.

Fades,

That hurts FS and thus the fans

Even_Adder,

My first time seeing someone go to bat for Kadokawa, considering how they treat their employees.

RightHandOfIkaros, to games in FromSoftware Parent Company Hacked by Ransomware Gang Threatening to Release Internal Data

Kadokawa is a big company that many people already know about beyond their ownership FromSoftware, why they would choose to title this on FromSoft is quite strange.

Lojcs,

First time hearing about them

LordSinguloth,

Not that strange.

conciselyverbose,

For IGN, a gaming media company?

Their ownership of FromSoft is by far the most relevant thing to IGN’s audience. The article wouldn’t have any reason to exist otherwise.

Grass,

I only knew of kadokawa from anime stuff. Turns out they are massive and own a lot of companies.

luciole, to pcgaming in Ubisoft CEO Condemns ‘Hateful Acts’ Against Developers Following AC Shadows Backlash - IGN
@luciole@beehaw.org avatar

I know Ubisoft has a history of making greedy decisions, but when I see the disgusting backlash they get for being woke I can’t help but get curious about the game. There’s something irresistible about that kind of salt. That’s basically how AC Valhalla got in my backlog.

teft, to games in FromSoftware Parent Company Hacked by Ransomware Gang Threatening to Release Internal Data
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

I heard one of the files they stole was labeled “The complete guide to git gud”

Fades, to games in FromSoftware Parent Company Hacked by Ransomware Gang Threatening to Release Internal Data

These Russian fucking ransomware hackers are out of control. Companies, hospitals, city infra, anything and everything

The article talks about it a little and links this:

www.wired.com/story/state-of-ransomware-2024/

The games industry in general has proven vulnerable to cyberattacks in the past. Rockstar Games and Insomniac are among the studios to be heavily impacted by ransomware attacks, resulting in the release of a large amount of confidential data. A recent report on Wired detailed why ransomware attacks are “more brutal than ever” in 2024.

from companies to city infrastructure to fucking hospitals: beckershospitalreview.com/…/us-hospitals-paid-100…

www.bbc.com/news/technology-60378009

74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers

home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2114

Russia continues to offer safe harbor for cybercriminals where groups such as LockBit are free to launch ransomware attacks against the United States, its allies, and partners. These ransomware attacks have targeted critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and financial institutions.

JimSamtanko,

I’ll add in the entire Seattle public library system.

ssm, to games in FromSoftware Parent Company Hacked by Ransomware Gang Threatening to Release Internal Data
@ssm@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

based, please leak the source code so I can illegally build fromsoftware games on openbsd

Titou,
@Titou@sh.itjust.works avatar

Long live openbsd as a arch user

Mora, to games in Elden Ring Dev FromSoftware Suggests Turning Off Mouse Control Apps to Improve Shadow of the Erdtree Frame-Rate

Yeah, those proprietary apps were always cancer for PCs. I remember I had to uninstall some Razor Keyboard RGB thingie for a friend because it somehow introduced lag to Overwatch.

dan1101,

Yep lean and mean is best for gaming. Dodge all those utility apps Have nothing running in the background that isn’t essential.

w2tpmf, to pcgaming in How Alice: Madness Returns Found New Life on the Internet Long After the Departure of Its Creator - IGN

Fuck EA.

Yet another example of a situation where if a company refuses to maintain an IP they should have to give it up.

mp3,
@mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

They value it, but won’t do anything with it. It’s value comes mostly from American McGee, and if he throws the towel then it’s worth way less.

Sounds like EA made a bad business move after all.

emptyother,
@emptyother@programming.dev avatar

Well, we have to do something about IP laws then.

ILikeBoobies,

refuses to maintain an IP they should have to give it up.

This is how you get shitty mobile gacha game reskins

ILikeBoobies, to pcgaming in How Alice: Madness Returns Found New Life on the Internet Long After the Departure of Its Creator - IGN

I liked it, nice kids are finding it now

dis_honestfamiliar, to games in How Alice: Madness Returns Found New Life on the Internet Long After the Departure of Its Creator
Duamerthrax,

Obligatory Fuck EA.

Itsamelemmy, to games in How Alice: Madness Returns Found New Life on the Internet Long After the Departure of Its Creator

This, Clive Barker’s undying and parasite eve. Wish all 3 would get proper remakes.

rozodru, to pcgaming in How Alice: Madness Returns Found New Life on the Internet Long After the Departure of Its Creator - IGN

my ex-girlfriend loved the first game, she even got a massive tattoo of the cat on her back. The second game? it was horrible. It took everything that was great about the first game and just said “fuck it” and toss it out the window. graphically it was nice but it just lacked that insanity of the first game, the story was weak and just didn’t draw you in like the first did.

And make no mistake McGee, on his own, is a one trick pony. He got fired from Id for bad level designs (which, depending on who you ask is controversial) he knocked it out of the park with Alice, but fumbled with Madness Returns and…ugh…Bad Day LA which NO ONE remembers.

So I mean kudos to fans that like this game but only if McGee stays far away from a potential third game in the series I wouldn’t hold out much hope.

ryven, to games in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Modder Restores Secret Ending Scrapped by CD Projekt
@ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I am not surprised that Yennefer selling out the Lodge got scrapped. That sounds like a plot thread that deserves way more room to breathe than being crammed into the ending sequence.

fckreddit, to games in Call of Duty Dataminers Unearth What Looks Like an Unannounced Deadpool & Wolverine Crossover

Sounds dumb.

Zoot_,

Came to say exactly this.

canis_majoris, to startrek in [Hageman brothers interview] Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2’s Janeway Could’ve Captained the Enterprise (But Kate Mulgrew Said No) - IGN
@canis_majoris@lemmy.ca avatar

I wonder which Enterprise they would have used. I don’t think any of them are appropriate for Janeway.

That being said, it’s fun to speculate! Was the E blown up at that point? Was it too early for the Odyssey class?

It’s nice to see Janeway in a new whip. The Voyager-A kind of looks like a Sovereign with an Intrepid deflector. Can’t say that I mind the look though, I love arrowhead ships!

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