The upcoming Mega Man: Dual Override has become the center of a growing labor dispute after the union SAG-AFTRA issued a “Do Not Work” order for the game’s English-language voice production. In a statement dated March 9, the union said Capcom “has failed to initiate the signatory process,” and instructed members to “withhold any acting services or performance of any covered work for this production until further notice.”
Another insider from Avowed developer Obsidian has come forward to YouTube content creator SmashJT, this time sharing leaked messages from the Obsidian Slack internal messaging server. The messages show the Obsidian staff celebrating their game coming under fire from X-owner and world’s richest man Elon Musk while railing against anyone who opposes the idea of pronoun selection in video games.
Insiders close to the development of the Star Wars: Eclipse video game have come forward to blow the whistle on Disney and Lucasfilm’s alarming mandate that all white playable characters be eliminated from the upcoming title.
Ladies and gentlemen, it seems the gaming world is abuzz yet again, and Epic Games has struck gold with Fortnite OG just in time for the holidays. For those not in the know, this new game mode is a love letter to longtime fans, reviving the cherished Chapter One...
“Is GTA 6 woke?” Certain changes at Rockstar are giving gamers anxiety regarding the future of the long-running franchise.
God of War director David Jaffe attempted to set the record straight after his rant against YouTube personality Vara Dark was labeled sexist. According to Jaffe, his meltdown in which he stated that the popular YouTuber with more than 140 thousand subscribers only has her platform because of her gender and looks wasn’t sexist in the least.
David Jaffe lost his mind at YouTube personality Vara Dark, going on a wild, unhinged, and deeply sexist rant against the popular gaming commentator on his own moderately populated channel. Dark responded by verbally destroying the once prominent developer, taking him to task for his comments.
Admins for the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Facebook group have outlawed the laugh reaction and actively banning members who use it.
A whistleblower that worked within the Microsoft-owned Obsidian Entertainment game studio has shone a light on toxic behavior from Avowed art director Matt Hansen.
The co-founder of Avowed developer Obsidian is urging anyone who was rejected for an art position at the Microsoft-owned studio to speak to a lawyer and seek legal action after art director Matt Hansen accidentally exposed alleged racist hiring practices.
The epic Sweet Baby Inc. bomb Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is currently 95% off on the Steam store for both the regular and deluxe versions.
An art director for Obsidian working on the first-person fantasy game Avowed was exposed on X by Elon Musk for alleged illegal racist hiring practices at the Microsoft studio. Musk then personally brought this discovery to the attention of Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft.
Elon Musk has apparently had enough. The world’s richest man today announced plans to create an AI game studio to “make gaming great again.”