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Meet The NYC Comedy Duo Making Fake Games For Laughs
5.9.2024
I first stumbled upon the work of Hotel Art Thief while doomscrolling on X (formerly Twitter). “The Bechdel Test video game actually looks pretty cool,” wrote comedian Michael Kandel in a post that includes a live-action video of a woman walking down the streets of Brooklyn with a GTA-inspired...
Some Black Myth: Wukong Content Creators Prohibited From Mentioning 'Feminist Propaganda'
19.8.2024
Codes for review and content creation around Black Myth: Wukong, the highly-anticipated action game from Chinese studio Game Science, went out earlier this month ahead of its August 20 launch. It now appears that at least some streamers and YouTubers who received the game early were also told...
With The Acolyte, Lucasfilm Is Done Staying Silent About Bigoted Reactions To Star Wars
31.5.2024
Lucasfilm has had what can, charitably, be described as a rocky history with how it has handled Star Wars frequently finding itself the target of the ever-evolving reactionary culture war. In fits and starts, the studio has struggled in defending stars and crew from harassment and baseless...
How One Valorant Clip Kickstarted A Conversation About Sexism In Competitive Games
12.4.2024
Last summer, I reported on major studios’ valiant (but still lacking) efforts to combat toxic voice chat (of which women are often the target) in popular competitive games like Overwatch 2, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends. And though Riot Games, the studio behind the 5v5 competitive hero shooter...
Pokémon Go Dev Accused Of ‘Boys Club’ Workplace Culture In Lawsuit
10.7.2023
Just under two weeks after the Pokémon Go dev laid off over 200 workers, Niantic is now the subject of a lawsuit alleging the company has a “systemic sexual bias” against women employees.Read more
Stranger Things Twitch Streamer Dishes On Gamer Toxicity After FaZe Clan Fallout
7.6.2023
In Grace Van Dien’s first online appearance since her signing with gaming influencer crew FaZe Clan ignited a whirlwind of drama and misogyny, the Stranger Things actor turned Twitch streamer sat down with Call of Duty content maker Ashtronova to discuss toxicity in gaming. The conversation appears...
Board Game Exec Says 'Females Are Socialized' To Avoid 'Harsh Criticism Of Their Abilities'
25.5.2023
Earlier this week Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave wrote a Twitter thread outlining a glaring issue the board game industry has with representation: namely, that there simply aren’t enough games winning awards and getting published that have been designed by women.Read more
Crypto Wendy on trashing the SEC, sexism, and how underdogs can win: Hall of Flame
29.3.2023
Crypto Wendy built an audience by being herself, defending others, trashing jerks and the SEC, and showing underdogs how to win at crypto
Former Suicide Squad Game Writer Turns Down Award Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
20.9.2022
Kim MacAskill, a writer whose career includes work on upcoming Rocksteady game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, was recently nominated for a lifetime achievement award by the nonprofit organization Women in Games. However, she recently took to Twitter to announce that she cannot in good...
Nintendo Of America's Testers Say They Faced Years Of Sexual Harassment
16.8.2022
Two years ago, a contract game tester named Hannah (not her real name) had a harrowing experience that led her to quit her dream job at Nintendo of America after nearly a decade. Several employees had created a group chat on Nintendo’s Microsoft Teams server called “The Laughing Zone.” It...
Report: GTA VI Will Star Series' First Playable Woman, Will Be More Culturally Sensitive
27.7.2022
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI is one of the most anticipated games ever. Despite the hype, the studio has been incredibly tightlipped for almost a decade now. But a new report by Bloomberg offers big new details including that the game will feature the series first-ever playable woman...
Calling Out the Sexism in Bitcoin, Crypto
21.4.2022
Allegations Of Sexism, Bullying, And Burnout: Inside The Microsoft Studio Behind State Of Decay 3
31.3.2022
The video game industry faces a long-overdue reckoning. The average game developer is underpaid relative to the generous bonuses and shareholder payouts enjoyed by the CEOs above them, and recent reports and lawsuits have uncovered a wide range of mistreatment across companies big and small. Many...
Report: Ori Studio Accused Of Being 'Oppressive,' 'Sexist' Workplace
18.3.2022
Moon Studios’ Ori games are some of the most excellent and beautiful platformers around. Some developers now claim that the same can’t be said for the founders of the studio that made them. According to a new report by VentureBeat, current and former developers say Moon could be an “oppressive”...
Eight More Women Accuse PlayStation Of 'Systemic Sexism'
10.3.2022
In November 2021 a class-action lawsuit was filed against PlayStation alleging “pay disparity, wrongful termination, and other instances of gender-based discrimination” at the company’s California offices. Sony has since sought to have the case thrown out, but now, more women have come forward with...
PlayStation Faces Gender Discrimination Lawsuit From Former Staffer
23.11.2021
Sony is facing a suit alleging pay disparity, wrongful termination, and other instances of gender-based discrimination. As Axios reports, a former IT staffer filed suit in California district court yesterday.Read more
GTAV’s Enhanced 2022 Release Should Leave The 2013 Transphobia Behind
22.9.2021
Years ago, I saw a video on YouTube—since removed, it seems, though a few like it still remain—of a GTAV player deliberately brutalizing some of the game’s trans sex workers for his own amusement. In the comments, one viewer voiced these chilling words of encouragement: “You’re doing God’s...
Blizzard Reduces Titty In World Of Warcraft, But Not Sexism At The Company
17.9.2021
The newest World of Warcraft update reduces the amount of titty that can be seen in the game. Unfortunately, no restitution for its gender-marginalized developers is in sight. Read more
How Many Women Users Before Crypto Is Not Sexist?
17.3.2020
A recent headline on Micky — an iconoclastic media outlet that focuses on cryptocurrency — read “Crypto Twitterstorm: ‘Creepy sexist trolling’ or just a funny meme?” The article explained, “A post making fun of Blockstream’s Samson Mow has sparked...
LinkedIn Co-Founder Blue Outlines Risks of Blockchain Sexism: WEF
24.1.2020
LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue raised concerns of gender inequality in blockchain jobs