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1.3-Million Insomniac Files Leaked

It’s all leaks, all the time this month, apparently. Between Rocksteady’s need to ask players to avoid the spoilers for its upcoming title Kill the Justice League, another story has been brewing under this. You may have heard that a group called Rhysida…

The Game Awards 2023 News Roundup

We’ve made it to December and with that comes The Game Awards. Despite some people acting as though the year was slow, we’ve got some heavy hitters, including Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate 3. Who took home the Game of…

The ACP’s 2023 Game Awards Choices

Editor’s Note: In the Spirit of the Season, we’ve decided to promote one of our writers’ side projects. If you’re interested and want to support them please do so. Anyone who works with Phenixx Gaming is a part of the PG family,…

Gabe Newell Ordered to In-person Deposition

Oh, you better watch out, you better not sue, better not pirate, I’m telling you why, Santa Gabe is coming to court! Ok, yeah it’s a touch contrived, but you write about anti-trust lawsuits and make it sound interesting. It is not…

Sequel Bait – InFamous

With Sony’s Spider-Man 2 releasing soon, I thought now would be a good time to look back on a superhero game series that has seemingly fallen into obscurity. I find the disappearance of Infamous from the modern gaming market quite baffling given…

Devs Should Explain “Partial Controller Support” on Steam

I think we’ve all noticed the “Partial Controller Support” thing on Steam that sometimes accompanies games that don’t often play well with a controller. In my experience, every game that has “Partial Controller Support” usually has a different version of it. I…

Are Game Showcase Expectations Too High?

At last week’s Summer Game Fest 2023 Live, we saw dozens of games from a variety of developers. Nicholas Cage showed up, we had a long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Rebirth update, and even a release date for Spider-Man 2. Still, the response online was aggressively…

Summer Game Fest 2023 Live News Rundown

Here we are again y’all. We’re at the equivalent of Christmas in June or “Faux-E3” as Keiran calls it. Another year has passed, and we’re back to Summer Game Fest. In the absence of E3, showcases have already taken place including Guerilla…

Breaking Down Accessibility: Text and Localization

Prior to last week’s entry, it has been a while since I added to the “Breaking Down Accessibility” series. I’ve been taking my time trying to think about what important accessibility topics don’t really get discussed. In recent months, it has occurred…

Breaking Down Accessibility: Bloom, Brightness, and Motion Blur

Over the past year, I have noticed a trend in games that brought me to an interesting accessibility concern. Whether your game is pushing for realistic or intense graphics like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor or you’re focusing on colorful, stylistic, or cel-shaded…