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Wednesday news, part two:

Activision CEO Kotick pockets a whopping $155 million following contentious vote
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-bobby-activision-ceo-kotick-pockets-a-cool-dollar155-million/
Activision-Blizzard shareholders have approved the company's Say-On-Pay proposal by a narrow margin, with 54% voting in favour of the executive pay package. This is more-or-less what happened in 2020, when 57% voted in favour, but a significant drop in support from earlier years: in 2019 the vote was 82% in favour, and in 2018 the figure was 92%.

Marvel's Avengers is exposing streamer IP addresses after new update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/marvels-avengers-is-exposing-streamer-ip-addresses-after-new-update/
Crystal Dynamics has issued a warning against streaming Marvel's Avengers gameplay, as it appears that the 1.8.0 patch released today is causing the PlayStation 5 version of the game to reveal player IP addresses to viewers.

Ghost of Tsushima dropping the 'Only on PlayStation' badge probably means nothing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ghost-of-tsushima-dropping-the-only-on-playstation-badge-probably-means-nothing/
For a brief moment this morning, I thought Ghost of Tsushima could be coming to PC soon. You might have thought the same if you read one of several reports pointing out that an updated version of the game's box art has dropped the 'Only on PlayStation' branding that Sony has used for years to signify exclusives. Unfortunately, the minor branding change is probably as mundane as it appears, and we shouldn't take this as a sign that Ghost of Tsushima PC is in the works.

PAX West is coming back in September as an in-person event
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/pax-west-is-coming-back-in-september-as-an-in-person-event/
In December 2020, Penny Arcade announced "optimistic" dates for 2021 PAX events—tentative because the future state of the Covid-19 pandemic was completely unclear at the time. It's become somewhat clearer in recent months, however, to the point that PAX West has now been confirmed as an in-person event that will take place in September.

Bungie tells Destiny dataminers to 'respect the fun' and stop spoiling things
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bungie-tells-destiny-dataminers-to-respect-the-fun-and-stop-spoiling-things/
In an unusual twist on the basic principles of capitalism, Bungie is asking Destiny 2 players not to buy the new Spicy Ramen Coupon emblem, because it's going to give it away for free.
The trouble began over the weekend, with the discovery of the "Classy Order" emblem, and more importantly, how to unlock and add it to accounts. How exactly it was being done isn't clear—some suspect an inside source at Bungie, according to this Reddit thread, while others say an old duplication glitch is part of the process—but whatever the specifics, people were spending money on acquiring the entirely cosmetic item.

The Left 4 Dead survivors are coming to Zombie Army 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-left-4-dead-survivors-are-coming-to-zombie-army-4/
Bill, Francis, Louis, and Zoey are coming back—not in a new Left 4 Dead game, but in Zombie Army 4: Dead War, the third-person co-op zombie shooter released by Rebellion in 2020.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection may someday support up to 60 players
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/halo-the-master-chief-collection-may-someday-support-up-to-60-players/
Halo's bombastic big team battles may someday get a whole lot bigger, according to one developer who wants to see Halo: The Master Chief Collection's player cap of 16 pushed as high as 40 or 60.

This year's best Sonic game is Minecraft, apparently
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-years-best-sonic-game-is-minecraft-apparently/
Sonic's next big game might not be due until 2022. But to tide you over until then, the blue blur is tearing a patch across Minecraft in a 30th Anniversary DLC for Mojang's blocky sandbox.

Review bombing sees Facebook's VR ad test in need of a new game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/review-bombing-sees-facebook-vr-ad-test-abandoned-for-now/
Less than a week after announcing it intended to start testing ads in VR, Facebook has hit a snag—the game developer it initially announced it was working with has withdrawn (via UploadVR). This comes after a sizable backlash from the community that saw the announced game, Blaston, inundated with negative reviews.