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Stellar Blade Patch Introduces Uncensored Outfits

AlexGherzo | May 24, 2024 | 0

Have gamers won another battle against Sony? That’s in the eye of the beholder, but Mark Kern, the former Blizzard producer who goes by Grummz on social media, is declaring victory. To recap, Stellar Blade, a new game from upstart Korean developer Shift Up and distributed by Sony, features a class...

Marvel Rivals Contract Forbids Negative Reviews or Mockery

AlexGherzo | May 13, 2024 | 1

Video game developers are now coming right out and saying they want reviewers to shill for them. Marvel Rivals is a new free-to-play “hero shooter” PC game from Marvel Games and NetEase Games featuring loads of Marvel superheroes and villains. A closed alpha test began on March 10, 2024, with v...

Sweet Baby Inc. Detected Discord Server Hacked

AlexGherzo | May 11, 2024 | 1

Remember what Alfred said about reprisals and acts of desperation in The Dark Knight? One of the reasons a lot of the best movies resonate is that you see their themes play out in real life. This morning, Kabrutus, creator of the Sweet Baby Inc. Detected curator and the new DEI Detected website, ann...

Kotaku Writer Targets YouTuber’s Wife, Game Dev Calls for More

AlexGherzo | May 7, 2024 | 0

I doubt anyone thought games journalists and the woker among gaming developers would have a sobering moment of reflection following this weekend’s demonstration of how little influence they have over gamers, but you won’t believe how deranged they’ve become. SmashTV is the brand of Jeff, a for...

The Aftermath of the Helldivers 2 Win

AlexGherzo | May 6, 2024 | 1

UPDATE: The screenshot posts from Kotaku writer Alyssa Mercante below were specifically about Saavy|Artist asking Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt some questions, and Pilestedt answering them and thanking her for being polite in her discourse. It’s unclear whether this happened before or after Sony�...

Games Journalist Tricked Into Reporting Fantastical Grummz Story

AlexGherzo | May 1, 2024 | 0

Games journalists may have developed a condition we can call GDS, or Grummz Derangement Syndrome. Grummz is the social media handle for Mark Kern, a former Blizzard producer who has been leading the charge to remove DEI and wokeness from gaming in what has been dubbed “GamerGate 2” (the real mas...