Tag: bethesda
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Fallout 76 Is Getting Lootboxes, Because Of Course It Is
It seems that Bethesda can’t go more than a couple of days without embarrassing themselves. Since it’s November 14th release date, Fallout 76 has had a pretty rough time. Middling review scores, broken gameplay and a mighty controversy regarding a bag have damaged this once beloved franchises reputation almost beyond repair. At least it wouldn’t have…
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2019 Needs to be the Year That Developers Stop Placating Racists
There is a public perception of a gamer, It’s the sort who self-identifies as one. Someone who uses their hobby as an identity, but viscously hates those who bring their identities into their hobbies. These people use hatred of identity politics as an excuse for outright racism and misogyny, it’s time developers stopped pandering to…
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Bethesda Have Always Been Asshats
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the industry news lately you’re probably aware of the absolute raging dumpster fire that is Fallout 76. For those who aren’t aware Fallout 76 came out to wide-spread disapproval. Partially due to it being another buggy, Bethesda mess but without the charm. Partially due to it feeling like…
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I’m Glad Wolfenstein 2 Didn’t Let Me Fight Hitler
What I remember about my first visit to Berlin is: Evening air so humid my vest clings to my torso. Lukewarm bottled water. Icy Berliner Pilsner. A young Turkish girl beatboxes on the bus to the city centre. Cigarette smoke, falafel wraps and Jägermeister. Graffiti that tells me ‘Berlin is Poor but Sexy’. Graffiti that…
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5 Times the Princess Saved *Your* Useless Ass
Is it worth it? let me work it put that established narrative convention down, flip it and reverse it …. I am so, so sorry for that. Here’s five times the princess saved you. Saskia saves Geralt – The Witcher 2 If you first came along to the series with The Witcher 3, you never…
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Wolfenstein 2: Do Nazi Lives Matter?
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is not a truly great Wolfenstein game, but it feels like a rung on the ladder to one. It carries the franchise’s history like a millstone carved from a beloved pet rock. Unflinchingly self-conscious; at once brazen and apologetic. The Wolfenstein name is both a slashed Achilles heel, and the…
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Should Games Have Social Commentary?
“Make America Nazi Free Again” is controversial to say in 2017. This is a sad bellwether of where we’re at, generally. But the fact that Bethesda has been reassuring fans that the political appearance of Wolfenstein II is all coincidence begs the question: Should games have social commentary? What role do games play in culture generally? John Carmack,…
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Wolfenstein 2 #NoMoreNazis – Genuine or Cynical Marketing?
‘There is only one side’ claims the video Bethesda posted last week to promote the Nazi stomping Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. And really, who could argue with that? Dating back to their 1981 incarnation in Muse Software’s Castle Wolfenstein, and elevated to mythical status through a young ID Software’s 1992 genre-definer Wolfenstein 3D, the Nazis…
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Five Genius Suggestions For Saving The Fallout Franchise
Fallout 5 rumours have been few and far between this year, but that hasn’t stopped me from shuddering with Super Mutant rage every time I remember what Bethesda did to the once inimitable post- apocalyptic RPG series with Fallout 4. While most of us remember the expansive, non linear quest lines, the agonising moral choices,…
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Gender at E3: Bethesda
The Bethesda E3 press conference opened with a bunch of kids talking about what their parents – mothers and fathers – did for a living. Both women and men were shown enthusing about their jobs and the games they’re making. Though Pete Hines did all of the presenting, Bethesda was careful to include female Youtubers…