The The Indie Game Awards have made the decision to retroactively strip Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of its Game of the Year and Debut Game awards—after the ceremony had already been recorded and aired—citing the use of generative AI during development.
Assassin's Creed Shadows Senior Writer Giles Armstrong previously detailed an animus against white characters as part of representation ideology. Armstrong announced he was a Senior Writer on Assassin's Creed Shadows after the game's trailer debuted yesterday. He...
CD Projekt Red, the video game developer behind The Witcher franchise and Cyberpunk 2077, touted a Diversity Charter Award it received for its "Menstrual Leave" benefits. The company posted to X, "We’re proud to receive the Diversity Charter Award for our Menstrual...
Game designer Chris Fisk claims that Ubisoft originally planned to tell the story of a Japanese monk turned assassin in Assassin's Creed Shadows rather than Yusuke. Ubisoft released their first trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows on May 15th revealing the game will...
Square Enix announced a new corporate philosophy of "unforgettable experiences" and a focus on "delivering ensured fun" after its profits declined 70% and it previously embraced progressive messaging with games like Forspoken. Square Enix revealed their new...
A new rumor claims that Nintendo is developing a game that will feature Zelda as a main character. This rumor comes from X user GenosPapa who wrote, "Tears of the kingdom Had a great zelda design I think we are Severely overdue for a game where zelda Is the main...
Amazon MGM Studios officially announced that Phoebe Waller-Bridge will write and executive produce a new Tomb Raider series for the streamer. In a press release, Amazon MGM Studios announced, "Today, at its inaugural upfront presentation, Prime Video announced that it...
No Rest for the Wicked CEO Thomas Mahler rebuked German game journalist Maurice Weber and issued a defense of gamers fighting back against agenda-driven changes. Mahler took to X on May 13th where he detailed he was contacted by Weber for an article that will likely...
YouTuber Emmy Speens called for supporters of Kotaku and its writers specifically Alyssa Mercante to get "militant" and push gamers "out of our spaces." Speens did a YouTube livestream primarily criticizing Smash JT and Grummz aka Mark Kern for their criticisms of...
Former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern predicts that the video game industry will experience a bloodbath going forward after Square Enix shared that the company experienced nearly a 70% decline in profits and will be strategically moving away from console...
Marvel Rivals developer NetEase attempted to explain its ban on negative reviews for players given early access to the game. Marvel Rivals is described by NetEase Games as a "Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter! Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless...
Helldivers 2 Community Manager Spitz appears to have been fired by Arrowhead Game Studios. In the Helldivers 2 Discord, Spitz or Spitzerfx no longer has the Community Manager badge and he's made a number of comments indicating he no longer has any kind of authority or...
Nintendo Fans, the day has finally arrived! Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo, revealed that the company will be announcing the follow up to the critically acclaimed Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. In a post on X, the head of Nintendo stated, “This is...