Video Game Culture

Caliber Game Developer Roasts Game Journalists – Calls Them Parasites!

January 16, 2019

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...

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...

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...

Overwatch Pro Player Who Left Team Due To Harassment Revealed to Have Never Existed

Spencer Baculi

January 7, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

A professional female Overwatch player at the center of a recent harassment controversy has been proven to be a duo of imposters masquerading as a single player as part of a ‘social experiment’. On December ...

Female Artist Accused of Transphobia by Insomniac Games Artist After Criticism of Lady’s New Devil May Cry 5 Design

Spencer Baculi

January 2, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

In anticipation of the latest entry in the Devil May Cry series, Capcom presented fans with brand new renders of Devil May Cry 5’s cast of characters at last year’s Tokyo Game Show 2018. The renders featured ma...

PewDiePie Promotes 'Racism, Genocide, Anti-Semitism', Teacher Warns Students

History Teacher Warns Students that PewDiePie Promotes “Racism” and “Anti-Semitism”

Spencer Baculi

December 19, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

On Friday, December 14th a Twitter user, whose display name is listed on their profile as Rissian, uploaded a concerning video to his personal account. The video, which has currently been viewed 1.33 million ti...

Ubisoft Producer Calls for Blacklisting of PewDiePie

Ubisoft Producer Calls for Industry Blacklisting of PewDiePie

Spencer Baculi

December 14, 2018

Video Game Culture

In a recent storm of controversy, famous YouTube personality PewDiePie, aka Felix Kjellberg came under fire again due to a ‘shout out’ he had given to another YouTuber in an uploaded video. In the video, titled...

Fans Fear Political Influence in Upcoming ‘Dragon Age: The Dread Wolf Rises’

Spencer Baculi

December 12, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

At the recent 2018 Game Awards event, fans of the Dragon Age series were presented with a surprise teaser trailer for the next entry in the fantasy series, Dragon Age: The Dread Wolf Rises. The teaser features ...