So Respawn and EA have finally revealed more of their upcoming Star Wars title, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Some people online are already drawing attention to something with the upcoming Star Wars game which I feel a need to draw attention to as well, and to explain why what people are saying in response
According to various Nepalese news outlets, spotted by Destructoid, the Metropolitan Crime Division filed a Public Interest Litigation at the Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday, urging a ban on PUBG on grounds that the game “was having a negative effect on the behavior and study of children and youth.” The order to ban the game
Devolver Digital as a publisher and gaming company has never really shied away from controversy or outspoken politics. The company openly supports unionization in the games industry for one thing, and with their latest high-profile release, the trend they helped set of being open and honest about the state of the world through gaming is
Minecraft’s recent update has scrubbed some references to the original creator of the game in some areas. Previously, several “splash” screens on the main menu of Minecraft made references to Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, including the text ‘Made by Notch!,’ ‘The Work of Notch!,’ as well as the date ‘110813!,’ which is when he got married.
Harry Brewis, better known by his online persona Hbomberguy, is a YouTuber known for his biting and often hilarious political commentary, response videos and general weirdness. He’s now known for something even better, raising more than $300,000 to benefit trans folks in the UK by performing a marathon style charity stream of Donkey Kong 64.
There is power in a union, or in this case a power-up, as the first union for video game workers has been made an official entity in the United Kingdom. Registered as a branch of of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), Game Workers Unite UK states that membership is open to “current,
As anyone who has been following the gaming industry knows, the last few months have been very contentious when it comes to the subject of loot boxes. Loot boxes are essentially a mechanic of putting games of random chance into “loot boxes” to make money. And with multiple countries having either promised or delivered on
For many years, the US as a whole has struggled with a public image crisis of sorts. International relations with the US are strained by the worsening political and economic outcomes of US foreign policy, this is plain for anyone to see. It’s not just the constant sources of embarrassment that everyone around the globe
The prospect of a rising far-right across the globe has led to an extremely disturbing trend of ignorance and willful silence surrounding the history of these ideologies. Developer Paintbucket Games has joined forces with HandyGames for Through the Darkest of Times, to help correct these issues. In Through the Darkest of Times, players take on
If you’ve ever wanted to find out what an England suffering through a far-right regime post-Brexit would be like for working class people, Not Tonight is a game that simulates exactly that scenario. Just like in the real world, England voted to leave the EU, but things have gone drastically downhill from there. The far-right
A recent blog post from Steam has caused quite a stir on the internet. And to understand why, you have to feast your eyes on this circus of tragedy. In simple terms, Valve are going to stop blocking most Steam releases. This means that all the nightmare scenarios from the days of Steam Greenlight are
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
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
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
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
The ESA; gaming’s biggest industry body, and a source for lobbying and political endorsement within the games industry, has made what some would consider a controversial statement about Republican plans to cut taxes for corporations in the United States. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) came out in favor of the House of Representatives’ proposed tax
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