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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Leaks

The Prince of Persia series is anything but flawless. The first game in the original trilogy dates back to 1989. Since then, Ubisoft has tried to reboot the series twice to mixed results. The most famous game in the illustrious history of these…

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine & Railway Empire Free On Epic

This week’s news? There was no news, aside from Monday I covered what was added to Prime Gaming, and Zoë spoke about the stupidity that continued to fester in Ubisoft. Tuesday, after a leak the night before, Xbox revealed the Series S with a price. Wednesday, Taylor…

The Boys Season 2 Has a Unique Release Schedule

Traditionally, television shows have released in one of two schedules. Either they release an episode per week, or all of them at once. The former builds suspense and makes the viewer wait a week for the answers to their questions, and the…

The First Dune Trailer Finally Dropped

Hi, everyone. I’m a fake geek. I’ve never read Dune. As I understand it (read: as I know from Wikipedia), Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel from the mind of Frank Herbert. It’s the first installment in an entire saga, and…

Xbox Series X & S Release Announced, Finally

It is over, by jove, it is bloody well over. Here I was thinking 2020 would just be a prolonged mess that irritates neverendingly, but some of what has made it unbearable is now over! I just need Apple and Epic to…

Xbox All Access Explained

We now know the Xbox Series S will run for $299. It’s likely that the Xbox Series X is at least $499. Xbox All Access makes it possible to have these expensive consoles for a low monthly price. If that all seems…

Xbox Series S Revealed With Price, No Date

Well, that was one eventful night of leaks, rumors, and an official reveal that came at midnight. Yet still we have no firm release date date. Last night as most website editors were going to bed, rumors and leaks begin to spill from…

Mask-Off and Hands-Off Racism in “Elite Squad”

Warning: This article contains discussion of anti-Black racism, violence, police brutality, and murder. Recently, Ubisoft — and its subsidiary studio Owlient — produced a mobile game adding to the publisher’s line of Tom Clancy-affiliated games, titled Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad. This new…

Vostok Inc. Added To Prime Gaming

Well, I was going to do another paragraph-long explanation of why Prime Gaming was a stupid decision, and how it has lost the interest of some who would normally participate. However, I should start out with a note that this week is…

Unclear and Inequitable Future of Ubisoft

Warning: This article contains discussions of sexual abuse and harassment, racism, homophobia, and misogyny. In our last update regarding the ongoing exposures of abusive practices and work environments at Ubisoft, we learned that Tommy François resigned. Francois was one of the Vice…