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Activision-Blizzard Settles Federal Case

I will attempt to spare the entire history of Activision-Blizzard in their recent legal troubles with not only state officials in California and more recently, federal cases. The latter seems to be pilling up. As of Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…

A Date for Deep Rock Galactic has Been Teased

It’s no secret that Ghost Ship Games has a history of delaying updates for Deep Rock Galactic. Combined with the current pandemic, this issue has gotten worse for the devs and the past few major updates have had major delays. Modding support…

KOTOR: Coming to Nintendo Switch

The good news just keeps getting better, it seems. Not only is Aspyr Studios heading the remake of KOTOR, but they’re also doing what they literally do best: porting our favorite classics to modern platforms. Soon we’ll be able to return to…

UK Ad Watchdog Halts Microtransaction Ads

The microtransactions and loot box market of gaming has grown exponentially in the last five years, prompting some governments in more recent years to take steps to avoid possible predatory issues. It was earlier this year that I reported on a new German…

The Orville Season 3 Air Date Has Been Announced

I make it no secret, I like space the same way that Zombie kid on YouTube liked turtles in 2007. I’ve also made it no secret that I am a bit of a fan of Star Trek and Doctor Who. I like my sci-fi to…

September 2021 Nintendo Direct Rundown

It has been a hot minute since we’ve had a proper Nintendo Direct. We’ve had Indie World showcases and a few other things, but a proper long-form Nintendo Direct hasn’t popped up since E3. In the tradition of the past few years,…

The Escapists Is Free On Epic, Again

Monday, I discussed a robot working with Disney to make a game about robots in space having a war, and the Primetime Emmys happened. Tuesday, Kotick was subpoenaed and Acti-Blizz is under a federal investigation, while I discussed my excitement for Hometopia. Wednesday, an indie…

Human Recycling Simulator Organs, Please Coming Soon

I was recently made aware of an upcoming title from the duo of Russian development studio TECHHOME and publisher HeroCraft entitled Organs, Please. I’m sure you folks know which specific existing game the title is referencing, and I’m equally certain you probably…

Playtonic Announces Publishing for Lil Gator Game

Playtonic’s publishing branch, Playtonic Friends, has been hard at work on getting BPM: Bullets Per Minute ready for its upcoming launch. However, with the launch coming next month, it seems that they are ready to announce their next project. The project, known…

Overwatch 2 Exec Leaves Blizzard

I won’t run down the entire recent history of Activision-Blizzard’s woes today. I did a majority of that yesterday when CEO Bobby Kotick and several other executives were subpoenaed in a federal investigation. However, I will repeat that it has not been…