Drama Queen is a new manga by Kuraku Ichikawa released on Shueisha's Manga+ service... and it's garnered a lot of attention online from people jumping the gun a lot.
People are too quick to judge… – About the “Drama Queen” (Manga) “Controversy”
Some Thoughts on the Asmongold Controversy and Gaza
The other day, the popular streamer Asmongold said vile shit and later claimed to want to be held accountable, so this is what this post does.
Creating your own problems – on Self-Fulfilling prophecies
I encountered a hit tweet the other day published by some person that complained about the very behaviour they were doing just a bit later. Hence some thoughts.
The Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm Controversy
Gearbox just released their first expansion to Risk of Rain 2, Seekers of the Storm, and reception has been incredibly bad over it.
The Palworld Controversy
Today I am talking about and debunking the controversy surrounding the game Palworld. Enjoy!
Nightmare Forge Games changes Infestation 88’s name – on Transparency in Game Dev
The swift and, frankly, great response by Nightmare Forge Games is truly applaudable and as such, I wanted to talk about this and transparency.
On Calling Out People Versus Inciting Harassment
There is a thin line between "calling someone out" and "inciting harassment", so I wanted to talk about this and share some thoughts.
Unity’s CEO published an apology but ultimately lost developers’ trust, perhaps forever
There's an update on the Unity situation, and also some allegations over Insider Trading. Oh, and the media don't understand jokes.
On Unity’s new pricing changes and what it means for Indie Devs
Unity's charging a per-install fee starting January 2024 once certain thresholds are met - and it's a model that is just not feasible and incredibly prone to abuse. Some thoughts!
The Problem with Linus Tech Tips – Part 2: A Toxic Work Environment, Sexism, Assault and Sexual Harassment
On top of the concerns about LTT's unethical behaviour, allegations have surfaced about a toxic work environment, abuse of power, sexual harassment and assault at this company.
The Problem with Linus Tech Tips – Part 1: Reviews, Ethics, and Billet Labs
LMG and LTT are under fire for a lot of their unethical practices and heavily biased reviews which harm consumers.
On Putting Children Online – and Dan Povenmire
Don't put photos or clips of children online, please.
On the Rammstein Situation
Lindemann is a huge cunt.
Indie Game Forum is being attacked by hateful Steam Users! – We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
Not too long before the release of their first game, developers Act Zero are receiving waves of hateful messages on their Steam Forum!
The Hogwarts Legacy Controversy
I've been working on this for a long time, so here is a lot of information on Hogwarts Legacy and why you shouldn't support the release... and my two cents!
The Problem with MrBeast
MrBeast does a lot of good things - but he also is incredibly shady and is spreading misinformation to bait clicks.
Boycott the World Cup – Qatar 2022
Content Warnings for Sexism, Sexual Assault, Brutality, Oppression, Human Rights Violations, Slavery in 2022, and FIFA's president excusing slavery and playing it down.
The Dolphin Barn/Domina Controversy – Valve removes all of Dolphin Barn’s games from Steam!
The developer of Domina is finally banned on Twitter and Steam - with Valve delisting all of their games. Hooray!
Steam Curator Scammers get banned by Valve after Indie Dev spreads awareness on Fraudulent Activity
After spreading awareness on fraudulent activity, Valve bans a series of Steam Curator Scammers!
The Dinkum Game Controversy – An Update!
With the controveresy around popular Life Sim "Dinkum" still being unaddressed, I wanted to give an update on the situation.
Dolphin Barn Controversy – Domina Dev is banned from posting to his own Steam Forum!
The Dolphin Barn Controversy continues, and the Domina dev just keeps making matters worse.
Something dodgy is going on with those Custom Tags that Twitch Implemented
Can you enter "GayHate" as a tag in Twitch? I can't... but apparently others can? Something's sus.
Dinkum’s developer has yet to address the controversies surrounding the game.
Dinkum is a recently released Life Sim that has sparked a fair bit of controversy - but not enough people talk about that.
The Dolphin Barn Controversy and their game Domina
Domina is a great game but recently, the developer of the game decided to some things that I can't support.
Q-FORCE – Just WHY, Netflix?
Here are my thoughts on Netflix' new show Q-FORCE, or rather it's trailers. I have no clue how this got approved!
Forager – The Rise and Fall
Forager is a great game, I'd say,... but recently allegations about the lead developer came out and I honestly believe it judging from Mariano's phrasing. Here are my thoughts!
The “How are you?” controversy and Fleeksie
Today a tweet by Twitch streamer "Fleeksie" blew up and went viral, causing a relatively one-sided discussion about small talk, streamer-to-chat-interaction and toxicity. I usually wouldn't write about this since it's just gonna pass after a day or two at max anyways but I thought it would be an interesting topic for a blog post.... Continue Reading →
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