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Microsoft Insider Reveals Truth Behind Bethesda Closings

AlexGherzo | May 9, 2024 | 0

Many were baffled when Microsoft shut down some Bethesda studios and combined others, which will result in plenty of layoffs. Now, someone with knowledge of the situation is letting people know what really happened. Brian Hilderbrand, the senior public relations manager at Microsoft, wrote a detaile...

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�...

The War Over Helldivers 2 is Over; the Gamers Won

AlexGherzo | May 5, 2024 | 2

The Helldivers 2 controversy just started, and it’s already gotten more heated than the one over Stellar Blade. A lot has happened in a couple of days, with both Sony and the gamers it insulted volleying at each other. But don’t worry; this one has a happy ending. Here’s the rundown. First,...

Sony Suddenly Requiring PSN Accounts for All Helldivers 2 Players

AlexGherzo | May 3, 2024 | 1

Is Sony determined to ruin every popular game it releases? It’s starting to look like it, between their censorship of Stellar Blade (well, details are scarce, likely due to non-disclosure agreements, but it’s almost certainly their doing) and now their pie in the face to Helldivers 2 fans. If ...

Gamers Backlash Hits Warhammer 40K and Stellar Blade

AlexGherzo | May 2, 2024 | 0

The backlash over recent woke gaming moves is massive. The first example is Warhammer 40K, which not only introduced female Custodes to the tabletop game’s lore but told fans who knew better that there were always female Custodes, which was just begging for the deluge of George Orwell invocations ...