Top Gaming News: Embark Bans Paralyzed ARC Raiders Player, Pro-Gamer Impostor Sentenced — March 18 Highlights
Here's a quick rundown of the most significant events in the global entertainment industry over the past day:
- A woman who impersonated a professional gamer was sentenced to six months in prison for fraud committed during a tournament.
- A paralyzed Arc Raiders fan, who controlled the game using only breath, received a lifetime ban. Embark has responded to complaints from affected players regarding this incident.
- "This is no longer DLSS." Reports indicate that the advanced graphics technology is altering character appearances and deviating from its original upscaling purpose.
- Feel old yet? PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U have now been officially classified as retro consoles.
- Analysts report a strong demand for Crimson Desert pre-orders, with nearly 400,000 copies already sold on Steam.
- A March update has been released for Hollow Knight: Silksong, as developers gear up for the upcoming "Sea of Sorrow" expansion.
- Capcom was reportedly very surprised to discover that Nvidia had utilized "Resident Evil Requiem" for its DLSS 5 demonstration.
- An Embark co-founder has departed the studio following allegations of inappropriate relationships with a streamer.
- Two new games have been added to Game Pass Premium: a critically acclaimed title from Poland and a project developed by Xbox Game Studios.
- PlayStation 3 received a new firmware update, with Sony aiming to enhance the "retro console's" overall performance.
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