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OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of harassment in legal filing

9.10.2024
The artificial intelligence firm is seeking a dismissal of Musk’s lawsuit

Dr Disrespect Discusses Twitch Ban Allegations In Detail: 'Do You Even Know What The Legal Definition Of Sexting Is? I Do'

6.9.2024
Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm addressed the allegations around his 2020 Twitch ban in detail on Friday during his first YouTube appearance since admitting, over two months ago, to exchanging “inappropriate” messages with a minor back in 2017. He suggested the user in question was not under the age...

Dustborn Developers Condemn ‘Tidal Wave Of Hate And Abuse’ Directed At The Team

30.8.2024
Red Thread Games’ adventure/rhythm/action game Dustborn has been out for a week and a half now, and it’s spent most of that time at the center of culture war bullshit. The game certainly has some problems we laid out in our review, but if you search the game on Google right now and look at the user...

Dr Disrespect Deletes Statement Admitting To 'Inappropriate' Behavior With A Minor

14.8.2024
Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm recently returned to social media with a cryptic chessboard post weeks after allegations surfaced accusing him of being banned from Twitch in 2020 for ‘sexting’ a minor. Now the controversial YouTuber has deleted his previous statement admitting to “inappropriate” contact...

Sega Sues Online Troll Who Harassed Its Staff, And Wins

17.7.2024
There’s a hell of a lot of harassment going on in gaming. If there’s one thing Kotaku would like to see, it would be big-name publishers speaking up about it, and taking a stand against it, instead of capitulating to it or tacitly endorsing it through silence. Meanwhile, there’s Sega’s approach...

Congressman Calls for SEC Chair’s Dismissal Over ‘Regulation by Harassment’

14.7.2024
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, accusing him of “regulation-by-harassment,” and calling for his dismissal. The congressman has consistently opposed Gensler’s regulatory practices, supporting legislative...

El Paso, Elsewhere Dev Drags Industry’s ‘Sudden Silence’ In Uplifting Black Voices

20.3.2024
El Paso, Elsewhere was a big game for indie studio Strange Scaffold when it launched in September 2023. The Max Payne-like, narrative-driven vampire shooter centered a Black male character in the leading role, something you don’t see too often in the games industry. Well, Strange Scaffold founder...

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Responds To Fan Toxicity: 'Please Stop That'

26.2.2024
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has announced it’s working on official mod support for the award-winning RPG for both PC and consoles. This will roll out sometime in 2024, but in the meantime, the studio has responded to fans who have been less than patient, calling out “threats...

Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs

31.1.2024
Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its case comes to court Feb. 5

PUBG Publisher Sued For Sexual Assault, Wrongful Termination

26.1.2024
PUBG publisher Krafton Inc. has been named in a wrongful termination and sexual assault lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles on December 7, 2023 by a 31-year-old unnamed former employee who alleges she was fired shortly after reporting the incident to upper management at the company.Read more

Spider-Man's MJ Face Model Asks Fans To Stop Stalking And Harassing Her

8.1.2024
Stephanie Tyler Jones, the woman behind Mary Jane Watson’s face in Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, recently said she’s received harassment from fans, including phone calls to her workplace where callers demand to speak to her. In a public post on social media, she asked these fans to stop.Read more

Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman

14.11.2023
It’s been nearly a decade since GamerGate, the misogynistic game industry tantrum that harassed women under the guise of demanding journalistic ethics—yet 2023 has felt like we’re not that far past it at all. Read more

Five Former Ubisoft Execs Arrested By Police For Questioning About Sexual Misconduct Allegations

4.10.2023
Three years after allegations of sexual misconduct inside Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft first surfaced, French authorities are moving ahead with a criminal investigation. Five former executives were detained for questioning on October 3, including former VP Tommy Francois, and CEO Yves...

Anita Sarkeesian Shutters Feminist Frequency, Operations To Cease In Early 2024

1.8.2023
After nearly 15 years, feminist game critic Anita Sarkeesian’s non-profit organization Feminist Frequency will cease operations in early 2024. The news was delivered via official press release with Sarkeesian citing endless burnout and exhaustion from growing the site over the years, which she says...

Racist Destiny 2 Player Messes Around, Finds Out With $500K Fine

13.7.2023
A Destiny 2 player who doxxed and harassed a Bungie community manager has been found liable for nearly $500,o00 in damages and fees, in a lovely example of fucking around and finding out. Read more

Call Of Duty CEO Says Activision Never Had A 'Systemic Issue With Harassment'

31.5.2023
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Activision Blizzard being on the receiving end of an unprecedented video game industry lawsuit accusing the publisher of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination, CEO Bobby Kotick has appeared on the cover of Variety to loudly proclaim the innocence...