Video Game Culture Archives

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

January 7, 2019

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

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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...

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 Industry Blacklisting of PewDiePie

Spencer Baculi

December 14, 2018

Video Game Culture

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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 ...

The Daily Dot Smears Former GOG Community Manager Sean Halliday

Spencer Baculi

December 10, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

Earlier this year then-social media specialist for GOG.com, Sean Halliday, came under fire for his use of a Transgender activism hashtag in a humorous tweet. Halliday had used the hashtag #WontBeErased, which s...

‘God of War’ Creator David Jaffe Passionately Rails Against Campus Censorship

Spencer Baculi

December 5, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

David Jaffe is a veteran of the video game industry who is best known for his roles as director of the popular Twisted Metal and God of War series. Since his departure from Sony Computer Entertainment America, ...

EA Mocks Battlefield V Critics Despite Poor Sales

Spencer Baculi

December 4, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

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In celebration of the release of their new title, EA Dice recently hosted a launch party in Stockholm, Sweden for the development staff behind Battlefield V. At one point during the celebration, EA Dice project...

Blizzard Criticized by Diablo Creator David Brevik

Spencer Baculi

November 15, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

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Last month, during a livestream of the game Path of Exile, Twitch user thejunglequeen, real name Divo Brevik, was joined by her husband, Diablo series creator and former Blizzard North president, David Brevik. ...

Kotaku Writer Heather Alexandra Tries to Criticize Red Dead Redemption 2 with Identity Politics!

Spencer Baculi

October 31, 2018

Video Game Culture, Video Games

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Last week, Red Dead Redemption II, the long-awaited sequel to Rockstar Games’ critically acclaimed western Red Dead Redemption, was released worldwide to critical and public acclaim. The game currently stands a...