Category: Opinion

Starship Corporation Review

Posted on: May 1, 2018 /

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Categories: Opinion, Reviews

A copy of this game was provided by the developers for the purposes of this review. The version used was an early press build, so some bugs mentioned may be fixed upon release. Starship Corporation is a game all about one thing, building spaceships. The game has been in Early Access on Steam since 2016,

Everspace devs cause drama over alleged failure in paid promotion

Posted on: April 20, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Rockfish Games released their single-player focused, 3D space-shooter Everspace back in May 2017 for Windows PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Since then the team has been consistently updating the game, as well as trying to get more exposure for the title in an increasingly-crowded space-shooter market. They’ve hit some stumbling blocks though

Dutch Gaming Authority says some games are violating gambling laws

Posted on: April 19, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

The Dutch Gaming Authority, the body responsible for administering gambling and games of chance in the Netherlands, has finished an investigation into loot boxes in video games. And citing that investigation, the body has ruled that multiple games may be in violation of gambling and related rules within the country. Interested readers can find an

Russia blocks Google and Amazon services over Telegram

Posted on: April 18, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

For those that aren’t aware, the Russia government is quite angry with Amazon and Google over the encrypted messaging app Telegram. The Russian FSB and similar outfits have launched an all-out offensive against the messaging service, citing security concerns in an attempt to silence dissent and ferret out those that the Russian government wants to

Great league starter builds for Path of Exile

Posted on: April 15, 2018 /

Categories: MMO Guides, Opinion

With the 3.3 patch and challenge League upcoming to Path of Exile, lots of people want to know what kind of build they should be running. And a lot of newer players are lost in a quagmire of choices and complex mechanics that they can’t easily make heads or tails of. We’re here to help

Nexon fined by Korean FTC over loot boxes

Posted on: April 10, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Three game companies, including free-to-play giant Nexon, have been penalized by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission over the use of loot boxes. Nexon, NextFloor and Netmarble have been fined a total of around $1 million over deceptive in-game item sales, mostly focusing on loot boxes. The lion’s share of the burden falls on Nexon, who

Overwatch League team releases player over hateful speech

Posted on: March 12, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

It’s become clear that some Overwatch pro players are in need of an attitude adjustment. Multiple members of various Overwatch League teams have been punished for their use of bigoted language. One of the more infamous of these foul-mouthed players is Felix “xQc” Lengyel. He’s finally been suspended by Dallas Fuel after multiple instances of

Here’s what Trump did at the video game industry meeting

Posted on: March 9, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

As you probably expected, the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and video game industry representatives wasn’t exactly productive. Representatives from the video game industry including the ESA, the ESRB, and executives from Bethesda and Take-Two met with the President in an attempt to negotiate on whether video games contribute to violence. As we’ve said

Hate speech will now earn you a ban in Rainbow Six Siege

Posted on: March 5, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

It’s not a secret that online games often struggle with how to deal with certain types of behavior, namely bigotry. Gaming companies are consistently fighting against the negative influences of racism, sexism and the like within their communities. And even the most influential of gaming personalities aren’t immune from being toxic. The gaming space has

Monster Hunter: World is now the best-selling game in Capcom’s history

Posted on: March 5, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Monster Hunter: World is its own monster in terms of sales. Capcom recently announced that the open-world title is the highest selling game they’ve ever made. And it’s no mystery as to why the game is so popular either. The Monster Hunter franchise has always been wildly popular, since the first Monster Hunter title released

Trump increases blame on video games for shootings, plans meeting with industry

Posted on: March 2, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

In an entirely predictable series of events, United States President Donald Trump has indirectly declared that he will meet with video game industry representatives in the near future. It’s a vague follow-up to equally vague suggestions Trump made last week that video games might in some way be linked to the horrific mass shooting that

ESRB to classify all in-game purchases, including loot boxes, with new label

Posted on: February 27, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Some of you may remember that the ESRB infamously said that video game loot boxes are no different to booster packs in collectible card games. They made that distinction to justify no labeling of loot boxes in games they rated. Now, the ESRB is apparently backpedaling slightly and allowing games to be classified for “in-game

