Video game controversies

Ex-Blizzard Exec Suggests Players Tip Games Like Elden Ring

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Michael Johnson

Image: Rockstar Games Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra made waves recently when he suggested that gamers might want to start tipping their ...

GTA 6 Delay Possible As Rockstar Pushes Staff Back To Office

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Michael Johnson

Grand Theft Auto VI is likely one of the most anticipated games in history, with millions of players around the world waiting ...

Palworld Devs Are Sorry For Fixing The Game

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Michael Johnson

Don’t you just hate it when a glitch you exploit in your fave video game gets fixed? I do, too, and apparently, ...

The Last Of Us Part 2 Actor Says Fans Threatened Her Son

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Michael Johnson

Screenshot: Naughty Dog / Kotaku Anyone who was on the internet around the release of The Last of Us Part II knows ...

Blizzard Dev Left With Decade Of WoW Subs Before Being Laid Off

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Michael Johnson

Last week, Microsoft laid off 1900 video game workers across its various studios. This included cuts at recently acquired Activision Blizzard. And ...

‘Pokémon With Guns’ Developer Receives Death Threats Amid AI Accusations

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Michael Johnson

The makers of Palword, a new video game launched this weekend that many are calling “Pokémon with guns,” received death threats due ...

‘Pokémon With Guns’ Coming To Xbox Game Pass Next Week

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Michael Johnson

Palworld aka that game that looks a lot like Pokémon but with guns, is launching soon in early access as revealed in ...

Grab Assassin’s Creed Syndicate For Free On PC Right Now

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Michael Johnson

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the Ubisoft stealth adventure series’ 2015 entry featuring dual protagonists that’s set in 19th century London, is currently free ...

The Division Resurgence Has A Feature Every Game Should Steal

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Michael Johnson

Ubisoft’s new The Division game isn’t even out yet, as it’s still in beta testing and won’t launch officially until 2024. But ...

Modern Warfare III Maps Removed Due To Deadly Spawn Points

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Michael Johnson

Image: Activision After players found themselves being endlessly slaughtered in “death pits” littered around certain Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III maps, ...