Weekly Gaming News: COD Drama, Dragon Age Romance, and More
- Diablo IV's update caused issues for players.
- Concord's reveal at Sony's State of Play received mixed reactions.
- Google contractor leaked private Nintendo videos.
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard revisits DAII's romance system.
- Warner Bros expected high returns from Suicide Squad.
The Week In Games: Pocket Monsters And Simulated Goats
MANUFACTURED CALL OF DUTY CONTROVERSIES, NEW DRAGON AGE ROMANCE DETAILS, AND MORE OF THE WEEK'S GAMING NEWS.
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It was an eclectic week of gaming news, and we've got a diverse sampler platter for you with the week's biggest stories.
For more on that, see our roundup of everything shown off at this year's Keighleyfest and our look at the games shown off in this year's great Day of the Devs showcase.
In these pages, you'll find us breaking down the latest manufactured conspiracy in the ongoing video game culture war, this one involving trans bullets in Call of Duty.
Also, Sony put a whole lot of emphasis on its new Guardians of the Galaxyesque hero shooter Concord at a State of Play this week, but the reaction was less than enthusiastic.
All that and much more awaits you in the pages ahead.
Highlights of the Week
- Diablo IV Players Keep Bricking Their Most Powerful Gear: Diablo IV's latest seasonal update substantially reworked a bunch of things to make the loot action-RPG more fun and rewarding. However, one change has engineered some especially cruel moments for the most devoted players.
- The Internet Reacts to PlayStation's New Not-Guardians of the Galaxy Hero Shooter: Concord, the upcoming hero shooter from Firewalk Studios, got a fair bit of spotlight at Sony's May State of Play presentation. The reaction has likely been less enthusiastic than Firewalk and Sony were expecting.
- A Google Contractor Reportedly Watched Private Nintendo Videos and Leaked the Info Online: An internal Google database containing six years' worth of potential privacy breaches and security issues was recently obtained. It reveals that a Google employee used their access to watch a private YouTube video uploaded by Nintendo and leaked the details online.
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard Will Bring Back DAII's Divisive Approach to Romance: BioWare is going back to Dragon Age 2's approach with the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard, formerly Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.
- Report: Warner Bros Execs Thought Suicide Squad Would Make a Ton of Money Despite Development Woes: Bloomberg reports that the multiplayer bomb from a studio beloved for its single-player Batman Arkham games was plagued by several issues leading up to its repeatedly delayed launch.
- Call of Duty's Trans Bullets Are the Latest Right-Wing Conspiracy Rage Bait: A possible Call of Duty bug is causing a new Pride-themed cosmetic to paint the bullets in one version of one of the game's guns the colors of the transgender flag. Right-wing rage jockeys are seizing this to peddle transphobic conspiracy theories.
- New Dungeon Crawler Mocks You, Tells You to Refund Game If You Refuse to Learn First Attack: In the case of new indie dungeon crawler Cryptmaster, the game's titular narrator and guide will get so fed up with you that he will ask you to refund the game.
- This Might Be the Fyre Festival of Pokémon Fan Conventions: Pokémon has a rich history and spans across several mediums like video games, trading cards, merchandise, and more. However, fans who live in places that don't often get official events are out of luck unless they put on their own events.
- The Star Wars Hotel Failure Was Just a Real-Life Bad Video Game Launch: The immersive and expensive experience went off like a Wookie fart in the Jedi Temple. There are obvious parallels to recent spectacularly bad video game launches centered around popular IPs like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Marvel's Avengers.
- One of the Best Superhero Games Ever Is Free Right Now: The Epic Games Store is once again handing out a very good game for free. This time around, it's Marvel's Midnight Suns, one of the best games of 2022 and one of my favorite superhero adventures out there.
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