It has been known since 2021 that controversial narrative consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI) was involved in developing Marvel’s Wolverine. The larger question, however, was the extent of that involvement.
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After Going Public, ‘Stellar Blade’ Developer Shift Up Seeks Employee To Publish ESG Reports
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up officially went public and raised $320 million in its IPO. However, it was also revealed that the company is hiring an employee to publish ESG reports now. Games Industry reports the IPO is the largest one in South Korea in over 2...
Japanese Pop Song “Why Yasuke” Mocks Ubisoft And ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ For Featuring Yasuke, Taking Liberties With Japanese History, And More
A Japanese pop song titled "Why Yasuke" mocks Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed Shadows for feature Yasuke as one of the game's main protagonists as well as taking liberties with Japanese history. The song, which was released on July 6th has already obtained over 912,000...
Japanese Politician Satoshi Hamada Signals Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Alteration Of Japanese History And Promotion Of Yasuke Could Be Brought Before The Diet
Japanese politician Satoshi Hamada recently signaled he might bring up Ubisoft and their upcoming game Assassin's Creed Shadows before the Japanese Diet, the country's legislative body, for altering the country's history, architecture, and more as well as potentially...
Xbox Jacks Up Price For Yearly Game Pass Subscription By 25%
Microsoft and Xbox announced significant price increases for Game Pass that went into effect today. In a post on Xbox's website, the company shared that in the United States the price for Game Pass Ultimate increased from $16.99 to $19.99 per month. That's a 17% price...
Riot Games Reportedly Scraps ‘Smash Bros.’ Style Game Set In The World Of ‘League Of Legends’ After MultiVersus’ Struggles
Former Washington Post reporter Mikhail Kimentov reports that Riot Games scrapped a Smash Bros. style game set in the League of Legends world. Kimentov's report at ReaderGrev claims the game was codenamed Pool Party and had 70-80 employees working on it before it was...
Square Enix And Nintendo Co-Developer Tose Reports Massive Decline In Profits Due To Cancellations Of In-Development Games
Tose, a Japanese developer that has worked with Nintendo, Square Enix, and Bandai Namco, reports its profits have significantly plummeted due to its partners cancelling a number of in-development games. Automaton reports that Tose, a Japanese developer who worked on...
Weekly Shonen Jump Preview For Square Enix’s ‘Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake’ Confirms Removal Of Male And Female From Character Select
A preview for Square Enix's Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake in Weekly Shonen Jump confirms the removal of male and female from the game's character select. X user Scratch Point shared the preview and commented, "This preview in the latest issue of Japanese magazine...
‘The Witcher’ Multiplayer Spin-Off Game Will Reportedly Feature Class-Based System
One of The Witcher spin-offs that is being developed by Molasses Flood will reportedly feature a class-based system. Back in October 2022, CD Projekt Red revealed that it was working on a multiplayer game set in The Witcher universe that was being developed by...
Ubisoft Japan Apologizes For Using Japanese Reenactment Group’s Banner Without Permission In ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Ubisoft Japan issued a formal apology for using a Japanese reenactment group's banner in their Assassin's Creed Shadows game. In the middle of June, Ubisoft was accused of stealing the banner of the Sekigahara Teppo Corps. As noted by former World of Warcraft Team...
Kotaku Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante Lashes Out After Kotaku Australia Shut Down
Kotaku Senior Alyssa Mercante lashed out in anger in a number of tweets after Kotaku Australia was shut down. As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, Pedestrian Group is slashing at least 40 jobs and ending its “licensing deals to publish third-party...
Kotaku Australia Shut Down
Kotaku Australia will be shut down as a part of a major cost cutting effort for its parent company, Pedestrian Group. As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, Pedestrian Group is slashing at least 40 jobs and ending its "licensing deals to publish third-party brands...
Capcom Accused Of Race Swapping Psychopath Boss Larry Chiang “From Asian To White Likely Due To Racial Stereotype” In ‘Dead Rising’
Video game publisher and developer Capcom is being accused of race swapping one of their psychopath bosses in Dead Rising from "Asian to white likely due to racial stereotype." X user Pirat_Nation shared a pair of screenshots of Larry Chiang from the original game and...