Japanese developers show support for console gaming in the wake of PS4 success, Gearbox attempt to scuttle Sega settlement out of self-interest, and Indy Developers take their turn to shame gamers in the news of the week.
Womyn are objectively bigger gamers than men, JonTron is rightly sanctioned by Tumblr for espousing ableist hate-speech, and Dan Adelman is rightly let go by Nintendo for betraying the company in the autistic news of the week!
Comcept, the developer behind Mighty No. 9, named outspoken feminist, Dina Abou Karam, as their community manager. The ensuing battle was filled with so much shallowness on the side of Dina’s supporters that Gyme nearly exploded.
Yoichi Wada is named chairman of the board, Australia’s ratings system is even worse than before, Atlus faces its most dire existential threat, and Silicon Knights/Precursor Games key creative talent has been arrested for being a child pornographer!
This week Che the Fey plunges into the darkness of that which goes bump in a gamer’s night. Armed with a candle, he peeks under bedcovers, throws open closet doors, and exposes those scary feminist complaints for what they really are…harmless sense.
Feminism rears its unkempt head to tarnish Dragon’s Crown, Nintendo begs Wii owners to consider buying Wii U, and Dennis Dyack details his plans to rob gullible Nintendo fanboys blind in the news of the week.
The matter of used games on the PS4 may not be as settled as initially thought, Australia’s new R18+ rating gets it comically wrong, and terrible parents get rewarded for their negligence in the news of the week.