Alec Kubas-Meyer wrote an article titled “Gamergate Fail: The Rise of Ass-Kicking Women in Video Games” on Tuesday at The Daily Beast proclaiming that the prominence of games starring women at this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), the biggest gaming event of the year, was proof of the gaming industry striking back at the GamerGate movement.
Google announced Friday it will debut a video live streaming service in Summer 2015 dedicated to broadcasting video games to compete with streaming service Twitch.tv.
The Witcher 3, the massive open-world RPG from developer CD Projekt Red, has sold four million copies in the two weeks since it was released.
At the time of this writing, the Kickstarter campaign for Starfighter Inc., a spiritual successor to celebrated space-combat simulators Star Wars: X-Wing and TIE Fighter, is a little over $60,000 short of it’s $250,000 funding goal with only a day left in the crowdfunding drive.
The makers of Hatred should be exceedingly grateful for the negative press it received before its release, because the game would have received little attention on its own merits.
If the headline isn’t blunt enough for you, let me be crystal clear: after playing Battlefield Hardline extensively for over a month, I can say the game is an absolute disaster, and everyone involved with its release should be embarrassed.
Last year, Breitbart News reported that preview footage of EA’s then-unreleased first-person shooter Battlefield Hardline contained content that conflated the Tea Party movement with a group of racist survivalist enemies.
From Software’s spiritual successor to the Dark Souls series may seem unfamiliar at first to longtime fans, but the changes in Bloodborne’s combat and pacing make for a more exiting but no less punishing experience.
While critics are lining up to praise Evolve, Turtle Rock’s new multiplayer shooter is taking a pounding from the people who matter most: the gamers who will make or break this new franchise.
Supporters of the GamerGate movement have been working tirelessly to hunt down those who would use their banner to cause personal harm–all while the media continues to claim that GamerGate members are either participating in or indifferent to the harassment
When reports came out last weekend of developer Brianna Wu receiving death threats over Twitter, the gaming media renewed its attacks on the GamerGate movement labeling it a hate group trying to drive women from the gaming industry. When Anita
Destiny‘s excellent combat and gorgeous visuals lay the groundwork for what should be a world-beating shooter, but the game’s strengths are undercut at every turn by baffling design decisions, repetitive missions, and the failure to live up to the lofty
The gaming press wants gamers to believe that the Zoe Quinn story is about her sex life and misogyny in the gaming community, but in reality they are trying to shield themselves from accusations of journalistic impropriety that they don’t
American Airlines flight 362 en route to San Diego was diverted to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Sunday after a hacking group targeting the Playstation Network (PSN) tweeted a bomb threat to the airline company. .@AmericanAir We have been receiving reports
With first-person shooter Destiny less than a month away from release, a new trailer was released Monday showcasing gameplay from the game’s Venus level. Destiny is the latest sci-fi first-person shooter from developer Bungie, the creators of the Halo franchise, in their first game
In the upcoming first-person shooter Battlefield Hardline, players will shoot and kill racist anti-government Tea Party types, Gadsden flag and all. Gamers got their first look at Battlefield Hardline’s singleplayer campaign, from developer Visceral Games and publisher Electronic Arts, at
The first details of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer were revealed on Monday at the Gamescom video game convention in Germany, but will the changes to the series’ well-worn gameplay be enough to entice gamers who have tired of
I worked in retail throughout my time in college and am a veteran of multiple Black Fridays. I do not envy those who worked today or had to spend time away from their friends and families yesterday on Thanksgiving. Retail
Egyptian security forces stormed al-Fatah mosque in Cairo on Saturday in which hundreds of supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi had taken refuge from police and anti-Muslim Brotherhood vigilantes. Egypt’s state news agency, MENA, claimed that Islamist gunmen had opened
With the summer sale through Steam on hundreds of games going on right now, I felt it was a perfect time to highlight a number of the most interesting games available for gamers to enjoy this summer. The next game
With the summer sales on Steam and Amazon on hundreds of PC games going on right now, I felt it was a perfect time to highlight a number of the most interesting games available for gamers to enjoy this summer.
Steam, the gaming digital distribution platform run by Valve Corporation, has begun its annual summer sale, offering deep discounts on hundreds of games highlighted by a rotating schedule of special deals. Originally launched in 2003 by Valve Corporation, developers of the
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a two-year struggle with cancer. We look back upon his life by reflecting upon the company he kept and their kind words about his legacy. Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his dear friend
You might be surprised to learn that a video game about a former Pinkerton agent rescuing a psychic woman from a city in the sky in a steampunk alternate vision of early 20th century America could prove to be one
Former Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) slammed the disciplining of four State Department officials as nothing but “a shuffling of the deck chairs” in response to testimony from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the Benghazi terrorist attack.
The family of Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit and executive director of the website Demand Progress, is blaming the government for his death. Swartz committed suicide by hanging himself in his apartment last Friday. Swartz was facing thirteen felony charges
The European Commission was forced to take down a poster placing the Communist hammer and sickle next to symbols of major religions from its headquarters in Brussels after Arunas Vinciunas, the Lithuanian ambassador to the European Union, lodged a complaint
Beginning in the spring semester, American University will offer “Contemporary American Culture: The Fifty Shades Trilogy,” a course examining issues ranging from female sexuality to social media marketing in relation to the BDSM-themed Fifty Shades of Grey book series. Adjunct
On the same day President Barack Obama recognized the main Syrian opposition coalition as the rightful representatives of the Syrian people, his State Department classified the al-Nusra Front, an increasingly popular Islamist rebel faction, as a terrorist group. The classification
During a recent visit to Cambodia, President Barack Obama appeared to have been slighted by the country’s first lady without realizing it. Bun Rany, wife of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, appeared to greet Obama with a dismissive gesture meant
BuzzFeed Politics was forced on Friday to ask the question that all tween girls find themselves pondering about their first crush: why won’t he talk to me? Andrew Kaczynski seemed confused and distraught that President Obama issued a statement without
When I wrote my review for Medal of Honor: Warfighter, I was acutely aware that my opinion of the game was not shared by the majority of the gaming press. What’s troubling is that the scorn for Warfighter seems to
Medal of Honor: Warfighter delivers a harrowing and unflinching story of American Special Forces soldiers racing to thwart a new terrorist threat while providing a deep and balanced multi-player suite for online players. Warfighter, developed by Danger Close Games and
