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Shift Up Responds to Stellar Blade Censorship

AlexGherzo | Apr 27, 2024 | 0

As gamers react to the censored version of Stellar Blade, Shift Up CEO Kim Hyeong-tae and technical director Lee Dong-gi answered some questions about their game’s release, and inevitably, the costume change came up. Kim Hyeong-tae explained it like this (translation via packergirl, and I’m grat...

Doctor Who Actor Insults Fans While Showrunner Pushes Social Messaging

AlexGherzo | Apr 26, 2024 | 0

The newest Doctor Who doesn’t care if you watch his show. In a Variety article on the long-running British sci-fi series, the latest actor to play the iconic character, Ncuti Gatwa, talks about being cast in the role, while his co-star, Millie Gibson, and showrunner Russell T. Davies, also give t...

Sony Censors Stellar Blade, But Grummz Has a Plan

AlexGherzo | Apr 26, 2024 | 2

The Stellar Blade battle isn’t over, and distributor Sony has taken sides against its customers. Yesterday, reports came in that the highly-anticipated video game from South Korean developer Shift Up had censored some of the more revealing outfits worn by its lead character, Eve. Stellar Blade ...

Sweet Baby Inc.-Influenced Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Bombs

AlexGherzo | Apr 25, 2024 | 2

The evidence is rolling in that Kabrutus and his Sweet Baby Inc. Detected curator are having a tangible impact on the video game industry. This week saw the release of a game called Tales of Kenzera: ZAU from developer Surgent Studios, published by Electronic Arts. In January, Sweet Baby Inc. revea...

Outgoing Games Workshop CFO Sells Two-Thirds of Company Stock

AlexGherzo | Apr 23, 2024 | 0

The uproar over Warhammer 40K retconning women into the Custodes is more serious than you may have thought. The Park Place reports that the chief financial officer for Games Workshop, Rachel Tongue, has “sold two-thirds of her stake in the company worth approximately $865,000.” That’s a lot o...

Kabrutus Launches DEI Detected Website

AlexGherzo | Apr 23, 2024 | 2

Kabrutus has expanded his focus from Sweet Baby Inc.; now, he’s taking on the whole DEI consulting industry. The creator of the Sweet Baby Inc. Detected Steam curator just launched a website called DEI Detected, where he and his team will list all the video games that have been influenced by woke ...