Tag: TGA

2 posts tagged TGA.

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  Manufacturing the Safe Bet: The Real Cost of Expedition 33

  Tech & Industry 14 Dec 2025

  The Game Awards 2025 proved the industry values optics over art. A look at the Expedition 33 AA saviour lie, the hypocrisy of the sweep, and the cost of prioritising risk-averse prestige.

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  JRPG Tourists and the Whitewashing of a Genre: The Expedition 33 Problem

  Tech & Industry 12 Dec 2025

  Watching the media froth over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is embarrassing. They are treating a derivative cover band like it saved the genre. This is the gentrification of the JRPG for critics who are too ashamed to play actual Japanese games. From the Shadow Hearts thefts to the blatant NieR cosplay, here is why this award sweep is pure industry whitewashing and why I am not drinking the Kool-Aid.