Hollywood is officially leaning harder into Nintendo crossovers, and now we have a major name attached to one of gaming’s most iconic characters. The newly revealed Fox McCloud actor for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is none other than Glen Powell. According to...
A dramatic restructuring at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has seen the company abandon its short-lived dual CEO structure, removing Hermen Hulst from his co-CEO position and leaving Hideaki Nishino as the sole leader of PlayStation.
A That Park Place source has confirmed that Ubisoft delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows in order to make narrative cuts that severely limit the role of Yasuke in the story.
The fallout from Activision Blizzard’s unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives took a dark turn this week when a Blizzard technical artist, Kyle Hickey, made an incendiary post on Facebook that appeared to call on his social media followers to commit violence against supporters of President Donald Trump.
I had the privilege of sitting down with Yoshimi Yasuda, President of Dragami Games and Producer of Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. We discussed the team’s nerves about remastering the beloved cult classic, the balance between artistic vision and market demands, and his philosophy on creating unforgettable gaming experiences.
While major corporations like Walmart and Amazon have disbanded their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and President Donald Trump has officially ended DEI programs at the federal level, Call of Duty developer Activision Blizzard President Rob Kostich appears determined to buck the trend.
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been under fire for months, but the controversy has now escalated into censorship allegations. Japanese YouTuber Shohei Kondo had his gameplay critique of Assassin’s Creed Shadows removed from YouTube a reported 12 times, with “hate speech” cited as the reason for the takedown.
Ubisoft, once a beacon of innovation and creativity in the gaming industry, continues its precipitous decline with the recent announcement of significant studio closures and widespread layoffs. The company’s struggles, marked by failed game launches, internal controversies, and strategic missteps, have culminated in a series of actions that signal a desperate attempt to salvage what remains of its once-thriving empire.
Remember when Nintendo tried making mobile games for IOS devices? Well, whether you do or not, Nintendo sure does as they’ve announced that the nearly decade-old Super Mario Run is getting a brand new update based around the video game company’s newest Mario Party game, Super Mario Party Jamboree, which was released on Nintendo Switch only a few months ago.
Marek Tymiński, CEO of CI Games, has once again waded into a major cultural discussion, this time tackling the controversial subject of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in gaming. Quoting a post from former World of Warcraft team lead Mark Kern (known as Grummz) on X, Tymiński made his position on the matter crystal clear.
Electronic Arts (EA) is facing a financial crisis of epic proportions, with EA stock dropping nearly 20% after the company openly admitted that Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 failed epicly. The fallout from these high-profile disasters has sent shockwaves through the gaming industry, with investors reacting swiftly and decisively to the company’s lowered revenue forecast for the fiscal year.
A delay that cost Ubisoft an additional $20 million to improve and polish Assassin’s Creed Shadows has done little to sway public opinion as shown in a recent stream on YouTube.
The fallout from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League may have just claimed another major casualty. Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad is stepping down after a catastrophic year for the division, marred by the $200 million failure of Rocksteady’s live-service DC Arkham-verse game. A key factor in this debacle? The divisive involvement of Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI), the narrative design firm co-founded and run by Kim Belair. The firm’s embrace of identity politics and disruptive creative direction has left a trail of failures across the gaming industry.