The signs of a cultural shift in the entertainment industry continue to pop up. They have been slowly emerging since the beginning of 2024, as seen in Chris Gore’s report about Marvel Studios firing their activist producers and preparing for a sea change from their All New, All Different push. But...
Read MoreThe Game Awards are making a play for respectability. The video game awards show is known for nominating games for sociopolitical reasons rather than their merit, sales, or popularity with gamers, and often snubbing games that many thought would be a shoo-in for recognition. This year, it was assume...
Read MoreDragon Age: The Veilguard may be in trouble. I know it’s hard to believe that a video game in a popular franchise that was developed by whacko activists and seems more concerned with establishing that one of the characters is “nonbinary” than in sending gamers on fun and exciting adventures i...
Read MoreDragon Age: The Veilguard, the horrendous-looking new entry in the RPG video game series from BioWare, was released this past Thursday (Halloween, which is kind of hilarious), so it’s had a weekend to make its mark and give interested parties an indication of how successful it will be. And while i...
Read MoreGamers have been sending the video game industry and their media satellites a clear message recently, and their response is morphing into something even more insidious. Recent games designed with the “modern audience” in mind have been bombing, with Concord, Dustborn, Star Wars Outlaws, and Sui...
Read MoreIn the wake of Star Wars Outlaws’ release, developer Ubisoft is going down the tubes. Yesterday, Ubisoft’s stock price dropped 7% in one day to €13.67, which is about $15.09. Today, it’s down even further, €13.24, or $14.62. This is almost certainly due to the lackluster performance of St...
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