Tag: gaming industry

‘Dangerous on a whole new level’—while Steam’s policy change is new, the shadow of credit card porn-hibition has been looming for a while, with Nier: Automata’s Yoko Taro sounding the alarm last year

‘Dangerous on a whole…

Last week was a weird one for videogames—with Steam clamping down on games featuring adult content due to the…
Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Steam’s new censorship rules in victory against ‘porn sick brain rotted pedo gamer fetishists’, and things only get weirder from there

Australian anti-porn group claims…

Collective Shout, an Australian anti-pornography group, has claimed credit for Steam’s recent removal of a large number of sexually…
Ubisoft’s annual financial report includes claim that monetizing games with microtransactions ‘makes the player experience more fun’

Ubisoft’s annual financial report…

Ubisoft’s annual financial report isn’t exactly “for us”—that is, people who like videogames and not stocks—but surely someone at…
Microsoft abruptly stops selling movies and TV shows on PC and Xbox, but past purchases will remain available

Microsoft abruptly stops selling…

On July 18, Microsoft suddenly ceased offering purchases and rentals for movies and TV shows on PC and Xbox.…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Dying Light: The Beast

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Dying Light: The Beast, Techland’s brutal new open world survival horror…
Oblivion Remastered studio is reportedly laying off 300 people

Oblivion Remastered studio is…

‪Gauthier ‘Gautoz’ Andres, co-founder of French videogame website Origami, has reported on Bluesky that “Mass layoffs are underway at…
After leaving Ubisoft to launch an anime avatar AI/NFT startup, Yves Guillemot’s son returns to take charge of its new Tencent-backed Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow 6 subsidiary

After leaving Ubisoft to…

When Ubisoft and Tencent announced the creation of a new company that will take control of Ubi’s Big Three—Assassin’s…
Microsoft’s 200 laid-off King devs are reportedly being replaced by AI they helped build, while its ‘absolute ‘s***show’ HR department looks away and whistles

Microsoft’s 200 laid-off King…

If you needed further evidence we live in a dystopia an editor would chuck out for being too on-the-nose,…
‘A future has been stolen from many of us and our community will never experience an amazing game’: Microsoft MMO devs respond to cancelation of project Phil Spencer reportedly loved

‘A future has been…

Nearly two weeks after Microsoft announced its intent to lay off roughly 9,000 employees, yet another workplace massacre that…
‘A game, once sold, belongs to the customer’: Prominent EU politician stands up for Stop Killing Games

‘A game, once sold,…

One of the Vice Presidents of the European Parliament, Nicolae Ștefănuță, publicly voiced his support for Stop Killing Games…