Regardless what the ex-lawyer Jack Thompson, random moms with opinions, and people who suck at Doom say, videogames do not cause youth violence. The ESA has backed up this already-obvious statement with a pair of studies.
Any gamer will tell you that reviews honestly mean nothing, and that some games are subject to either “Haters gonna hate” or rampant fanboyism. Developers however do tend to care about review scores and sometimes the publishers will try to manipulate them in their favor. Earlier …
According to the ESRB listing for Battlefield 3 which gives far more details on the rating than a simple “Intense violence, strong language, sexual themes, use of alcohol”, the game’s more graphic elements have been detailed, mentioning the more possibly-controversial aspects. The rating summary from the …
A line in the source code of Dead Island revealed that a skill was named “FemenistWhorePurna”. In the actual game, Purna has an ability called Gender Wars that increases damage against men. Of course, this is likely to cause offense but most people who are smart …
Australia has been subjected to large amounts of controversy from gamersbecause of censorship and not selling games aimed at adults on a national and international scale. Today, the NSW attorney general Greg Smith has announced that he agrees with the introduction of an R18+ rating for …
As you know, Blizzard kicked up a significant amount of controversy by requiring online-only for Diablo 3, which accomplishes nothing but infuriating gamers who certainly do not like being told what to do.
Because of people who have an issue with real life colliding with fantasy, as opposed to fantasy colliding with real life, there may be issues for Modern Warfare 3’s London map. Critics are saying that it has similarities to real-life terrorist events. When the Modern Warfare …
As I wrote a day or so ago, save data in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries for the 3DS cannot be deleted. This has caused a significant bit of stirring among gamers as the game is rather worthless for trade-in reasons. Retailers like HMV have stated plainly …
At a 7-2 vote, the law that California planned to use to keep violent games from being sold to minors was branded unconstitutional, and would create an exception to the first amendment equal in power to not applying to obscenity. The law was intended to prohibit …
After a major controversy involving boycotts, a large amount of internet drama, and people cancelling pre-order bonuses, DICE has released a statement saying that they will make the pre-order DLC available later this year to all players for free.
EA has had a significant amount of controversies much like any other gaming company in the past over how they do business. To a handful of gamers, DLC, especially DLC that’s already on the disk and needs to be unlocked, is pretty much a hidden tax …
