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Japanese Consultant Used By Ubisoft And The New York Times To Attack Gamers Over ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Was A Sweet Baby Inc. Employee
The so-called Japanese consultant that Ubisoft and The New York Times used to attack gamers over Assassin's Creed Shadows turns out to be an employee of Sweet Baby Inc. In a most recent hit piece run by The New York Times that appears to have been done in...
Rumor: Guerilla Games “Deliberately Altered” Aloy “To Look Less Pretty In ‘Forbidden West'”
A new rumor alleges that Guerilla Games and its developers "deliberately altered" the game's main character, Aloy, "to look less pretty in Forbidden West." It also alleges that Guerilla is working on a live-service Horizon game. This rumor comes from X user...
‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’ Developer Matthew Karch Appears To Confirm Authenticity Of His Comment Decrying Games At Embracer Group That Had “Overblown Attempts At Messaging Or Imposing Morals On Gamers”
Saber Interactive CEO and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Matthew Karch appeared to confirm the authenticity of his comment decrying games at Embracer Group that had "overblown attempts at messaging or imposing morals on gamers.” In a comment on a video of...
Netflix’s ‘Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft’ Showrunner Attempts To Assuage Fans’ Fears That Show Is A Modern Retconning Of Lara Croft
Tasha Huo, the showrunner for Netflix's upcoming animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, attempted to assuage fans' fears that the show will be a modern retconning of Lara Croft. Those fears were expressed following the show's first trailer where...
Square Enix President Reveals ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ And ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Did Not Meet Profit Expectations
Square Enix President and Representative Director Takashi Kiryu revealed that the company's two most recently released Final Fantasy titles, Final Fantasy XVI and Final VII Rebirth, did not meet the company's profit expectations. In a document outlining the company's...
Game Developers Conference Advisor And Video Game Consultant And Developer Marina Díez Says “F*** White Men And Gatekeepers”
Marina Díez, an advisor for the Game Developers Conference, the owner of 3ofcups games, and the Head of Strategy for BTF Games recently declared "f*** white men and gatekeepers." In a now-deleted post, which was shared to X by former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark...
Sweet Baby Inc. Infected ‘Unknown 9: Awakening’ Reportedly Has Poor Pre-Orders And Atrocious Steam Wishlist Ranking
Developer Reflector Entertainment and publisher Bandai Namco appear to have a massive financial disaster on their hands with the Sweet Baby Inc. infected Unknown 9: Awakening. The game which goes on sale in about a month on October 17, 2024, was added to...
Rumor: ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ Retail Pre-Order Sales Are “Piss Poor”
A new rumor claims that Dragon Age: The Veilguard retail sales are "piss poor" in the wake of a newly released hands-on preview trailer that was panned by gamers. YouTuber Doctor Disaster shared, "I have an acquaintance in the retail world, someone who runs nine...
Box Art Reveals ‘Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO’ Features Over 180 Characters As Producer Shares How Each One Is Unique
Bandai Namco and developer Spike Chunsoft's Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO game will feature over 180 characters. An image of the back case was shared to X by Dragon Ball scooper DbsHype that clearly states "More than 180 characters." It also reveals the game will feature...
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Executive Producer Admits Ubisoft Is Going “Beyond What Is Accepted Truth”
Marc-Alexis Côté, Ubisoft's Executive Producer for its Assassin's Creed franchise, recently admitted the company's aim with Assassin's Creed Shadows is to go "beyond what is accepted truth." In an interview with The New York Times that Ubisoft used as a hit piece to...
Asmongold Trashes BioWare’s Upcoming ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’: “Looks Like A Mobile Game … This Is Actually Worse Than ‘Concord'”
YouTuber and streamer Asmongold did not hold back as he trashed BioWare's upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard while reacting to IGN's exclusive first hands-on preview of the game. Almost immediately into the video, Asmongold lampooned the game for its newly redesigned...
Rumor: ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ DLC Arriving At The End Of January 2025
A new rumor claims that developer Game Science will roll out DLC for Black Myth: Wukong at the end of January 2025. Games Industry writer Daniel Camilo reported on X, "DLC for Black Myth Wukong will come out somewhere near the Chinese New Year, 2025. That is, right at...