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The World Of Chess Is Having Its Own 'Me Too' Moment
22.2.2023
Disturbing accusations of “grooming” and sexual abuse have recently rocked the world of professional chess. Grandmaster Alejandro Ramírez is reportedly currently under investigation by two major chess organizations, as detailed in reports from fellow chess grandmaster and advocate for women’s...
15 Big Destiny 2 Changes Coming In Lightfall
22.2.2023
Expansions have a way of making Destiny 2 feel like an entirely new game, and Lightfall appears to be no exception. Now less than a week away, the massive update will add lots of new content as well as overhaul the loot shooter in some pretty big ways. Here’s a roundup of everything to expect from...
Angry Birds Game Pulled From Store In The Worst Way
22.2.2023
Rovio Games announced yesterday that it will remove the paid version of the app from the Google Play Store “due to the game’s impact on our wider games portfolio” Thursday, February 23. The studio’s other games are all free-to-play titles featuring microtransactions while the original Rovio...
The RPG Elements In Hogwarts Legacy Undermine Its Magic
22.2.2023
I’m walking the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, accompanied by twinkling classical piano music and random, startling interjections from a raucous moving painting or Peeves the Poltergeist. A student materializes in front of my eyes, shimmering into existence as their Disillusionment Charm fades;...
Internet Says 'Same' After Seeing Joel In The Last Of Us Show Have Panic Attacks
22.2.2023
It ain’t easy traveling across the country with folks who don’t have it all together. With the burden of succumbing to brutal violence himself, witnessing harm against folks who don’t deserve it, and remembering the echoes of normal life, the TV version of Joel is revealing something we all knew...
Paper Mario-Like Game Dev Yanks Own Game Offline In Legal Fight
22.2.2023
The Outbound Ghost is a charming turn-based adventure RPG that’s been garnering hype on social media thanks to its cutesy blend of The Legend of Zelda, Paper Mario, and Undertale mechanics. The paper mache game hit Steam in late 2022, but if you look for it there now, you won’t find anything...
After Five Years, Gloomhaven Loses Top Spot On BoardGameGeek's Charts
22.2.2023
While they are not a hard science, and should be viewed with as much scepticism as (video) gamers would look at a site like Metacritic, it cannot be denied that the user ratings on BoardGameGeek play a huge part in helping people choose which board games to buy, play and/or argue about.Read more
Teen Detained After Playing On ISIS-Themed Roblox Servers
22.2.2023
A 16-year-old boy has been detained by Singaporean authorities under the country’s strict new terror laws, after he was found to have been playing on ‘multiple Islamic State-themed servers on Roblox’.Read more
Microsoft President Is Carrying That Giant Sony Call of Duty Deal In Pocket, Weirdly
22.2.2023
Earlier today, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox boss Phil Spencer talked briefly to the media about its ongoing attempt to consume Activision Blizzard King, continuing once again to act like the larger spat is mostly about Call of Duty. At one point, Smith said he was carrying a contract...
The Full Story Behind That Spinning Cat You're Seeing Everywhere Now
21.2.2023
If you’ve been on Twitter, Steam, Tiktok, or Reddit recently, you may have come across a 3D model of a black-and-white cat. This is Maxwell, and while the cat’s become very popular among modders and gamers over the last few months, its origins date back before 2023. So why is a low-poly model of...
NBA Player Dropped Over Antisemitic Slur In CoD Gets New Contract
21.2.2023
Nearly two years after NBA player Meyers Leonard blew up his whole career after shouting an antisemitic slur during a Call of Duty: Warzone livestream, ESPN reports he has signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.Read more
Let's Rank The Call of Duty Games, From Worst To Best
21.2.2023
There are many Call of Duty games. Some might say too many! I wouldn’t though, because while the franchise has become popular to hate, I think it can still offer up some exciting multiplayer action and big, fun single-player campaigns. Heck, if you like zombies, some Call of Duty games even have...
The Week In Games: Octopath Dreamland Deluxe
21.2.2023
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Bungie Wins Over $4 Million In Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Cheat Developer
21.2.2023
Bungie’s two-year legal battle against a Destiny 2 cheat maker finally concluded last week. The judge agreed that cheat maker AimJunkies had violated Bungie’s copyright and ordered it to pay over $3.6 million in damages and $700,000 in legal expenses.Read more
The Last Of Us Fans Better Brace Themselves For The Left Behind Episode
21.2.2023
Every episode of HBO’s The Last of Us has had something emotionally devastating (some good and bad) to sit with, but episode seven, “Left Behind” is probably going to be one of the hardest to deal with of the show’s nine-episode run. That’s because, as the title suggests, it looks like we’re going...
Translator Steps Down From Shonen Jump Manga After Declaring It Untranslatable
21.2.2023
Anime and manga enjoyers often come across the odd joke or pun in their favorite series that lands in Japanese but doesn’t translate well into English. While English translators do their damnedest to provide context behind either cultural or phonetic puns in editor’s notes (typically within a manga...
Ubisoft Punishes 19,000 Accounts That Used Mysterious Exploit
21.2.2023
Ubisoft has placed sanctions on nearly 19,000 accounts for using an unspecified exploit, the Rainbow Six Siege developer revealed rather cryptically on Twitter earlier today. Read more
The New JoJo Manga Proves Hirohiko Araki Still Has The Midas Touch
21.2.2023
Last week, the world (specifically Japanese citizens) read the latest installment of Hirohiko Araki’s mega-popular manga series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands. While I was uneasy about whether or not Araki should continue the series with yet another saga since its previous part, JoJolion...
22 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Wild Hearts
21.2.2023
I’ve been having a blast playing Wild Hearts, a Monster Hunter-style action-RPG from the studio behind Dynasty Warriors, and I’ve learned a ton about how to survive its beautiful but brutal Kemono beats in my time with it so far. I’ve come to impart that wisdom to you, dear reader, so that you...
Studio Behind Megan And The Purge Also Making Horror Games Now
21.2.2023
Announced earlier today, Blumhouse—the Hollywood production company behind hit horror films like Megan and Get Out—is launching its own video game studio led by some game dev vets. The new studio, like its parent company, will focus on scary games with smaller budgets.Read more