Video Games

IGN and Kotaku Writers Complain About Days Gone’s “White” Protagonist

March 21, 2019

Days Gone is a third person survival shooter that will debut on the PlayStation 4 pits the game's main protagonist, Deacon St. John, against a number of zombie enemies called Freakers and Newts. The develope...

Report: Twitch Streamer ‘Ninja’ Paid $1 Million to Launch EA’s Apex Legends

John F. Trent

March 20, 2019

Video Games

A new report alleges that Electronic Arts paid popular Twitch streamer Ninja aka Tyler Blevins $1 million to stream Apex Legends to his over 12 million followers. Reuters reports Blevins "was paid around $1 ...

Report: “Winnie the Pooh” Censored in World of Warcraft, PUBG, and Arena of Valor in China

John F. Trent

March 20, 2019

Video Games

A new report indicates that the phrase Winnie the Pooh is censored for Chinese players who play World of Warcraft, PUBG, and Arena of Valor. Abacus News, which is an English-language website focused on China...

Sega Suspends Sales of Judgment After Voice Actor Pierre Taki Arrested for Cocaine Use

Jorge Arenas

March 20, 2019

Video Games

Sega Games Co. suspended sales of its PlayStation 4 game Judgment after voice actor and Denki Groove band member Pierre Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine. Taki provided his voice talent to the game as K...

Debates Over Violent Video Games Reignite In The Wake of The Christchurch Terrorist Attack

Spencer Baculi

March 19, 2019

Video Games

In the wake of the horrific Christchurch terror attack in New Zealand, media outlets have been scrambling to find a scapegoat upon which to hinge their reporting and narratives. Reports have already begun to ci...

‘Devil May Cry’ Actors Under Fire For Controversial Videos and Opinions

Devil May Cry V Actors Joey Camen and Reuben Langdon Under Fire For Controversial Videos and Opinions

Spencer Baculi

March 19, 2019

Video Games

Joey Camen and Reuben Langdon, two actors in the recent Capcom release Devil May Cry V, have come under fire. Camen due to his past YouTube content and Langdon for his controversial opinions. On March 18th, ...

Arcane City Game Studios Targeted By Outrage Mob Due to Subject Matter of Their Visual Novel ‘The Virgin’

Spencer Baculi

March 15, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

Independent game development studio Arcane City Game Studios was recently targeted by an outrage mob who sought to deplatform the game studio due to the content of their games and their support of another game ...

The Pillars of the Earth Developer Daedalic Entertainment Advocates for Refugee Migration Into Europe

Jorge Arenas

March 13, 2019

Video Games

Daedalic Entertainment, the German-based video game company behind Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, The Pillars of the Earth, State of Mind, Blackguards, and Machinarium, took to Facebook to express suppor...

After Steam Bans Controversial ‘Rape Day’ Game, European Government Officials Call for Government Regulation of the Industry

Spencer Baculi

March 7, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

This past week, the discovery of a controversial video game being distributed on the Steam platform led to the game being pulled from the platform due to outrage from the public. The game by indie developer ...

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada 'Quite Tired of Trying to Avoid Causing Potential Offense'

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada is ‘Quite Tired of Trying to Avoid Causing Potential Offense’

Spencer Baculi

March 6, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

On March 4th, a fan tweeted both a compliment on his work and asked about the possibility of a new fighter in the next Tekken entry to outspoken Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada. The fan asked Harada if there w...