Lack of communication, top-down pressure and unprofessional handling of situations feature in the recent Shanghai Major controversy. It was only a symptom of a problem as James “2GD” Harding was fired personally by CEO of Valve, Gabe “GabeN” Newell on the second day of the Shanghai Majors, a Dota 2 tournament with a 3 million dollar prize pool. Gab... Read more
Dear Capcom. You’ve made your bed, now lie in it! I honestly wouldn´t want to be in the shoes of Yoshinori Ono (or Capcom for that matter) right now, because since Capcom launched “Street Fighter V” on the 16th of February (for Windows and PS4). The consumers and the SF fans have been up in arms over the really disappointing... Read more
Happy 30th birthday Zelda! I had “almost” forgotten that “Zelda” and “Metroid” were both released back in 1986 (Zelda in February, and Metroid in August). So yes, that means that both game series will turn 30 years old this year (don´t forget to read my Metroid´s 30th Anniversary article). In the matter of fact, ... Read more
***UPDATE 8 – 2016-04-02 – 13:20 CEST*** I can´t say that I´m surprised about the aftermath that followed after Rapp´s departure from Treehouse, because just like I predicted a couple of days ago. There would be an outcry against GamerGate due to the outcome of the case with Alison Rapp. And I was right, as SJWs and anti-GG people are b... Read more
As I´ve written quite a few articles about Capcom, censorship and “Street Fighter V” in the past (such as my “A response to the “do not censor Street Fighter V petition” for Rainbow Mika’s butt-slap” and “Capcom makes it harder for PC modders to mod Street Fighter V?” article). I just couldn´t help to feel like j... Read more
