Hatman 
MyCAREER, hoo boy. That’s an experience and a half. If I hadn’t played so many games, I would sincerely believe I stepped into a fever dream. Unlike what many in the community will tell you, you do play basketball in NBA2K23’s career mode. It’s just that most of your objectives have absolutely nothing to do … Read more
Note: I originally started writing this article with the idea that it would be a one and done. I did not anticipate that a) I would have material for two articles and b) the game would exceed my expectations on how unscrupulous it is. This article concentrates more on the microtransactions aspect and the second … Read more
Gacha, short for gachapon, is often viewed as an exploitative skinner box made specifically to spear whales and keep them in tow until they can no longer afford to play or break the line. That’s because it is. However lucrative it can be, general gaming news ignores it until a whale drops 5 figures and … Read more
Gacha, short for gachapon, is often viewed as an exploitative skinner box made specifically to spear whales and keep them in tow until they can no longer afford to play or break the line. That’s because it is. However lucrative it can be, general gaming news ignores it until a whale drops 5 figures and … Read more
Welcome to Gacha Hell Gacha, short for gachapon, is often viewed as an exploitative skinner box made specifically to spear whales and keep them in tow until they can no longer afford to play or break the line. That’s because it is. However lucrative it can be, general gaming news ignores it until a whale … Read more
While I am aware that sports isn’t exactly the forte of TAY, I figured that a listicle based off the game who’s namesake died not too long ago would be à propos. John Madden was, surprisingly enough, part of my formative years as a young video game player as it allowed me to play american … Read more
Before we start analyzing this in full, I’d like you to read the following article centering on Civilization 6 and a very unfortunate mixture of mechanics that put a very salty finger in the wound of a Native gamer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/video-game-insensitive-dialogue-1.6104700 You’re back? Amazing. There’s an issue here that Firaxis may acknowledge eventually but 2K and … Read more
