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submitted 1 week ago by Silverseren@fedia.io to c/gaming@beehaw.org

While some of their language has changed, the sentiment of this latest aggressive movement is just as distressing. It’s time for the games industry to stand up to it

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[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 44 points 1 week ago

Hi there, you seem to be equating death threats and harassment with voting with your wallet, which is wrong and stupid and you should fucking know better.

Also, if everybody else doesn't need to feel pandered to in order to feel good buying a game with a protag that looks like you, you being so "principled" and "vote with your wallet" about games featuring characters that look like everyone else is pretty fucking sus.

You don't live in a bubble of no context, where this energy at defending black consumers who aren't interested in yet another generic brunette white male dudebrotagonist with the snarky quips even Spidey and Joss Whedon would be cringing at.

[-] Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Mate, theres thousands of quality games that pander to me, more than Ill ever have time to play. Why would I bother with with a game thats not particularly good and doesnt even pretend to want my money?

this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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