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
EA fires Apex Legends lead designer over past sexist and racist remarks
Daniel Klein, a lead game designer on the battle royale shooter Apex Legends, has been fired from his position by Electronic Arts and Respawn...
New exposé reveals still more layers of sexual harassment and discrimination at Blizzard
Bloomberg has yet another piece up on the ongoing Activision-Blizzard sexual harassment and discrimination scandal, this one interviewing "more than 50 current and former...
Tencent reacts to Chinese state media calling online games ‘spiritual opium’ by adding new restrictions
Young online game fans in China are going to be facing some new restrictions from Tencent-operated games. That's in response to an article from...
An Activision-Blizzard worker was arrested for bathroom peeping in 2018
We're on day 10 of the Activision-Blizzard scandal - 10 days since we first learned California had filed a massive sexual discrimination and sexual...
Massively Overthinking: Has Blizzard’s sexism lawsuit changed your gaming plans?
Following last week's disturbing revelation that Blizzard has been covering up more than a decade of abuse and that the state of California is...
Activision-Blizzard walkout organizers respond to Kotick, Kotaku exposes ‘Cosby suite’ attendees
In response to Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's letter to staff last night, organizers of today's walkout have issued a response arguing that his letter...
Old School RuneScape became a gold seller’s paradise fueled by Venezuelan hyperinflation
We can all agree that gold farmers in an MMORPG are a blight and that people shouldn't support such "businesses," but the problem of...
Pokemon Go reneges on rewards after Russian players achieve company’s goal
As readers may notice in our Pokemon Go coverage, we frequently ask PR for clarity on various announcements. While we can all appreciate not...
J Allen Brack addresses Blizzard staff over sexism scandal, Activision doubles down on deflection
Faced with a massive sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit, Blizzard addressed the studio workers in a memo leaked last night. President J. Allen Brack doesn't admit fault or comment on the specifics of the case, but he vows no retaliation for victims, namedrops Gloria Steinem, and blasts "bro culture."
Ubisoft’s sexual harassment and racism scandal extended to Skull & Bones studio in Singapore
We realize that Activision-Blizzard's horrifying sexual misconduct and discrimination lawsuit stole all the headlines last night and will probably dominate the news cycle for...
California sues Activision-Blizzard over discrimination and sexist, toxic work culture
Activision-Blizzard has had an abysmal couple of years, and it's about to get much worse, as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing...
New World turns RTX 3090 GPUs into bricks and bans a streamer for milking an in-game cow
I admit, that headline is going to require a little bit of explanation, so let's just get right into this odd little batch of...
War Thunder fan accidentally shares classified military documents to make digital tank more realistic
No, that headline is not an Onion-style bit of satire because we genuinely live in a world so unapologetically stupid that satire is dying...
Ubisoft faces sexual harassment lawsuit from French game workers union
Ubisoft's uncovered problem with widespread sexual harassment is (rightfully) not a finished matter. The Solidaires Informatique, a French game workers union, has officially filed...
PvP sandbox Fractured is blindsided by ‘rampant’ player killing in alpha tests
With a growing studio and another major alpha test on the horizon, Fractured is taking things to the next level in 2021. Level 2,...
Google’s Stadia monetizes game engagement, pressuring studios to keep players around
Perhaps you haven't heard the latest news about Stadia. That would be fair, considering that the platform's been in crisis mode ever since its...
Ubisoft doc suggests toxic management has contributed to loss of talent and image
That headline might read like "water is wet" news, but the actual statements made are part of Ubisoft's own Universal Registration Document, a mandatory...
Elite Dangerous threatens to ban players over toxic behavior toward devs
Elite Dangerous has drawn a line in the sand on toxicity - toxicity against its staff, that is.
Frontier's lead community manager, Arthur Tolmie, posted...
Chinese gamers beware: Tencent’s games now tattle on minors using facial recognition
Tencent, the company that owns like half of the world's online titles at this point, is doing the Chinese government a solid by taking...
Hackers who disrupted Apex Legends to complain about Titanfall issues ‘achieved nothing of value’
Over the Independence Day weekend, Apex Legends players were subjected to a very specific hacking attack headed by disgruntled players of Titanfall's online modes,...
