Marty O’Donnell has pledged to defend gamers’ ownership rights if voters send him to Congress, arguing that publishers may be engaging in conduct that is “next to fraudulent” when they sell products without providing consumers the control or ownership they reasonably...
At CES 2025, accessory maker Genki may have unintentionally revealed the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2. Showcasing prototypes of accessories designed for an unreleased Nintendo console, Genki’s presentation has sparked a frenzy of speculation. With these leaks aligning closely with previously rumored Switch 2 features, it’s hard to dismiss this as mere coincidence.
Ubisoft has delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows for the second time, pushing its release back to March 20, 2025. Originally set for November 12, 2024, and later moved to February 14, 2025, the game’s development continues to be plagued by delays.
Sandbox VR has announced an ambitious collaboration with Netflix to bring Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon series into the virtual reality space. The project, described as an “interactive VR game,” aims to expand the universe of Snyder’s sci-fi epic into a fully immersive adventure for fans.
The problem? There aren’t many fans left to care.
Sony has announced that Helldivers 2, the cooperative tactical shooter game, is being adapted into a movie.
While fans of the game might cheer for its expansion into cinema, the move raises significant questions about whether the movie will stay true to the gritty, satirical tone of the franchise—or become another vehicle for virtue signaling and DEI-driven Hollywood storytelling.
Remedy Games is pressing forward in its controversial partnership with Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI), even as the fallout from Alan Wake 2 continues to mount.
The gaming industry has become a battleground for cultural and political ideologies, with a stark divide forming between the virtue signaling “woke” crowd and everyday gamers exhausted by constant political messaging and finger-wagging. The community’s response to two recent events—the crowd-funding campaign of Gaming While Black, a documentary featuring former Kotaku editor Alyssa Mercante, and Mercante’s contentious lawsuit against YouTuber SmashJT—illustrates the widening chasm between these groups in what’s become known as the gaming culture war.
This morning, the previously banned Donald Trump Captain America mod for Marvel Rivals reappeared on Nexus Mods. However, as of this writing, it has been banned yet again, marking Trump’s second removal from the platform.
The recently released Indiana Jones and The Great Circle came out amidst a ton of doubt and scrutiny. However, after playing the game, I have to say that it was actually pretty darn good!
Johan Pilestedt, the creative director behind Helldivers 2, has taken a firm stance against incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives into games when they detract from the player experience.
Ubisoft’s troubles have mounted into 2025, with the PC version of Assassin’s Creed Origins becoming the latest casualty of the company’s ongoing woes. Steam users have flooded the game with negative reviews, dropping its recent review rating to “Mixed.”
A recent leak from a Chinese app suggests that NetEase’s free-to-play third-person hero shooter Marvel Rivals will soon expand its roster with the iconic Fantastic Four.
Once a titan in the gaming industry, Ubisoft has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in value over the past four years. From a market capitalization of $12.17 billion in January 2021, the company’s value plummeted to a mere $1.78 billion by January 2025.