The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.
this is why we can’t have nice things
Tarisland’s new legendary weapon system is being roasted by players as grindy and predatory
Earning more powerful and more VFX-coated weapons is the name of the endgame goal in Tarisland, and with the arrival of Season One to...
Unity’s CEO says he flew around the world to understand why devs didn’t like runtime fees
Last year Unity decided it wanted to manufacture some discord within the games industry in the name of a quick buck when it added...
Minecraft and War Thunder military leaker is sentenced to 15 years in prison
Readers might remember a story last year about Massachusetts Air National Guard airman Jack Teixiera, who was caught spreading classified military documents related to...
Nexon vows to add jiggle physics to The First Descendant, preps S2 for December
Once upon a time, there was a hero shooter that was legendary for the horny art it received. When the sequel came out, the...
Nintendo is suing an influencer who streamed multiple unreleased games and taunted the company
It is not exactly a controversial statement to say that Nintendo loves suing people, with everyone from fans who made art Nintendo didn't like...
GeForce NOW will impose 100-hour monthly play limits to all users, but you can buy more time
If you're among those gamers who likes using the cloud gaming service of GeForce NOW, then this news will be important for you: Nvidia...
Nintendo’s patent lawsuit against Palworld studio is hunting for an injunction and $66K
The middle of September saw the megahit monster collecting survivalbox Palworld rouse the boundless litigious ire of Nintendo when the latter slapped the former...
Dev studio ProbablyMonsters cancels its Battle Barge project and lays off 50 workers
The hits keep on coming in regards to layoffs in the games industry. This time around we're reporting on a layoff of 50 workers...
Ubisoft stealth-launches its NFT figurine PvP tactical battler Champions Tactics
Last year we first reported on Ubisoft's third attempt at making NFTs and gaming work with the creation of Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a...
New World Aeternum says multiplayer PvE and PvP let you ‘continue your solo experience alone in a crowd’
Earlier this morning, Amazon sent over an interesting press release about New World that included a batch of "most asked" questions with dev answers...
Fntastic is hosting a map-making contest for its revised prop hunting game, and no, players won’t get paid
Remember last month when developer Fntastic said it wouldn't use volunteer labor to build its upcoming prop hunting rehash game Items? The studio is...
RIP Harry Potter Magic Awakened – NetEase officially killed it off last night
It’s never easy to say goodbye to an MMO – especially one that you’ve personally spent every day playing since launch. Of course, we’ve...
Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting a refund
We've chronicled the weird steps players have needed to take to get refunds from Star Citizen numerous times before, but now it looks like...
Sony didn’t just sunset Concord – now it’s closing Concord’s studio, Firewalk
The news just keeps getting worse for Sony's Concord: The company is closing down not just the remains of the game but its entire...
Embers Adrift says Digital River has been stiffing it since June, so it’s going temp F2P and heading to Steam
Embers Adrift has some good news bad news - good news for players, but bad news for the studio, which is apparently being screwed...
US Copyright Office rules libraries can’t access old games remotely because of ‘market harm’ and recreational use ‘risk’
If you were hoping to research out-of-print video games and wanted to get access to a copy remotely, that's been made difficult thanks to...
Star Citizen players raise the alarm over internet spaceship nerfs that conveniently favor newer options
Generally, official forums for games are unhappy places in the best of times, but backers of Star Citizen are getting vocally resistant to ship...
World of Warcraft is selling a $90 dino mount to ‘celebrate’ its 20th birthday
The Warcraft franchise has been around for 30 years, and so maybe you feel like you have just ridden on as many bats, gryphons,...
So now we know: Dauntless dev Phoenix Labs was bought out by a blockchain company last year
Back in 2023, we were dismayed at the news that Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs was being crushed with a nasty round...
Star Citizen devs report drying funds, micromanagement, overspending, and episodic release for Squadron 42
The news that Star Citizen studio CIG forced developers to give up two weekends in order to make CitizenCon happen - followed by a...
