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Chinese Gamer Refutes IGN’s Sexism Accusations Against ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Developer Game Science, But Condemns Developers’ Statements As Unprofessional
Chinese gamer and YouTuber Fei_fiii refuted IGN's accusations of sexism against Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science. Back in November 2023, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan at IGN accused Game Science of sexism. The duo reported, "Several posts have surfaced...
Ahead Of ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ And ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Release, Ubisoft Lays Off 45 Employees
Ubisoft laid off approximately 45 employees ahead of the release of Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows. An Ubisoft spokesman confirmed to Bloomberg that the "difficult yet necessary decision was made to align these studios’ organizations with their future...
‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Developer Game Science Reportedly Bans Content Creators From Including Politics And Feminism
Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science has reportedly banned content creators who were given a game key from including politics and feminism among other things in their content surrounding the game. A screenshot of what appears to be some sort of content agreement...
‘Stellar Blade’ Developer Shift Up Reports Record Revenue In Q2 Earnings Report
Shift Up, the developer of Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: Nikke, reported it achieved record revenue during its Q2 earnings report. According to a report from Game World Observer, Shift Up's revenue hit $48 million for the quarter, which ended June 30, 2024....
‘Genshin Impact’ Voice Actor Goes On Unhinged Rant Against Dissatisfied Player, Calls for Brigading
Valeria Rodriguez, who voices Sucrose in Genshin Impact, responded to criticism of the game and a boycott by going on an unhinged rant against a player and encouraged followers to do the same. Rodriguez responded to X user Liddle_lefty mocking former Honkai: Star Rail...
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Attempts To Lure Gamers With Lando Calrissian And Hondo Ohnaka Season Pass Missions, Unclear If Characters Are Completely Paywalled
Ubisoft and developer Massive Entertainment will attempt to lure gamers to Star Wars Outlaws with the inclusion of Lando Calrissian and Hondo Ohnaka into the game as part of its Season Pass. Ubisoft recently revealed its post-launch roadmap earlier this month and...
‘Zenless Zone Zero’ And ‘Honkai: Star Rail’ Voice Actress Gets Replaced After Appearing To Signal Boost ‘Genshin Impact’ And HoYoverse Boycott
Courtney Lin, a voice actress for Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai: Star Rail has been replaced after appearing to signal boost the Genshin Impact and HoYoverse boycott. As first reported by YouTuber Hero Hei, HoYoverse announced that Lin had been replaced as HuoHuo in...
‘Old School RuneScape’ Program Manager Dismisses Players Announcing They Will Quit The Game Over Removing Gendered Options And Adding Pronouns
The Old School RuneScape Program Manager JagexAsh is dismissing player concerns over the game's removal of gendered options and addition of pronouns. In an update published on August 14th, Old School RuneScape developer Jagex announced, "In the updated Makeover...
Ubisoft’s ‘Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora’ Price Reduced 50% Less Than 2 Months After Arriving On Steam
Ubisoft has put its recently released Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on sale for 50% off less than two months after the game arrived on Steam. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora released on December 7, 2023 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. However, it did not arrive on...
Capcom Explains Why They Removed Rewarding Players For Spicy Photographs In ‘Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster’
Developer and publisher Capcom issued a statement explaining why they removed rewarding players for spicy photographs in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. As reported by Famitsu, the player character, Frank West, is able to earn Prestige Points (PP) by taking photos...
‘Old School RuneScape’ Removes Gender Selection In Character Creator And Adds Pronoun Options
Old School RuneScape developer Jagex announced it removed gender selection and added pronoun options in its character creator and makeover interface. The official Old School RuneScape X account announced the patch on August 14th writing, "GAME UPDATE: Grab your duo:...
Japanese Government Exposes Another Contradiction Of ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Collaborator Thomas Lockley
The Japanese government and specifically the Gunma Prefecture exposed another contradiction of Assassin's Creed Shadows collaborator Thomas Lockley. Lockley collaborated with Ubisoft on Assassin's Creed Shadows for an episode of the company's Echoes of History podcast...