PUBG might have been a massive hit, but the behavior of the team behind it indicates it’s a failure in one very important way.

In 2017, the “AAA” game industry went all-in on loot boxes – microtransactions that emulate gambling to maximize ill-gotten gains. In...

Is Far Cry 5 good? I think so. The problem with Ubisoft games is you can’t tell anymore, they’re all the same. It’s understandable when a...

Everybody loves lists, especially people who say they don’t. The Jimquisition this week roots through history’s garbage to find the ten...

Let’s talk about collector’s editions, specifically the ones that aren’t really collector’s editions. You shouldn’t be able to call a box...

Violence in videogames, a classic political scapegoat of the 1990s and early 2000s, is back in the spotlight as Trump’s bewildered...

The Yakuza series may not have gigantic open worlds, but they’re bigger and better than any sprawling map found in your typical “AAA”...

Once again the “AAA” industry thinks it has a golden goose, and once again it’s primed to bang that goose until the eggs come out filled...

Dynasty Warriors may be my favorite series – or at least it was – but Tecmo Koei has been taking the piss with it for years. Much of...

There is a constant problem plaguing the game industry, if its spokespeople are to be believed. Games cost $60, and that price doesn’t...

Games cost a lot of money to make. You need to pay developers, you need to license engines, you need do a lot. Extra Credits pointed out...

According to journalists, “angry YouTube videos” have demoralized employees of Electronic Arts and BioWare. So… let’s talk about that...

Following allegations of a fully crap working environment at Quantic Dream, The Jimquisition looks at what’s been said and done, and the...

Recently we were contacted by an independent game developer from Adelaide, South Australia. Last year this dev was the target of an...

On this constructively critical Jimquisition, we explain how using pre-bought videogame assets isn’t inherently wrong, and how they’ve...

*CORRECTION: For some reason I said 2K Games instead of Warner Bros. at one point. I blame these companies being so interchangeable. And...

This year, SIX games have been selected by your good ol’ Jim Sterling as the finest clumps of interactive entertainment released this...

The episode we all knew was coming. The Jimquisition at last smashes into the “It’s Just Cosmetic” argument with a bulldozer. Many will...

Any Valve-related game that isn’t explicitly Half-Life 3 will ignite the Internet for days with insulted fury. To save time and souls,...

Look, I enjoy Skyrim a hell of a lot. That’s no secret. But there comes a time where every Skyrim fan has to admit, y’know, fuck it.