The backlash over recent woke gaming moves is massive. The first example is Warhammer 40K, which not only introduced female Custodes to the tabletop game’s lore but told fans who knew better that there were always female Custodes, which was just begging for the deluge of George Orwell invocations ...
Read MoreAs gamers react to the censored version of Stellar Blade, Shift Up CEO Kim Hyeong-tae and technical director Lee Dong-gi answered some questions about their game’s release, and inevitably, the costume change came up. Kim Hyeong-tae explained it like this (translation via packergirl, and I’m grat...
Read MoreThe Stellar Blade battle isn’t over, and distributor Sony has taken sides against its customers. Yesterday, reports came in that the highly-anticipated video game from South Korean developer Shift Up had censored some of the more revealing outfits worn by its lead character, Eve. Stellar Blade ...
Read MoreGames journalists have found a new way to attack Stellar Blade. Their outrage over the lead character, Eve, being a curvaceous woman didn’t hurt the game’s sales – it actually may have helped them – but this time, they got Sony to relent. At one point in the game, Eve comes across some graff...
Read MoreI guess anyone can be shamed sooner or later. If you’ll remember, IGN France published a review of the Stellar Blade demo that was released on March 29, 2024. While pretty much all games journalists are having conniption fits over the lead character, Eve, being rendered as a very attractive woman...
Read MoreThe latest video game on everyone’s lips is Stellar Blade, a new third-person action game from South Korean developer Shift Up. Stellar Blade, which is being published by Sony and will be available for the PlayStation 5, puts gamers in the role of a warrior named Eve who returns to an Earth that�...
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