Video Games

Dead or Alive Bootleg DVD Draws Copyright Infringement Lawsuit From Koei Tecmo

January 14, 2021

Koei Tecmo has filed charges against an individual who they believe infringed on their copyright by selling a bootleg DVD compilation of Dead or Alive cutscenes. Related: Koei Tecmo Censors Fairy Tail RPG ...

Sony Sells Less Than One Million PlayStation Units In Japan In Worst Sales Year Since 1994

Spencer Baculi

January 14, 2021

Video Games

Sony’s woes in the Japanese market continue, as sales data has revealed that the company sold less than one million PlayStation units in Japan across all of 2020, marking the worst sales numbers since the conso...

Twitch Partner Critical Bard Claims Racism After Receiving Criticism For Anti-White Rhetoric, Opinion That “White Lives Don’t Matter”

Spencer Baculi

January 12, 2021

Video Games

Twitch partner Critical Bard has claimed that a recent wave of pushback and criticism towards his history of anti-white racism and his assertion that “white lives don’t matter” is nothing more than the perpetua...

Capcom Begins Cracking Down On “Inappropriate or Objectionable” Fan Content

Spencer Baculi

January 9, 2021

Video Games

As per a newly emplaced ban on the use of their titles in the creation of fan media, Capcom has begun to crack down on “inappropriate or objectionable” content, with one content creator already reporting that t...

PogChamp Emote Removed From Twitch Following Gootecks’ Comments on Capitol Hill Protests

Spencer Baculi

January 9, 2021

Video Games

Twitch has banned the original version of the popular PogChamp emote from their platform over comments made by ‘face of the emote’ that the company allege encouraged “further violence” following the recent prot...

Report: Censorship Among Key Reasons PlayStation Brand Faces “Decisive Decline” In Japan

Spencer Baculi

January 8, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

A new report claims that Sony’s ongoing effort to appeal to Western markets has left the PlayStation brand facing a “decisive decline” among Japanese audiences. Related: Aokana: Four Rhythms Across The Blu...

GamerGate To Blame For Washington D.C. Protests, Claim Mainstream Video Game Media Personalities

Spencer Baculi

January 7, 2021

Video Games

Several members of the mainstream gaming media, each of their own accord, have hyperbolically asserted that GamerGate is to blame for the unprecedented protest event that took place in Washington D.C. on Januar...

CD Projekt Red Claims Latest Cyberpunk 2077 Rumors Are “Simply Not True”

Spencer Baculi

January 6, 2021

Video Games

After a list of supposed Cyberpunk 2077 related leaks recently made its rounds among the game’s fanbase, developer CD Projekt Red has publicly clarified that the purported information “is simply not true.” ...

Artist Aseranaide Shares Frosty Pinup Of Genshin Impact’s La Signora

John F. Trent

January 4, 2021

Art, Video Games

Artist Aseranaide recently wished their followers a Merry Christmas by sharing a pinup of Genshin Impact antagonist La Signora. For those unfamiliar with Genshin Impact, it is a single player open world acti...

Top Hat Studios “Categorically and Absolutely Refuse” Calls To Censor Sense: A Cyperpunk Ghost Story

Spencer Baculi

January 2, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

Top Hat Studios has responded to calls to censor their upcoming Nintendo Switch release of their title Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story by publicly refusing to alter the content of their game. Relate...