#examplesofdamagecontrolingaming — Public Fediverse posts

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: PlayStation Doesn’t Care
The way in which Sony finally commented on their plans to end physical games for PlayStation 5 is very revealing.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/08/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-playstation-doesnt-care/
#ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #PlayStation5 #PlayStation5Pro #Sony #SonyInteractiveEntertainment #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Xbox 360’s
Microsoft realized again that there’s no power greater than X… and cheaper Game Pass.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/04/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-xbox-360s/
#AshaSharma #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Microsoft #VideoGames #XboxGamePass #XboxGameStudios

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: What’s in a Face?
Overwatch fans had more constructive criticism about Anran’s face, which led to a positive result all around.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/04/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-whats-in-a-face/
#ActivisionBlizzard #Blizzard #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Overwatch #Overwatch2 #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Crimson-Generated Desert
Some AI-generated assets made their way into Crimson Desert, with predictable results and reactions.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-crimson-generated-desert/
#CrimsonDesert #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #PearlAbyss #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Like a Dragon Burning Goodwill
Yakuza Kiwami 3 really needed a known sexual harasser in the cast, you see.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/02/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-like-a-dragon-burning-goodwill/
#ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #RyuGaGotokuStudio #Sega #VideoGames #YakuzaKiwami3

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: They Dispatched the Wrong Dispatch
Just when people were starting to say Nintendo doesn’t do censorship anymore, though this isn’t the first recent example.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/02/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-they-dispatched-the-wrong-dispatch/
#AdHocStudio #Dispatch #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Nintendo #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Level-5 WOULD Use AI
A company that delays all their games at least once would have a leader thinking generative AI will fix everything.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/12/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-level-5-would-use-ai/
#ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #GenerativeAI #HolyHorrorMansion #Level5 #ProfessorLaytonAndTheNewWorldOfSteam #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Lessons from Larian’s Recent Comedown
Be careful about your faves, folks.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/12/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-lessons-from-larians-recent-comedown/
#Divinity2027 #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #LarianStudios #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: X Marks the Spot
The news of Xbox's total demise has been greatly exaggerated... for now, anyway.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/10/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-x-marks-the-spot/
#ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Microsoft #Target #VideoGames #Walmart #XboxGameStudios #XboxSeriesS #XboxSeriesX

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Sub-Subnautica
A crazy situation has brewed between Krafton and Unknown Worlds with Subnautica 2.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/07/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-sub-subnautica/
#ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Krafton #Subnautica2 #UnknownWorldsEntertainment #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Misinformation Air Ride
Another fun reminder that AI-generated translations should not be relied on -- especially for professional stories.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-misinformation-air-ride/
#Features #Videogames #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #GenerativeAI #MasahiroSakurai #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: In the Mind’s Eye
A development studio lead inciting drama is one way to promote a game like MindsEye.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-in-the-minds-eye/
#Features #Videogames #BuildARocketBoy #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #IOInteractive #MindsEye #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: A Marathon of Plagiarism
Bungie jumps headfirst into another avoidable art-related scandal, this time with Marathon.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/05/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-a-marathon-of-plagiarism/
#Features #Videogames #Bungie #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Marathon2025 #SonyInteractiveEntertainment #VideoGames

Fighting Games Fri… Saturday: Streets in Rage
Both Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 have extremely different issues.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/04/fighting-games-fri-saturday-streets-in-rage/
#Features #Videogames #BandaiNamco #Capcom #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #FightingGamesFriday #StreetFighter6 #Tekken8 #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: It’s Tough to Keep Secrets
We knew more about the Nintendo Switch 2 prior to its reveal than any Nintendo system in recent memory.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/01/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-its-tough-to-keep-secrets/
#Features #Videogames #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch2 #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: The Power of an Xbox Showcase Distraction
There’s a reason why Microsoft had to put on a great show, and they succeeded.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/06/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-the-power-of-an-xbox-showcase-distraction/
#Features #News #Videogames #ClairObscurExpedition33 #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #GearsOfWarEDay #Microsoft #MicrosoftGameStudios #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios #XboxGamesShowcase2024

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Helldivers, Too
No one at Sony realized how badly this PSN requirement plan for Helldivers 2 would go down?
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/05/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-helldivers-too/
#Features #Videogames #ArrowheadGameStudios #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Helldivers2 #SonyInteractiveEntertainment #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: The True Metaphor
The Metaphor: ReFantazio stream was clearly a marketing response.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/04/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-the-true-metaphor/
#Features #Videogames #Atlus #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #MetaphorReFantazio #ProjectReFantasyAFoolsJourneyBegins #Sega #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Microtransaction Dogma
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s microtransactions are egregious. They’re also part of a pattern.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/03/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-microtransaction-dogma/
#Features #News #Videogames #Capcom #DragonsDogmaII #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming – Xbox Series X-spansion
Microsoft might be ready to provide the biggest industry shake-up in years.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/02/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-xbox-series-x-spansion/
#Features #Videogames #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #LostOdyssey #Microsoft #MicrosoftGameStudios #Starfield #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Twitch Glitch
Their newest trial balloon popped in spectacular fashion.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2023/06/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-twitch-glitch/
#Features #Videogames #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Twitch #VideoGames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: X Marks the Play
The program’s “edgy” humor has aged like cheese left out for days.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2023/03/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-x-marks-the-play/
#Features #Videogames #AdamSessler #ExamplesofDamageControlinGaming #G4 #MorganWebb #NaokiYoshida #videogames #Xplay

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Captain Crunch
When the head of a development studio makes a very bad and poorly-timed tweet.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2022/09/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-captain-crunch/
#Features #News #Videogames #ExamplesofDamageControlinGaming #StrikingDistanceStudios #TheCallistoProtocol #videogames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: For the Payers
The “economic sacrifices” just trickle down.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2022/08/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-for-the-payers/
#Features #News #Videogames #ExamplesofDamageControlinGaming #PlayStation5 #SonyInteractiveEntertainment #videogames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: A Blizzard Hovers Over the Game Awards
The futility of taking a neutral stance on sexual harassment.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2021/12/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-a-blizzard-hovers-over-the-game-awards/
#Features #News #Videogames #activision #ActivisionBlizzard #Blizzard #ExamplesofDamageControlinGaming #GeoffKeighley #TheGameAwards #videogames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: Does Activision Blizzard Think They’ve Done Enough?
Sure they do. But they haven't.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2021/10/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-does-activision-blizzard-think-theyve-done-enough/
#Features #Videogames #ActivisionBlizzard #ExamplesofDamageControlinGaming #Overwatch #videogames

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: The Cold Corporate Appeal to China
Blizzard's latest moves went out of bounds.
http://www.theicecave.org/damage_control/2019/10/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-the-cold-corporate-appeal-to-china/
#Blizzard #China #ExamplesofDamageControlinGaming #HongKong #videogames