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YouTuber Detective Seeds Ends Partnership With Asmongold’s Starforge Systems PC After His Comments About The War In Palestine
YouTuber Detective Seeds announced he would no longer be partnering with Starforge Systems PC in the wake of Asmongold's comments about the war in Palestine. Amsongold commented on the war in Palestine during a recent Twitch livestream on his Zackrawrr channel where...
‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’ Sold “Millions” Of Copies As Developer Announces New Dark Angel Cosmetics, The Hierophant Bio-Titan, And More Coming Soon
Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment revealed they had sold "millions" of copies of the game as part of a new post-launch overview that includes new Dark Angels cosmetics, a new Tyranid villain in the Hierophant Bio-Titan and more for Warhammer 40,000: Space...
Rumor: Ubisoft To End Support Of ‘XDefiant’ After Season 4 If It Does Not Increase Its Player Base
Ubisoft is rumored to end support on its recent live-service game XDefiant following season four if it does not increase its player base. X user just4leaks2 reports, "XDefiant is alredy Dead. Ubisoft research team is actively asking their tester to have another...
Twitch Bans Asmongold’s Zackrawrr Channel After Discussing War In Palestine
Twitch banned streamer Asmongold's Zackrawrr channel after he discussed the war in Palestine during a recent stream. In a clip uploaded to the DramaAlert account on X, Asmongold stated, "If you want to consider a genocide as a systematic killing of a group of people,...
Report: Bandai Namco To Cut Staff And Ax Multiple Games Based Off ‘Naruto’ And ‘One Piece’ Amid $144 Million Write Off
Bandai Namco is reportedly axing multiple games including those featuring characters from Naruto and One Piece amid a $144 million write off across its company. Bloomberg's Takashi Mochizuki reported that these cuts are primarily hitting the company's mobile game...
Report: Ubisoft Still Developing ‘Splinter Cell Remake’
A new report reveals that Ubisoft is still developing its Splinter Cell Remake, which it announced back in December 2021. Mike Straw at Insider Gaming reports that the game is being developed under the codename North and is still being developed in the Snowdrop...
‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Still Outside Steam’s Top 50 Best Sellers With Just Over 2 Weeks Until Release
BioWare's upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard still remains outside Steam's top 50 best sellers as the game releases in just over two weeks. SteamDB reports that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has moved up the charts, but not significantly. The game currently sits in the...
Lara Croft’s Biggest “Disappointment” Gets Second-Life With ‘Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered’
Lara Croft is arriving for fun on Valentine’s Day with the announcement of remasters of her iconic games coming to “next generation” hardware with Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered. However the treasure hunter’s greatest obstacle may not be a horrifying medieval...
Rumor: Sweet Baby Inc. Fired Chris Kindred Who Attempted To Cancel Brazilian Gamer KabrutusRambo
Sweet Baby Inc. has allegedly fired Chris Kindred, the employee who attempted to cancel Brazilian gamer KabrutusRambo after he created the Sweet Baby Inc. detected Steam curator list. According to X user MasteroftheTDS, the host of Gothic Therapy, an inside source...
CD Projekt Red CEO Michael Nowakowski Claims Company Hires Based On Merit Despite Company’s Website Claiming It Embraces “Equitable Practices” And Having Scholarship Program That Excludes Men
CD Projekt Red CEO Michael Nowakowski claimed that his company hires based on merit despite having a scholarship program that excludes men. Nowakowski's comments came in response to a video from YouTuber Endymion, where he alleged that a source informed him "that CD...
Odd Tales Founder Tim Soret Applauds Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler’s Instruction To Kotaku Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante
Tim Soret, the founder of game studio Odd Tales, which is currently working on The Last Night, applauded Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler on his response and instruction on how the video game industry works to Kotaku Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante. It all started when...
Amazon MGM Studios Head Jennifer Salke Indicates It Could Purchase Rights To ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ From Embracer Group
Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon MGM Studios, recently shared that the company is talking about potentially purchasing the rights to The Lord of the Rings from Embracer Group. In an interview with Variety, Salke was asked by K.J. Yossman, "Embracer, who’ve...