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No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has revealed a three-year long lawsuit brought by broadcasting giant Sky. The legal dispute, over the use of ‘Sky’ in the game’s name, has only come to light now it has been concluded. “We finally settled with Sky (they own the word ‘Sky’),” Hello Games boss Sean Murray…
Post Article: Social Share (Simple) Social Follow Bar Follow Us! 🙂 Stay Connected with Us! Follow TechnoBuffalo Follow: Facebook Follow: Twitter Follow: Google Plus Post Article: Body Post Article: Content Two massive statistics from the Warcraft movie following a weekend of both highs and lows. First of all, the film is now the most successful video game…
Start Article Post Content Vice Media has recruited Austin Walker, news editor at CBS Interactive’s Giant Bomb, to head up its forthcoming dedicated site on video-game news and culture. Walker will start at Vice on July 5, working from the company’s Brooklyn headquarters. His first task: figuring out what he wants to do with the site, and what…
GIF If you viewed the bizarre teaser for Death Stranding and immediately thought, “what the hell did I just watch,” the good news is that you are not alone. Above all, the trailer seemed conceptual: there was no gameplay, just some hints at themes and ideas. Subsequently, there are some things we know concretely about…
This episode examines the ways in which character animation, which can be a wonderful tool for all sorts of creative expression, is often used in limiting and stereotypical ways to sexualize female characters. We then illustrate that this is just one of many ways that games are predominantly designed around the male gaze, and discuss…
Support feminist media criticism and keep our videos free, donate today! www.feministfrequency.com/donate This episode explores the ways in which female characters are frequently placed in wildly impractical, sexualizing outfits specifically designed to objectify them for the titillation of the presumed straight male player. We then discuss the problems inherent in linking the sexualization of female…
Will World of Warcraft legacy servers ever happen? Are content updates going to drop more frequently? And when are we getting that ship expansion? During a recent Blizzard event in Irvine, California, I had the chance to sit down with some of the team behind World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Legion, which comes out on…
Heroes of the Storm continues its struggle to gain traction as an esport. Yahoo Esports reports that Cloud9 has officially dropped its team for Blizzard’s multiplayer online battle arena game. The news will come as a shock to those who have been following the burgeoning esports scene for Heroes of the Storm. Back in November,…
The Xbox One version of Fallout 4 and all of its downloadable content are currently free on the Xbox Store in what is either a massive price screw up or one of the best deals going for Xbox One owners. Fallout 4, its digital deluxe bundle and the game’s season pass all currently ring up for…
That alone is a tall order, but Jones’ ambitions reach much higher. He’s trying to tell a story about people driven equally by duty and personal need. He’s trying for something denser and more realistic than the usual fantasy binaries of pure, simple good and evil. He’s also finding resonance with his favorite themes, as…