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Tomb Raider 1-3 Remasters to Include Warnings of Harmful, Stereotypical Content
The developers of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered have not removed the harmful stereotypes in the Lara Croft trilogy. Instead, the Crystal Dynamics studio added a warning against content that can be offensive to people and cultures.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
February 14, 2024
God of War: Ragnarok Writer Responds to Angrboda Controversy
The scriptwriter of God of War: Ragnarok responded to accusations of alleged political correctness present in the game, claiming that the outrage of some players is illogical.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
September 15, 2021
Yves Guillemot Responds to Allegations of a Thousand Ubisoft Employees
Yves Guillemot has responded to the open letter from Ubisoft employees supporting Activision Blizzard's developer protest. Around a thousand people employed by the French publisher have reportedly signed the document.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2021
EA Explains Its Anti-racist Measures in FIFA 21
Electronic Arts has to deal with racist behavior among FIFA 21 players on a daily basis. The studio has explained how it deals with this type of misconduct and announces some improvements in relation to catching similar abuse.
video games
Karol Laska
March 16, 2021
„OK” Gesture Quietly Removed From Call of Duty Games
It turns out that developers from Inifnity Ward quietly removed the „OK” gesture from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. The reason for this decision was not given, but many players believe that the element was removed because of its controversial significance.
video games
Paul Wozniak
July 8, 2020
PlayStation Boycotts Facebook as Part of #StopHateForProfit
Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided to temporarily suspend its PlayStation-related Facebook and Instagram activities. This is another company that has supported #StopHateForProfit in the fight against disinformation and hate speech.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
July 3, 2020
„Master” and „Slave” Will be Scrapped? Twitter Changes Terminology
Twitter engineers want to replace some IT and programming terminology with other phrases, namely words that are associated with racism or that are clearly assigned to a single gender.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
July 3, 2020
Star of Avengers Criticizes Marvel
Anthony Mackie has spoken about racial diversity (and not only) in Marvel Studios films. The star of the Avengers brand expressed his belief that the American label should employ the best people for the job, regardless of their skin color and gender.
movies & tv series
Jacob Blazewicz
June 29, 2020
EA Cracks Down on Toxic Behavior in Games
Electronic Arts has published an article titled Positive Play Charter, in which it discusses the principles of battling toxicity in games. The company will not hesitate to ban all the accounts of the most rebellious users, but considers this as a last resort.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 18, 2020
Red Dead Online Cracks Down on Ku Klux Klan
Rockstar Games has introduced changes to Red Dead Online that prevent cheaters and modders from summoning character models belonging to the Ku Klux Klan.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 17, 2020
Gone With the Wind Removed From HBO Max Because Racism
HBO Max has been operating in full swing throughout America since May 27. The platform's offer is very rich, but unexpectedly a classic that is Gone With the Wind was pulled. The reason for this is to be outdated racist scenes.
movies & tv series
Karol Laska
June 10, 2020
Call of Duty Not for Racists; More Bans Inbound
Infinity Ward announced that the fight against racism in Call of Duty games has been stepped up. This includes more frequent account bans (including permabans) and more restrictions on nicknames.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 4, 2020
Triternion Denies Planning Character Exclusion Options in Mordhau
After „unfortunate” statements by its developers about the toxicity of the players and the option of „disabling” women and non-Caucasian characters, Triternion, the developer of Mordhau, issued an official statement explaining any misunderstandings.
video games
Julia Dragovic
July 3, 2019
Mordhau Will Enable Us to „Disable” Women? Tocixity Reports by Gamers
PCGamer reports that the online action game Mordhau has a serious problem with the toxicity of its community. Developers at Triternion say they're trying to improve the situation, but they don't want to censor players - instead they prefer to put control in their hands. However, some of their ideas are highly controversial.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 2, 2019
The Creator of Cyberpunk 2020 Responds to Absurd Accusations
After the last presentation of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red was accused of racism and misunderstanding of the source material, and Mike Pondsmith is accused of not being sufficiently involved in the production process. The creator of the universe has decided to respond to these absurd accusations.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
June 18, 2019
Rainbow Six Siege now rewards ill-mannered players with an automatic ban
Rainbow Six: Siege now automatically bans players for using certain offensive words. Although the system is meant to make the game environment less toxic, it's still far from perfect.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 16, 2018