Why Every Great MMORPG Needs a Core Struggle
One of the most overlooked yet essential elements of MMORPG design isn’t found in mechanics, graphics, or even content cadence. It’s something deeper and more primal: a core struggle — …
Category: Video Games
The Lifecycle of an Online Community: From Pioneers to Decline
In the early days of any online community, there’s a spark: shared enthusiasm, fresh ideas, and a sense of possibility. But as time passes, communities change. Some evolve, others ossify. …
Meet Brandon Sheffield: The Progressive Commissar Who Helped Hijack the Video Game Industry
Every crime has a smoking gun. Every revolution has its manifesto. And every ideological capture has its moment of insertion — the point where the parasite first enters the bloodstream. …
The Death of Beauty: How Feminism Poisoned Video Games and Deformed the Feminine Ideal
Once, our stories celebrated women—truly celebrated them. They were radiant, noble, feminine. Men admired them, longed for them, and were called to rise in their presence. In fantasy, cinema, and …
How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Exposes the Challenges of Keeping the Anti-Woke Movement True to Its Goals
In every meaningful movement, there’s a moment when temptation sneaks in — that urge to bend the rules just once, to brush aside a principle for the sake of a …
The Problem with Inclusive Game Design
In the past decade, video games have undergone a dramatic and sinister shift—not in gameplay mechanics or technological innovation, but in the values and ideology subverting their creation. Terms like …
Daniel Vávra Feared Cancellation During Kingdom Come II Development
Daniel Vávra, the Czech game developer behind Mafia and Kingdom Come: Deliverance, has revealed that during the development of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, he feared being fired due to his …
The Origins and Spread of the Body Type Fad in Fantasy RPGs
The recent release of Oblivion Remastered has reignited the controversy around the replacement of traditional sex designations with the modern “Body Type” system. The original Oblivion (2006) featured male and …
How Wikipedia and Molly White Rewrote the History of Gamergate
As time distances us from the events of 2014, the memory of Gamergate has begun to fade. For those who lived through it, Gamergate was a chaotic, messy, and multifaceted …
An Open Letter to Ji Ham, CEO of Enad Global 7: The Future of EverQuest Must Be Now
With EverQuest’s 25th anniversary having just passed, I am not only a veteran player, but a person who lived and breathed Norrath from its earliest origins. I have walked its …
Ubisoft Wokeness: Did Canadian Govt Grants Help Ruin Assassin’s Creed Shadows?
The France-based Ubisoft, once a titan of the gaming world, now teeters on the brink of ruin, its reputation battered by self-inflicted wounds and a desperate grasp for relevance. The …
Is Daybreak Games Creative Director Listing for EverQuest a Ghost Job Listing?
Loyal EverQuest fans, brace yourselves for another dose of bitter disappointment. For over 18 months, Daybreak Game Company has dangled a Creative Director job for Darkpaw Games like a carrot …