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Electronic Arts Faces Canadian Class Action Suit

Electronic Arts and its Vancouver office Electronic Arts (Canada), are facing a new class action suit filed by a pair of plaintiffs. Mark Sutherland from British Columbia, and Shawn Moore from Ontario, filed their Notice of Civil Claim against the developer on…

The Sims 4 Getting 100+ New Skin Tones in December 2020

On September 23rd, The Sims 4 team came forward with an announcement pertaining to the next steps of their previous commitment to improving skin tones and hairstyles for Black sims in-game. This commitment came in the wake of years of critiques and…

The Sims 4: Journey To Batuu’s Reveal Brings Mixed Feelings

The Sims 4 releases content fairly regularly, which is pretty good for a game that, having released originally in 2014, is now in its sixth year of running. Full disclaimer, constant reader: I have every single The Sims 4 pack, except for…

The Sims 4 Listens to Players, Finally, Sort Of

Two months following a Change.org petition requesting a color wheel for skin tones in The Sims 4 reached 87,604 signatures, Executive Producer Lyndsay Pearson posted a roughly two-minute-long video to her Twitter account. The recorded statement — and transcript subsequently posted to…

Burnout Paradise Remastered (Switch) Review

Racing games have never been my passion in the same way that Keiran and other members of the PG staff enjoy them. However, I have very fond memories of the Burnout franchise because I am an absolutely terrible driver, and the Burnout…

Apex Legends Season 5 Impressions

Apex Legends has started its big fifth season, introducing a new character and new mechanics to the game. After some early server troubles, I managed to hop right in and I played a few hours. So, what kinda stuff can you expect…

Something is Happening with the Crysis Series

It’s not very often a game series that seems on hold indefinitely gives an indication that new content might be coming soon. While it might be too soon to throw your Nanosuit on, it seems likely that something is coming from the Crysis…

Apex Legends – The Old Ways Event Update

I’ve personally been off of Apex Legends for a while because I’ve had a lot of life stuff going on. However, I’ve finally swung back into the game with the new “The Old Ways” event. The event is themed after Bloodhound, the…

What’s Next in Star Wars Battlefront Series

I think one of my favorite gaming stories to play out in the last few years is the Star Wars Battlefront 2 debacle. At first, the game launched to universally furious distain for its use of microtransactions and a play-to-win mechanism. Then, slowly but…

Need For Speed Returning to UK Based Criterion

UK Games Studio Criterion lately has been big in helping DICE on games like Battlefront II and Battlefield V. Before their recent work on first-person shooters, they were in charge of the popular Need for Speed franchise. EA is going to be going…