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title: "News Mash-Up - Week # 51 & 52"
description: "News Mash-Up - Week # 51 & 52"
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# [News Mash-Up - Week # 51 & 52](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1)

 Written by [Sparkers](https://blog.sparkers.com/author/sparkers) | Thursday, 13 January 2022

 

|  | ## **Top News Items** |
| --- | --- |

- - Riot Games agreed to pay $80 million in compensation for employees who alleged sexual harassment that took place at the publisher since 2014. An additional $20 million went on legal fees. Allegations of employment malpractice came to light in 2018.
    - Although the uptake of Digits NFT microtransactions for the game Ghost Recon Breakpoint has seen fewer than 20 sales before year end 2021, a statement from Didier Genevois, Ubisoft’s Blockchain Technical Director confirmed this has not deterred the company from pushing NFTs in its plans going forward.
    - In a New Year address by Square Enix’s president, Yosuke Matsuda, he has expressed personal interest in new technologies such as the metaverse and specifically NFTs, stating *"…ramp up our efforts to develop a business accordingly, with an eye to potentially issuing our own tokens in the future."*
    - The troubled launch of *Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition* on the PC by Rockstar has resulted in the company offering one free game from their PC store to any disgruntled buyer.

|  | ## **New games** |
| --- | --- |

Week commencing Monday 27 Dec. 2021 

| **Date** | **Title** | **Platform(s)** | **Genre(s)** | **Developer(s)** | **Publisher(s)** |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 Jan. | Demon Gaze Extra\[a\] | NS, PS4 | Role-playing | Cattle Call | Clouded Leopard Entertainment |  |

 

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