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 were held this past Friday, and while some big trailers debuted throughout the broadcast – The Witcher 4, Tekken 8, Elden Ring: Nightreign, that game where you move to a new apartment – the one getting the most traction online is Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Unfortunately...
Read MoreAfter getting Kotaku nutjob (well, former Kotaku nutjob nowadays) Alyssa Mecante to back out of a fight she proposed, YouTuber Vara Dark is throwing down with another staunch defender of woke video games. This time, it’s David Jaffe, the director of God of War (the first one, and God of War II), ...
Read MoreSome of the year’s most reviled video games are getting discounts before the Christmas Season. The first is Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the lightning rod for the backlash against DEI among gamers and the one that brought woke consulting firm Sweet Baby Inc. into the public eye. Kill th...
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...
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