The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.
this is why we can’t have nice things
The modder behind Final Fantasy XIV’s problematic PlayerScope mod says he’s ‘permanently and irreversibly deleted’ its files
Last January we reported on the existence of an extremely troubling mod developed for Final Fantasy XIV and known as PlayerScope, which effectively let...
MindsEye’s release is marked by bugs, mixed reviews, and allegations of bankrolled negative remarks
It's not often that we cover single-player games, but MindsEye has been on our radar for its association with developer Build a Rocket Boy's...
Lord of the Rings Online players still report missing and delayed transfer escrow, sometimes weeks later
Lord of the Rings Online's studio might claim that the title is in the "home stretch" of its months-long server transfer effort, but for...
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape reel back on official in-game Pride events to protect from ‘controversy’
If you're a player of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, you may have noticed that the Pride Month events in-game were reeled back pretty...
Jagex confirms ‘non-game dev’ layoffs, pauses work on Old School RuneScape custom server feature
It's time for a couple of bits of bad news for fans of Old School RuneScape and RuneScape this week, as developer Jagex has...
‘Lots of leadership is gone’: Stewart Chisam and other Hi-Rez leadership have been ousted by the board
The brutal turnover at SMITE 2 developer Hi-Rez this year saw one of its highest-profile departures as studio president Stewart Chisam is on his...
Helldivers 2 players successfully defend Super Earth after a messy bout of reviewbombing
This is a story that manages to stir together Helldivers 2's coolest content update, some alleged numerical trickery, and some apparent Chinese nationalism. It's...
Lost Ark fans are annoyed after Amazon yoinks French and German language keyboard layouts
Fail to scroll almost all the way down in the patch notes for Lost Ark's latest update and you'll miss it, but one of...
Former Bungie devs speak out about studio culture, mismanagement, and monetization pushes
It looks as if Destiny 2 and Marathon developer Bungie is still a pretty hard place to work at if reported statements from former...
Star Citizen heralds the Idris as a victory for its server tech as players grouse over its limited sale
Star Citizen's Invictus event ushered in more than just CIG's pay-to-win clusterfudge; it also introduced the Idris, one of the sandbox's biggest internet ships...
Ubisoft’s CEO and HR director must testify before a Paris court in the Ubisoft harassment trial
This past March we reported on the start of legal proceedings in France against former chief creative officer Serge Hascoet, former VP of editorial...
Hackers are trying to use DDoS attacks to pressure open game platform BYOND to go open source
For nearly two weeks now, the online game platform BYOND has been under severe DDoS attacks to the point that it and its supported...
Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader was a toxicity disaster and an apparent provocation for striking voice actors
If you saw the news last week about Fortnite adding a chattable Darth Vader with his AI take on the late James Earl Jones...
Apple’s legal intransigence forces Fortnite off the appstore globally as Epic Games again asks the courts to intervene
Last week we reported on apparent Apple stonewalling in regard to Fortnite's return to the US App Store, as the corporation appeared to be...
Whatever happened to Gigantic: Rampage Edition?
It's been a year and a month since Motiga's Gigantic was resurrected and returned from the dead as Gigantic: Rampage Edition. And we were pretty...
Star Citizen will make future ship components buyable in-game on day one, current items buyable in June
Earlier this week, Star Citizen decided to absolutely tap dance in it by selling ship components like weapon kits, bomb racks, and stat-boosting blades...
Bungie has been called out for plagiarizing art – again – this time for Marathon
The upcoming PvPvE extraction FPS Marathon has a pretty distinct art aesthetic of stark neons and blacks, but apparently that wasn't distinct enough to...
Electronic Arts’ return-to-office mandate spurs confusion and worry among games workers
The employees of Electronic Arts - the ones still remaining after recent mass layoffs, anyway - are facing another problem from the developer and...
Star Citizen’s new cash shop offerings provoked fresh pay-to-win and predatory monetization accusations
The Invictus Launch Week free-fly event of Star Citizen is usually meant to be a time of celebration; a way to try out ships...
Apple’s apparent stalling forces Epic Games to delay a Fortnite patch as its App Store submission dangles
There are children, there are petulant children, and then there are tech executives, apparently: Readers might remember that Epic Games was in the process...
