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…
505 Games has undermined its own argument that it simply couldn’t give existing Control owners a free upgrade for next-gen systems. PS4 Control players noticed that Control Ultimate Edition was available to download rather than purchase – something 505 Games said couldn’t be done. Access to the upgrade without purchase…
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is a pretty basic remaster of a game that could have stood to see more improvements. It’s not terrible, but Amalur shows its age despite some convenience overhauls. Still, the action RPG holds up really well, still looks nice, and boasts that excellent character building system…
Another Hyrule Warriors game is coming and it’s… a prequel to Breath of the Wild? Weird but… okay, I’m on board. Despite my goofing, I do like Breath of the Wild. More importantly, I like its world, but it was held back by a ton of frustrating decisions that soured…
Electronic Arts has done what Electronic Arts does best – take gross liberties and subsequently pretend it’s sorry. In yet another corporate backtrack, EA has had to remove ads from UFC 4 after smuggling them in post-launch. UFC 4, which costs a basic shell price of $59.99, is a corporate…
