The gaming industry moving away from physical media is a pure greed move
This is a seismic shift in the world of video games. I can’t find the words to describe how I feel. This week on July 1st, Sony announced that they will discontinue physical media by January 2028. After that date, all games released on PlayStation…
The “Best Independent Game” problem at The Game Awards
When a game has a publisher different from the developpers, it can't be called "independant". At the end, this is an unfair competition the industry is proudly celebrated at The Game Awards. It's nothing new sure, but you have to question these things to…
Star Wars Outlaws – The debate over Kay Vess’s appearance
For those who aren’t familiar, Kay Vess is the new heroine of the Star Wars expanded universe in Ubisoft’s upcoming game *Star Wars Outlaws*. The game is set to be released this month, on August 30. My biggest issue is really that Ubisoft is releasing a…
Ubisoft has 3 concerning problems for consumers
With the announcement of the next major game in the Assassin’s Creed series called Assassin’s Creed Shadows (ACS), we might think Ubisoft is finally emerging after a rough period where the publisher was unproductive. Unfortunately, the drama has…
What Xbox Game Pass should have been instead
Launched on Xbox One in 2017 and later on Windows, Microsoft’s Game Pass is an idea that, on paper, seems intriguing: adapting Netflix’s then-trendy new model—subscription-based online video-on-demand—to video games. It’s interesting because it makes…
Why E3’s return wouldn’t have made any difference
E3 2023 has been officially canceled. This marks the second consecutive year this event has been canceled, following the so-called “digital” edition in 2021 that was frankly pointless (because watching a livestream of another…
Why people should avoid sharing undisclose cancelled game projects informations
You’re probably familiar with the YouTube channel “DidYouKnowGaming” (DYKG). For those who don’t know, it’s a channel whose creators are interested in the behind-the-scenes aspects of video games, game development anecdotes,…
Bayonetta 3’s “Naive Angel Mode” – My fears for the future of this series
Because tomorrow, there will be no need for Bayonetta to "get naked" as more people have access to a "nudity-free" experience, altering the original vision. Will "Bayonetta" games remain what are known for?
This E3 2021 was something
We are still under a pandemic situation, it’s understandable to see ESA, the organization behind the infamous E3 the video game convention, attempting to make up for their absence last year. This year it was a 100% Internet format, but you can’t say the…