Tag: video games
Star Wars Outlaws Preview Gets Roasted Online
Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s upcoming game that has been criticized since its first trailer (much like their other big 2024 release; those guys are in trouble), will go on sale this month, and clips are popping up on social media, along with playthroughs and, of course, gaming media impressions. I...
Read MoreWhat’s Behind the Bungie Layoffs?
The slew of layoffs throughout the video game industry has reached Bungie, the former developer of Halo. The studio is letting go of 220 employees, which is about 17% of its workforce, while 155 others are moving to Sony Interactive Entertainment, which owns Bungie. (Bungie used to be owned by Micro...
Read MoreSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Tanks Even Harder After Mrs. Freeze Debut
If you didn’t think Sweet Baby Inc., Rocksteady Studios, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League could be humiliated any further, hold onto your Harley Quinn baseball bat because they’ve hit a new low. The game’s Season 2 update launched yesterday, July 25, and the numbers were abysmal. On...
Read MoreUbisoft Issues Apology to Japanese Gamers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The pressure over Assassin’s Creed Shadows has gotten to Ubisoft. Since the game’s trailer debuted, Ubisoft has been inundated with complaints from gamers, mostly those in Japan, over its disrespect for Japanese history and culture. The highest-profile issue is the use of Yasuke, a historical b...
Read MoreHalo TV Show Canceled
Master Chief is packing up and heading back to Xbox. Variety reports that Paramount+ has canceled the Halo TV series, an adaptation of the popular sci-fi first-person shooter video game. The show aired for two seasons, the second airing this year, but will not return for a third. Variety’s sour...
Read MoreConcord Early Access Beta is a Bomb
The main attraction at this year’s PlayStation State of Play was Concord, a sci-fi first-person shooter developed by Firewalk Studios (which is owned by Sony, hence the focus at State of Play). It was pretty underwhelming, a goofy-looking game with some nice visuals but little to draw anyone in. ...
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