Video Games

Vice Takes Issue With League of Legends’ Use of Seraphine as Virtual Personality: “She Has No Interest In The Political Reality That Exists Around Her”

October 23, 2020

Vice has taken issue with League of Legends’ use of Seraphine as a virtual pop star and social media personality because she does not speak to contemporary socio-political topics. Related: Vice Labels Cr...

Google Stadia’s Creative Director Claims Streamers Need To Purchase A License To Play Games, He’s Accused Of Ripping Off Twitter Banner Art

Drew Taylor

October 23, 2020

Video Games

Google Stadia's Senior Creative Director and a former Creative Director at Ubisoft and Electronic Arts Alex Hutchinson recently took to Twitter where he claimed that streamers need to purchase a license to play...

Kotaku Blames “The Underlying Current of Bigotry” Among Gamers As Cause For Recent Departure Of Xbox Brazil Host

Spencer Baculi

October 23, 2020

Video Games

Kotaku has claimed that an “underlying current of bigotry” within video game culture is partially to blame for the abrupt and controversial firing of Xbox Brazil video host Isadora Basile. Related: K...

G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout Developers Respond To Criticism With Grace, Set An Example For Naughty Dog

John F. Trent

October 21, 2020

Video Games

YouTuber Jeremy Griggs from the Geeks + Gamers channel reports that the developers of G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout have reached out to him to find ways to improve the game follow a negative review. Earli...

Baldur’s Gate 3 Devs “Sorely Disappointed” That “Most Popular” Character Creation Option Is A White Human Male

Spencer Baculi

October 16, 2020

Video Games

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has urged their player base to explore more character creation options after discovering that the game’s “most popular choices” resulted in white, human male adventurers...

Guild Wars 2 Lead Designer Jennifer Scheurle Let Go By ArenaNet!

Spencer Baculi

October 15, 2020

Video Games

Jennifer Scheurle, the now former-lead designer for Guild Wars 2 and ArenaNet, has been let go from the company as part of an alleged “re-shuffling of projects.” Scheurle broke the news of her departure on O...

505 Games Ends Ongoing Production of Indivisible, Leaving Expensive Backer Rewards Unfulfilled

Spencer Baculi

October 12, 2020

Video Games

505 Games has announced that they will be ending post-launch production on Indivisible despite multiple backer rewards remaining unfulfilled. Related: Several Staff Members Leave Skullgirls Studio Lab Ze...

Bungie “Diversity Committee” Reviews Destiny 2 Guardian Models In Preparation For Beyond Light Launch

Spencer Baculi

October 7, 2020

Video Games

Bungie has confirmed that an in-house “Diversity Committee” has reviewed Destiny 2’s in-game character models in order to ensure the game’s upcoming Beyond Light expansion is suitably diverse and inclusive. ...

Multiple World of Warcraft Authors Including L.L. McKinney And Catherynne M. Valente Express Racist Anti-White Beliefs

Spencer Baculi

October 6, 2020

Books, Video Games

Following the rediscovery of anti-white, anti-male tweets by World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising author Madeleine Roux, fans have discovered that similar rhetoric has been shared on the Twitter profiles of four a...

Artist Prywinko Shares Lingerie Pinup Of The Witcher’s Shani

John F. Trent

October 6, 2020

Television, Video Games

Artist Prywinko recently shared a lingerie pinup of The Witcher's Shani. Shani is a lesser known character in The Witcher video game franchise appearing in the original The Witcher game and then only being m...