Yet another new episode of Splash Damage has dropped, with Scrivonaut and Norayla at it again. From the original plebbit post over on half-KIA:
New studio Raccoon Logic got heat this week over the sin of being an all-white, all-male studio. We discuss the irony of Jason Schreier crying about a studio’s lack of diversity along with the fallout at Blizzard, a Respawn developer being fired for comments made 14 years ago, Kotaku reporting Back 4 Blood zombies are screaming racial slurs, Game Rant’s weird idea of how to protest sexual misconduct allegations at Ubisoft, how men who play as female characters are actually misogynists, and how the Dead Space remake might be censored.
You can stream or download the episode here or on your favorite podcasting app. Thanks for listening!
Disclaimer: As usual, I am not Scrivonaut, nor am I affiliated with the podcast, I'm just a fan that feels they deserve a signal boost.
It's a grift. They are demanding their pound of flesh, their protection money, in the form of salary and access and influence, or you will be destroyed by their friends and allies in the media.
The correct course of action would be no response whatsoever. No one has anything to gain from engaging with hostile media.
Great points. I’d love to get these game developers in private and ask them what they have gained from ignoring their main customer base
They care about the investments, I don’t think people realize how damning the DIE cult in profitability metrics is going to be when the money goes poof. I’m honestly looking at being completely disinvested in the stock market within the next ten years because there is no way they aren’t running Enron level manipulation so black lesbian businesses become profitable.