The ancient debate over content creation and copyright has flared up again, this time with a wannabe Stadia director claiming Twitch streamers should pay a fee to broadcast gameplay. It was part of a larger claim that recent DMCA takedowns of Twitch videos are deserved, because apparently it’s good when…
Amnesia: Rebirth isn’t a bad game, but it doesn’t live up to the series for which it’s titled. While billed as a direct sequel to The Dark Descent, it feels further removed from that than the indirect chapter, A Machine for Pigs. It’s got some nice monster designs, and it’s…
Sega has been enjoying its 60th anniversary, and while it’s had a celebratory weekend of fun content, the occasion is not without controversy. Specifically, the release of a Golden Axe prototype from the early 2010s has been criticized by former developers. The demo was made with aggressively brutal crunch involved,…
Marvel’s Avengers has only been out for a matter of weeks and it’s already going the way of Battleborn, or Evolve, or Anthem, or indeed any other failed “live” game. The comparisons to Anthem are most apt – a cynically motivated loot-based “AAA” disaster with an embarrassing dip in player…
We’ve talked a lot about crunch and other forms of industry abuse this year. We’ve raked multiple companies over the coals for their unethical and often exploitative behavior. We will keep doing that. What do we do, however, when this nasty behavior is perpetuated by one of the “good” ones?…
Hades is excellent. Seriously very excellent. A level of excellent that has quickly seen it become one of my favorite games ever. Top notch combat, a terrific blend of RPG and roguelike qualities, amazing writing, graphics, and music. Hades’ mythological tale of family conflict is just fantastic. Easily Supergiant’s best…
Naughty, cheeky Microsoft has purchased smelly, old, dirty, old Bethesda. Obviously, it’s got Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax as well. Zenimax is a toilet. There’s plenty to talk about here, from Zenimax and Bethesda’s history as corporate bullies to the benefits Microsoft will see as we enter a new generation and…
Aeon Must Die! looks like a terrific game, and I always like to pay attention when Focus Home Interactive publishes something. Attention is something this game has a lot of, and not in a good way. Limestone Games, the studio behind the game, has been accused by former staff members…
2K has another bad wrestling videogame to ruin your day, but this time it’s made of cartoons! Following last year’s disastrous 2K20, WWE is back with 2K Battlegrounds. And it’s rubbish. Limited, repetitive, and stuffed with a grinding microtransaction economy, WWE 2K Battlegrounds is worth playing only if you love…
The PlayStation 5 is proving difficult to order, and neither Sony nor retailers have helped. Pre-orders were meant to go live on Thursday, September 17th. Instead, they just sorta went live whenever, and the result has been anarchic. Because nothing in the so-called “AAA” industry is ever simple, customers simply…
Sony did a PlayStation 5 showcase where they revealed some information before letting Geoff Keighley tweet important news that they couldn’t be bothered to tell us. Anyway, let’s react to trailers, including ones for Demon’s Souls, Final Fantasy XVI, and Resident Evil Village. #PS5 #PlayStation #ResidentEvil #DemonsSouls #FinalFantasy #CallofDuty #Sony…
I’m often asked how one can continue enjoying videogames published by exploitative, harmful corporations. In truth, there is no “ethical” way to do it, not if you’re trying to avoid giving money to scumbags, but I’ll help you try to feel better about it! Really though, a lot of the…
