Video Games

Ubisoft Faces Backlash Over Forced Assassin’s Creed Odyssey DLC Ending

January 18, 2019

Last year’s entry into the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, recently received its first piece of DLC expansion, Legacy of the First Blade. This DLC contains three separate chapters,...

Gamestop Stands Behind Employee Following Recent Viral Incident

GameStop Stands Behind Employee After Incident With Transgender Customer

Spencer Baculi

January 16, 2019

Video Games

On December 28th, a video was uploaded to YouTube by user Marcus Rogers which captured a heated confrontation between a customer and an employee at a GameStop location in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the video, ...

Caliber Game Developer Roasts Game Journalists – Calls Them Parasites!

John F. Trent

January 16, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

Albert Zhiltsov, a Russian game developer for 1C Game Studios, spit roasted game journalists referring to them as a "parasites." Zhiltsov's employer, 1C Game Studios is working with Wargaming Alliance to pro...

After Split With Bungie, Activision Under Investigation For Fraud

Jorge Arenas

January 14, 2019

Video Games

After last week's surprising split between Activision and Bungie, Activision has come under investigation for securities fraud. In an alert to shareholders, The Pomerantz LLP, a law firm that describes itsel...

Blizzard Responds to Former Employee’s Accusations of Racism!

Jorge Arenas

January 11, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

Blizzard Entertainment has officially issued a response after a former employee accused the company of "racial abuse and discrimination." Former employee Julian Murillo-Cuellar, who worked in the company's e...

World of Warcraft to Honor Stan Lee in Stormwind

Jorge Arenas

January 11, 2019

Video Games

World of Warcraft has made it a point to quietly add in-game tributes to both fans and famous people over the years. The latest to join the world of Azeroth will be comic book legend Stan Lee. A video record...

Bungie Announces Split from Activision – Acquires Rights to Destiny!

John F. Trent

January 10, 2019

Video Games

In a monster move in the video game world, Bungie announced they are splitting up from Activision. Not only did they announce their split from Activision, but they also acquired the rights to the Destiny franch...

Fate/Grand Order Edits Emiya Alter Design for North American Release

Spencer Baculi

January 9, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

On the final day of last year, AniplexUS posted a trailer to their YouTube page announcing the western release of a new expansion to the popular role-playing mobile game Fate/GrandOrder, titled Epic of Remnant....

Kotaku Reporter Doubles Down on False Overwatch Controversy Article

Spencer Baculi

January 8, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

Last week, the Overwatch community found itself embroiled in a controversy surrounding both the apparent resignation of a professional female Overwatch player, Ellie, due to rampant harassment and the subsequen...

Blizzard Reveals Overwatch Hero Soldier 76 is Gay

John F. Trent

January 7, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

Blizzard Entertainment revealed that Overwatch hero Soldier: 76 aka Jack Morrison is gay in a new short story titled Bastet by writer Michael Chu with illustrations by Arnold Tsang and Bengal. The short stor...