The games industry has a major consumer trust problem
You've probably heard the whole kerfuffle about Doom Eternal this past week. id Software released a surprise update to the game that included the kernel ("ring 0") level Denuvo Anti-Cheat…
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Nintendo’s save game backup policy is anti-consumer
Nintendo dropped Switch Firmware 10.0.0 yesterday. It adds a whole slew of cool new features, like button mapping and the ability to move game data from the internal storage to…
Franchises have to respect the fans, or why Star Wars sucks now
The Rise of Skywalker, the "final" (for real this time) chapter in the Star Wars saga, just came out. I haven't seen it yet, but from what I've heard, it's…
Gakwer corpse finally collapsing: good riddance I say
It seems like it's finally the end of the road for the rotting corpse of the Gakwer media empire. The company's new owners, G/O Media, are laying down the law,…
Blizzard’s craven kowtow to Red China
Activision-Blizzard has banned professional Hearthstone player Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung... for supporting the Hong Kong protesters. Blitzchung was being interviewed after a Grandmaster match on Sunday when he yelled out…
Night in the Woods developer Alec Holowka passes away
Night in the Woods co-developer Alec Holowka has passed away, his family announced earlier today. Holowka had been suffering from mood and personality disorders for years. However, it appears his…
Nintendo is right, politics has no place in gaming
We've talked quite a bit about the growing encroachment of politics in video games in the past year. It seems every gaming company has decided to jump on the bandwagon…
Gone Home: The culture war’s Patient 0
I've been trying to avoid political content lately, but I've been roped back in as Gone Home was announced as the latest Humble Bundle giveaway. This is a game I…
In defense of “easy mode”
Hard games have come back in vogue in recent years, largely due to the success of the Dark Souls franchise. This counters a past trend that saw games become progressively…
The Verge copy-strikes YouTubers who criticized their PC build
The Verge has issued copyright strikes against several YouTubers who criticized their now infamous PC building video. Both Rich from ReviewTechUSA and Kyle from BitWit saw their copyright strikes on…