Valve to Review Visual Novel Called "Rape Day" and It's Problematic AF
It’s 2019 and women are still consistently targeted for sexual harassment and assault at an alarming rate. Sexual violence toward women is not only normalized in media, but glorified in everything from music to pornography. Now, there’s a video game where the plot is to rape women during a zombie apocalypse. WTF?!
Sale on Bethesda Games Until March 6th
Green Man Gaming is having a huge sale on Bethesda’s biggest titles!
Your wallet may not be too thrilled with you because this sale is pretty dope! Don’t miss out on this massive sale of Bethesda games on Steam from Green Man Gaming. Games on sale:
Overwatch Hero #30, Baptiste - Already on PTR
Our newest support hero, Baptiste, is ready to make the world a better place.
When Baptiste was confirmed as Overwatch Hero #30, we predicted what some of his abilities could be. We were right. We compared our predictions with his abilities.
It's Official: New Overwatch Hero is Baptiste
Baptiste is Overwatch Hero 30
On February 19, Blizzard released a teaser video of Sombra hacking into Talon’s system, uncovering a classified document—Subject: Cuerva Strike Team - Log Recovered. The document detailed a mission to Haiti to apprehend or kill their former team member, Jean-Baptiste Augustin.
New Overwatch Hero Could Be Jean-Baptiste Augustin
On February 19, Blizzard released a new assault map for Overwatch: Paris.
The Paris map is a beautiful, futuristic map full of small, winding streets and corners, like the modern city itself. The city looks to have been abandoned due to Omnic-Human tensions. There are wanted posters for various Omnics inside the police station.
UPDATE: World of Warcraft Streamer, Elvine Arrested, Released on Bail
Elvine was just one among 169 people arrested “during an 11-day investigation into human trafficking throughout metro Atlanta leading up to the Super Bowl.” The goal of investigations such as Operation Interception is to, “rescue any children or young adults.” Elvine was charged with using a computer service (the Whisper app) to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child to commit an illegal act, which is a felony offense.
Very Limited Time: Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Closed Beta Deal
Green Man Gaming is offering a 16% Discount on Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 pre-purchase.
World of Warcraft Streamer, Elvine Arrested with 20 Others
Elvine and 20 others were arrested in an undercover Super Bowl sex-crimes operation.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted an undercover investigation ending in the arrest of 21 people over five days for child pornography and sex trafficking crimes. The GBI issued a press release.
Another Long-time Blizzard Employee Exits Activision Blizzard
World of Warcraft’s in-game cinematic director, Terran Gregory writes a heart-wrenching good-bye to a very dear friend and close work colleague, being careful not to reveal the person’s name.
Activision Blizzard CFO, Spencer Neumann Terminated
What does this mean for Blizzard’s falling numbers?
On December 31, 2018, Activision Blizzard announced that Chief Financial Officer, Spencer Neumann had been placed on paid leave and intended to terminate his contract if he could not demonstrate why he should keep his job. Although Activision Blizzard says Neumann’s termination had nothing to do with falling declining share value, he was replaced with Activision Blizzard veteran Dennis Durkin.
HURRY!!! Fanatical is Having a Crazy Sale on BioShock: The Collection For a Limited Time Only
For a very limited time, you can get BioShock: The Collection for only $12.59 from Fanatical.
Ken Levine’s BioShock is arguably one of the best game series of all time. ALL TIME. Irrational Games released the first game in the bizarre first-person shooter in 2007. BioShock was set in 1960s but actually took place in an underwater metropolis called Rapture built in the 1940s by Andrew Ryan in an attempt to escape the tyranny of government. While Jack, the protagonist, is tasked to stop Ryan, he must fend off hideous creatures such as Big Daddies who were accompanied by creepy little children called Little Sisters. Little Sisters harvest the bodies of corpses and how the game ends depends on how you interact with the Little Sisters.
Living Comic Book Legend, Stan Lee, Has Passed Away
On the morning of Novembr 12, 2018, Stan Lee passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, a family representative told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 95.
Born December 28, 1922, Stan Lee was a real-life superhero, beginning his career in 1939. His revolutionary method of creation, dubbed “The Marvel Method” allowed Lee to transform the comicbook world with character depth that had yet to be seen.
Blizzard's Tom Chilton is Working on Something HUGE!
Tom Chilton headed Blizzard’s World of Warcraft for 13 years. For two years, he’s been leading a super secret project that is drastically different from anything Blizzard has ever done.
Speaking with GamesBeat, J. Allen Brack, Blizzard Entertainment’s new president, told Dean Takahashi that Chilton is working on a passion project. From the sounds of it, this project has been in the works for a very long time. “He and I started up a new project that was not something like Blizzard has ever done before.”
Blood Ancestors is a Dark, Medieval, Team-Based Multiplayer on PC
5 vs 5 objective-based, blood-fueled warfare coming in the Steam store now!
Vielha, Catalonia, Spain - Spanish independent developers Snowpeak Studio have announced their debut title Blood Ancestors. A team-based multiplayer game focused on medieval fantasy warfare, the game is was released August 18, 2018 on Steam Early Access release, now with an open beta.
RIP, Net Neutrality. But It's Not Over, Yet!
While we're all excited about E3, the repeal of net neutrality goes into effect Monday June 11. Engadget's Mallory Locklear breaks down what happens next.