Steam experienced a severe DDoS attack on August 24, 2024, coinciding with the launch of the highly anticipated game "Black Myth: Wukong."
    • atro_city@fedia.io
      1314·
      3 months ago

      Microsoft unhappy about competition and trying to tank during a new release?

      • ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world
        421·
        3 months ago

        Are those themes actually present in game, or is this another “please don’t hurt our feelings” from China?

          • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
            53·
            3 months ago

            ok, umm… so, i’m a little confused. since none of the verboten themes are actually present in the game, why is the game launch being DDoSed? i’m guessing that online backlash to the restrictions has been… typical, but if the restrictions don’t really connect to any actual game content, what gives?

            • Soup@lemmy.world
              111·
              3 months ago

              The restrictions are on people who are playing the game(and showing it off prior to release).

              The restrictions are showing that the company selling the game is kinda shitty.

              We cannot say for certain but it’s possible that someone(s) in the first group, the customers, is trying to disrupt the sales for a game from a shitty company.

              The people who care about and released the restrictions and the people who would be affected by the attack are the same people. The attack isn’t about in-game themes because if it was they simply wouldn’t launch the game.

              • Freefall@lemmy.world
                21·
                3 months ago

                The devs may not be shitty, they just have to protect themselves from their government.

            • borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              81·
              3 months ago

              To add some context to the other replies you’ve gotten, the restrictions were on streamers and reviewers who would be playing the game, not sure if it was an agreement for prerelease access or not though.

              I also don’t know if the DDoS was related, but I think the issue was a Chinese developer trying to force non-Chinese streamers to avoid talking about topics embarrassing to or prohibited by the Chinese government.

              The restrictions might not connect to any actual game content, but by even bringing it up the developers created the connection.

              What gives is right, but for the developers. They managed to Streisand effect their shit, but over something that didn’t even exist in the game in the first place.

            • Kaijobu@discuss.tchncs.de
              5·
              3 months ago

              I don’t know if this has anything to do with the ddos. It’s just the controversy I came across before the release. It might be connected, but it also might not.

        • Catsrules@lemmy.ml
          4·
          3 months ago

          Not following the guidelines has potential to damage relationships between them and the publisher. Affection existing and future access to pre release content / review content / sponsorship deals etc… . It potentially could damage relationships between others publishers as well.

        • yeather@lemmy.ca
          3·
          3 months ago

          It was guidlines for the prerelease and free copies, if you buy it yourself you do not need to follow the guidelines.

      • L0rdMathias
        87·
        3 months ago

        Are these really strange restrictions though? Don’t be an asshole, don’t be an asshole, don’t distract from the product that you’re reviewing with other crap, don’t use their product as a platform for politics.

    • L0rdMathias
      162·
      3 months ago

      Big game media journalism site claimed the devs were sexist because of a poorly translated tweet. Devs ignored this drama and instead focused on promoting their game. Game media journalists got mad they were being ignored and continued to pump articles bashing the game for months before it’s release. Game releases, it’s good and people like it. Devs continue to ignore controversies and focus on marketing and promoting their game.

      Idk how any of that ties into the DDOS if at all, but that’s the main controversy I’ve seen for the past couple months.