Thursday, June 18, 2026

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Andrey Rachkin

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Andrey Rachkin has enjoyed fast cars in racing games since 1998 and fast hockey both in games and IRL as a KHL official.




How the mighty have fallen: Greed and woke pandering could be the death of this videogame titan

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Will Ubisoft’s creative bankruptcy turn into a fiscal one? All is not well at Ubisoft. Since the start of 2024, its stock price has dropped...

Did the woke agenda kill Sony’s $200mn game?

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Is Concord’s extremely short lifespan evidence of a lack of ‘modern audience’ that studios are pandering to? In video games, as in any line of...

The Sword of Destiny: How ‘The Witcher’ show was slowly killed by its creative team’s decisions

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The story of ‘The Witcher’ Netflix series might serve as a lesson on how not to treat your source material and your audience. ‘The Witcher’...

How game companies twist Pride Month values for profit

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Video game companies roll out the mandatory rainbow flags, but only as far as it doesn’t hurt their bottom line. Every year when the month...

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