One of the standout moments in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was the cameo of Fox McCloud. Although there hasn’t been a new Star Fox title in nearly a decade, longtime fans of the Super NES hero recognized him and the Arwing instantly. Now, thanks to the animated film breaking box office records, a new generation is discovering the space pilot for the first time.
In the wake of the tragic assassination Charlie last week, outrage has erupted over Bethesda, a major video game studio, being accused of mocking his death online. The post in question has since been deleted, but as of this writing, Bethesda has not issued an apology or statement addressing the backlash.
A Sonic the Hedgehog artist is gaining infamy online for mocking the Charlie Kirk tragedy.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, remains a raw wound in America’s political and cultural landscape. Across the nation, supporters mourned the loss of a conservative leader who had dedicated his life to speaking out on campuses and defending traditional values. But not everyone responded with respect. In fact, some celebrated.
Among those voices was a figure tied to Sega’s flagship family-friendly brand, Sonic the Hedgehog.
The indie studio behind the French game Caravan SandWitch just revealed its true colors in the ugliest way possible. On the one-year anniversary of their game’s release, the developers used their official @SandWitchDev account not to thank fans, but to use Caravan SandWitch to mock the brutal murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
The fallout over a senior Sucker Punch Productions developer mocking the death of Charlie Kirk has escalated. Drew Harrison, who served as a Senior Staff Character Lookdev & Texture Artist on Ghost of Tsushima and the upcoming Ghost of Yotei, now appears to have been fired from the Sony-owned studio.
The video game industry is in the spotlight again, and once again it’s for all the wrong reasons. A senior developer at Sucker Punch Productions, the Sony-owned studio behind Ghost of Tsushima and the upcoming Ghost of Yotei, has publicly mocked the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
The founder of Kotaku openly mocked the death of Charlie Kirk just hours after a tragic shooting took the conservative commentator’s life.
One year ago, just two weeks after its release, the hero-shooter known as Concord was permanently shut down due to its abysmal sales and astonishingly low player count. Just a couple months later, Sony, in an attempt to cut losses, disbanded Firewalk studios, which had developed the game over the course of 8 years.
For years, gamers have debated whether subscription models like Xbox Game Pass are helping the industry or causing problems. Now, a former Xbox executive has admitted what critics have been saying all along—Game Pass is creating serious problems, both financially and creatively, across the gaming world.
Fans of Square Enix’s biggest franchises received some long-awaited reassurance this week. During a livestream celebrating the second anniversary of Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, creative director Tetsuya Nomura addressed questions about both Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts 4.
The video game industry has always been volatile, but the latest wave of layoffs has revealed just how much one state dominates the downturn. According to new reporting, more than 50% of all job cuts in the global gaming industry layoffs have taken place in California. For a sector that has boasted record revenues in recent years, the numbers tell a troubling story — one that some popular voices are framing as a cultural correction.
The long, horrific tale of the Perfect Dark Reboot seems to have finally come to a close.
Following seven years of development hell, the controversial Perfect Dark reboot was almost restored by Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive. When discussions around the future of the IP went sour, mass layoffs ensued.
For years, questions have lingered over the influence of Montreal-based consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI) on major AAA games like the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine from Insomniac Studios.
The consultancy firm, which bills itself as a narrative and inclusivity consultant, was once publicly tied to the Wolverine game, a title that was, at one time, a highly-anticipated Insomniac Games project for PlayStation 5. But were they still on board all through production?