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YouTuber Melonie Mac Tears To Shreds Kotaku’s Argument That ‘Resident Evil’ And ‘Silent Hill’ Feature “The Same, Boring” Blond Male Protagonist

November 3, 2022

Kotaku derided Resident Evil and Silent Hill protagonists Ethan Winters and James Sunderland as "the same, boring protagonist;" only for the author to later claim the editorial was a "s—tpost." Y...

YouTuber Johnny Massacre Blasts ‘Street Fighter 6’ Character Creator As “A Playground For Woke Activists”

Ryan Pearson

October 17, 2022

Video Games

YouTuber Johnny Massacre has labelled Street Fighter 6 as "woke" after finding himself being unimpressed by Capcom's decision to ditch the Male and Female categories in the game's all-new character creator. ...

‘Street Fighter’ Fans Suspect Ken’s Voice Actor Reuben Langdon Was Replaced In Latest Entry Because Of His Political Beliefs

Ryan Pearson

September 30, 2022

Censorship, Video Games

Fans of the long-running Street Fighter series suspect that Reuben Langdon, the actor who had been providing the voice for Ken in recent entries, was replaced due to his views on politics. Street Figh...

From Aliens: Dark Descent To Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Here Are All The Reveals And Updates From The Summer Game Fest 2022

Ryan Pearson

June 13, 2022

Video Games

The Summer Game Fest 2022 recently kicked off yet another season of pseudo-E3 presentations, and for anyone who missed out or just can't remember which games caught their interest, we've got a round-up of all t...

Street Fighter Fans Divided Over Whether Chun-Li’s New Design Is A Politically Correct Regression Or A Beautiful Upgrade

Ryan Pearson

June 9, 2022

Censorship, Video Games

With the recent debut of Chun-Li's new Street Fighter 6 design, fans have found themselves divided in a hot debate over whether the iconic fighter's updated look is good, bad, a case of censorship, or just plai...

Kotaku Writer Ian Walker Falsely Claims Street Fighter 6 Will Feature “Series’ First Playable Black Woman”

Spencer Baculi

June 5, 2022

Video Games

In the latest example of how identity politics serves only to erase history and denigrate true accomplishments, Kotaku writer Ian Walker has falsely asserted that Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter 6 will feature...

Resident Evil 4 VR Executive Producer Defends Censorship: “It’s The Year 2022 And Some Of This Stuff Doesn’t Age Well”

Ryan Pearson

April 22, 2022

Video Games

Resident Evil 4 VR executive producer Tom Ivey recently defended the decision to censor the game pointing to the current year and claiming the censored and cut content didn't "fit with the Resident Evil franchi...

Rumor: Microsoft Developing Their Own Monster Hunter After Finding Capcom Series Too Expensive To License For Game Pass

Ryan Pearson

February 1, 2022

Video Games

Microsoft are reportedly working on making their own Monster Hunter-inspired game after allegedly finding that it would be too costly to bring Capcom's popular series to Games Pass. Source: Monster Hunter W...

Pro Street Fighter Player Robson “Robinho” Oliveira Perma-Banned from All Capcom Events After Claiming To Have Organized Drunken Gang Rape Of Ex-Girlfriend

Ryan Pearson

January 7, 2022

Video Games

Professional Street Fighter player Robson "robinho" Oliveira has been banned from all official Capcom events after allegedly confessing to organizing the gang rape of a girlfriend. https://twitter.com/...

Mega Man Live-Action Adaptation Reportedly Headed To Netflix

Spencer Baculi

December 3, 2021

Movies, Video Games

According to a new report, the definitely-unasked-for Western live-action adaptation of everyone’s favorite super fighting robot, Mega Man, is headed to Netflix. Source: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018), N...

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