The Writers Guild of America, or WGA, has announced that the organization will no longer award certain rewards for video games as a medium. The awards from this group have consistently awarded commendations for outstanding storytelling in various media forms, but starting with the upcoming ceremony and related voting period, there’s no more opportunity for
The Hong Kong protests, which evolved out of years of nationalistic and geopolitical tensions, have become increasingly violent and divisive in recent months. With anti-China protesters allegedly devolving into racially motivated attacks and increasing militancy, police have responded in kind, with multiple violent attacks on both sides being reported. The situation is further complicated by
Electronic Arts is once again proving why so many gamers despise them with their antics. This time, the controversy surrounds FIFA 20, the latest AAA football release for the yearly EA franchise. The game just came out last month, and right away things started going wrong. The fans who bought the game reported myriad issues
The Video Games Tax Relief fund is a newly established tax relief effort in the UK to encourage video game development on a domestic level. The funding effort was originally conceived by the UK government to help grow the presence of homwgrown media production within the country, with a particular aim for getting youth interested
So there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Borderlands 3 even well before it ever hit retail shelves. one of the many instances of fan outrage and confusion concerned one of the most well-known voice actors in video games, Troy Baker. You see, back in April of this year, it was announced that the legendary
The Terminator franchise is in a rough place. With multiple films that completely annihilated the canon set up by the first two films, while also completely destroying any sense of tone, scale or immersion, I’m not all that excited by news about the franchise anymore. As far as I’m concerned the franchise ended with T2
The incidents of swatting have always been a dangerously stupid stunt, no one can really deny that. The practice involves doxxing, or personally identifying someone online, and then calling in false reports to police to hopefully illicit a militarized response against the target for the harassment. The natural conclusion of this behavior happened in 2017
It has been a tough few months for animation and gaming entity Rooster Teeth. Many of you will already know that name, probably from their various YouTube channels or maybe their insanely popular Halo series Red Vs. Blue, but these last few months have not been easy for the growing company. Despite branching out in
GameStop is still struggling, that cannot really be doubted, and even the executives at the struggling company are forecasting slow growth at best. GameStop had its Q2 earnings call this week, revealing plans for the future, which say that the company plans to close around 180 to 200 stores globally. The company reps were insistent
Nintendo is well-known for a litigious legacy, and that’s just been reinforced by another ruling in the gaming giant’s favor this week. The company is infamous among many gamers for going after piracy in all its forms. Nintendo has already gone after piracy sites and ROM sharing communities in the last few months. The more
It’s impossible to deny that Rainbow Six Siege has been a major success. Since the release of the team-based FPS in 2015, it has helped revive a struggling genre of competitive shooters within the games industry. The title has developed a strong and highly-competitive eSports scene, and has helped propel the careers of many gamers
During Sony’s State of Play livestream this past week, Monster Hunter World fans got some really cool news with a reveal of tons of new details about the upcoming Iceborne expansion for the big new Monster Hunter title. Gamers not only learned the release date for the expansion, with the console versions dropping in on
Following from the massive backlash over loot boxes, and the complete bumbling that was the same controversy for the latest Star Wars Battlefront II, gamers just aren’t as excited about the franchise. And since the gaming industry has seemingly only gotten more lousy with microtransaction nonsense, it doesn’t feel like the situation is getting any
The Switch has been gaining a lot of traction among Nintendo fans and general console lovers over these last few months. And a big part of that push has been the stupendously good library of video games developed for the portable platform. The latest addition to the stable is none other than Fire Emblem: Three
Crunch and other intensely political issues have been at the forefront of the video game industry for a while now, and while the industry as a whole has tons of progress to be made, the awareness around these recurring problems has improved. And even as some companies dismiss crunch, unionization and other struggles, many more
It’s been a very emotional and traumatizing few weeks for the games industry. Night in the Woods developer, Alec Holowka was accused of a variety of abusive behaviors by fellow industry colleague, Zoë Quinn. Among the various allegations, is the claim that Holowka was extremely controlling, including a period of about a month where he
The tale of exclusivity in the games industry is a complicated one, with a history bogged down in hatred, anti-corporate feelings and controversy. Most modern gamers will know this story quite well, especially if you pay attention to the controversy surrounding Epic and their PC exclusives strategy. But now, another company has been caught up
Another day, and sadly, that means that more stories of predatory and exploitative behavior targeting women are coming to light. And once again, the games industry is at the forefront, highlighting a desperate and long-overdue need to be better. This time, Cultist Simulator developer Alexis Kennedy has been accused of ‘exploitative’ conduct and other toxic
So a new trailer just dropped for NBA 2K20, and it’s one of the more revealing and disgusting bits of self-promotion from a gaming company I’ve seen in a while. Anyone who reads here regularly will know my disdain for these sorts of things, but this is just the worst. It seems like the basketball
Voidpoint, the developers behind retro first person shooter Ion Fury, has released a joint statement with their publisher, retracting previous statements concerning homophobic content in their game. The decision comes as Voidpoint says it does not “support censorship of creative works of any kind”. The homophobic content had been discovered through a noclip cheat, showing
Some fans might be distressed to hear this, but the Big N may be about to wind down support for their previous lines of portable consoles. The DS line of portable gaming consoles offered years of fun for Nintendo fans, but their role has largely been supplanted by the Switch, and all signs are pointing
So, even as some publishers like Bandai Namco shun Epic and their exclusives plan, some people are still being convinced by loads of money to jump over to the Epic Games Store. Now, Bigben Interactive is the latest publisher to be pulled into the fold of Epic and their burgeoning juggernaut of a storefront. Benoit
In an interview with MCVUK, Bandai Namco Europe’s SVP marketing, digital and content Hervé Hoerdt, had some pretty clear words on the position the publisher has in regards to the Epic Games Store and the prospect of PC exclusives for their games. In short, the company is not interested in any Epic Games Store exclusivity
Need For Speed Heat was just announced this past week, after months of waiting and speculation about the future of the iconic racing game brand. A big part of that announcement was the reveal that the game will have an in-depth car customization system, including skins and other tweaks. This raised quite a few alarm
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