Tag: games journalist
G4’s Adam Sessler Attacks Former Kotaku Writer Alyssa Mercante
There’s a certain satisfaction that comes with learning that the world’s worst people hate each other, too. Amid the smoke screens of unity, the idea that the gamers are the bad guys and the games journalists are the vanguard arrayed against them, the truth is that they think of each other the s...
Read MoreKingdom Come Director Says YouTubers Scare Video Game Companies
YouTubers have more power than you might think, at least if a recent report is to be believed. Dan Vávra, the writer and director of RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, appeared on a Czech podcast called Nejlepší and talked about the impact of “hate tubers,” as he called them – though base...
Read MoreThe Game Awards Nominations Are Surprising
The 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 MoreGaming Websites Not Reviewing Lollipop Chainsaw RePop?
Gamers 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 MoreCompetitors Concord and Dustborn Help Explain Black Myth: Wukong’s Success
We’ve watched Black Myth: Wukong, the new Soulslike game from Chinese developer Game Science, become a legitimate sensation over the past week, with 2,415,714 concurrent players at its all-time peak on Steam and a 95.58% positive audience score as of this writing. It’s also on track to be the fa...
Read MoreSuccess of Black Myth: Wukong Enrages Games Journalists
Black Myth: Wukong, the highly anticipated Soulslike action game from Chinese developer Game Science, made a lake-emptying splash when it debuted yesterday. Its first day racked up 2,223,179 peak concurrent players on Steam, the second-highest ever after the 3,257,248 PUBG: Battlegrounds scored in 2...
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