Trump pulls a Jack Thompson, blames video games for shootings

Posted on: February 22, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Content warning: Discussion of gun violence, sexual crimes, racism and other issues of systemic violence will appear in this article. Those sensitive to these topics might want to steer clear. In another stunning display of ignorance from the same man who needed a “cheat sheet” to demonstrate basic empathy, Donald Trump is now blaming video

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Review

Posted on: February 20, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion, Reviews

So normally I would launch right into the review, but in the case of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, it’s impossible to talk about the game and ignore the controversy surrounding the founder of Warhorse Studios, Daniel Vavra. My intention is to create a well-rounded and informed review that will inform your purchase decision as a potential

Four games built around tinkering

Posted on: February 17, 2018 /

Categories: Opinion

Have you ever wanted to build something that’s incredibly complex in terms of its mechanical or electrical components. Have you also been awash with fear that you might screw something up? Have you ever wanted to build something wondrous but don’t have the skills? Video games to the rescue! We’ve got a list of four

YouTube Has No Plans to Ban Logan Paul

Posted on: February 14, 2018 /

Categories: Opinion

According to YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, Logan Paul doesn’t deserve to be banned for making offensive content. “He hasn’t done anything that would cause those three strikes. We can’t just be pulling people off our platform. They need to violate a policy. We need to have consistent [rules].” While YouTube is hesitant to ban Paul,

Logan Paul, hypocritical idiot, is at it again

Posted on: February 10, 2018 /

Categories: Opinion

Everyone is aware of what awful idiots YouTubers can be, a while back it was the racism and anti-Semitism of Pewdeipie, now it’s Logan Paul, again. Logan Paul has once again caused more controversy for the sake of those sweet clicks. The insensitive idiot displayed a concerning lack of tact when posting footage on New

Monster Hunter World Review

Posted on: February 3, 2018 /

Categories: Opinion, Reviews

Monster Hunter has always been a hugely popular franchise in Japan. Monster Hunter World looks to bring some of that popularity to the West with a major revamp of the franchise mechanics, as well as the first PC release for the series. Let's dive in to see what this new game can do.

developer discusses controversial loot boxes in Shadow of War

Posted on: September 25, 2017 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

When Monolith and Warner Bros’ Middle-earth: Shadow of War arrives in October it’s going to be loaded with microtransactions. In the form of loot chests and XP boosts, players who don’t fancy unlocking skills and perks organically can do so by handing over real life cash. And yes, people are angry about the fact that

PewDiePie has Firewatch video taken down, and he almost uses racial slur again

Posted on: September 15, 2017 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Earlier this week, the worlds most popular YouTuber PewDiePie landed in hot water over a racist slur he shouted while livestreaming PUBG.And as many bystanders-myself included-predicted, it was only a matter of time before he screwed up again.

PewDiePie and those who did nothing wrong, here we go again

Posted on: September 11, 2017 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

Update (09/12/17): Kjellberg has released an apology video for saying a racial slur during a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds stream. In the video, he says: It was something that I said in the heat of the moment. I said the worst word I could possibly think of, and it just sort of slipped out. I’m not going to

Star Citizen 3.0 Pushed Back Again

Posted on: July 31, 2017 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion, Star Citizen

Star Citizen 3.0 is having more issues. One might be fooled into thinking that work is moving along swimmingly with version 3.0 of Cloud Imperium Games’ Star Citizen, but you’d be missing a crucial detail. 3.0 was originally slated for a launch date sometime in the early summer, and now a closer examination of the

WoW Gold Farming, My Perspective

Posted on: June 20, 2017 /

Categories: Opinion

Cracked recently published a thorough and insightful article wherein they interviewed a World of Warcraft addict. But Jeremy wasn’t just addicted to the game, he was addicted to monetizing it through farming. I know very well what this feels like, as I used to farm gold in World of Warcraft. But my story is a

SWTOR 5.3 Class Changes: Arsenal Merc and Gunnery Commando

Posted on: June 17, 2017 /

Categories: MMORPGs, Opinion

The progress continues on Star Wars: The Old Republic and it’s 5.3 update. BioWare are hard at work on the update, even amid the expansive and entertaining Summer Event season. The last round of balance changes landed for the Assassin and Shadow, which you can see here. This time though, The Mercenary and Commando are