His solution is to make a statement that Anita advised on gameplay and not culture war topics and he thinks that will make this all go away. It sounds like he has no idea how radioactive she is, despite his claimed bona fides.
Bringing in any consultant whose primary public identity is controversial, regardless of their specific contribution to the project, introduces a reputational angle at best and a full crisis at worst… that a studio in their position simply did not need to acquire.
Sarkeesian is one of the most polarizing figures in gaming’s cultural history.
If he had any culture war bona fides he'd know that this is precisely why she was consulted. It's the game dev equivalent of picturing yourself crying at the wailing wall or kneeling to George Floyd's coffin. There is no reason whatsoever to go to her other than to show tribal totalitarian solidarity. The idea that autists arguing about game balance on Ascension Level 20 would ever swallow the idea that Anita has meaningful feedback on 'gameplay mechanics' is a joke, but then so is the idea that devs who went out of their way to consult her would walk it back in such a silly way.
He also forgot to add that they should make that statement she consulted on gameplay and not cultural sensitivity 'if it's true', since he knows it couldn't possibly be. So he's just telling the devs to lie to everyone. Why attempt to run their PR in such a way? I've never understood and always disliked this gay inclination to try and audition for professional roles in hostile companies, saying 'wuhl here's what I wud do...'. Bro they don't like you and they're not going to hire you, especially if you're criticising Anita.
Even if it was 100% game balancing consultation... For some reason...
This is the idiot who in an interview, got a question of "name a single game. Any game at all... Seriously, just say one game title that you've ever played, in your entire life... If you need a second to think about it, go ahead, just one game.", and couldn't answer.
If you're that uninformed about video games, you're not going to be able to balance one.
Had anyone looked at Anita's nose? Back in 2014 I wasnt completely red pilled on the JQ but I was always suspicious about how this random slut could get so popular and somehow have the ear of megacorpos like Egay and Fagtivision. Now I know why.
That would be amazing. A Hatred-style indie joke game that hires all the usual suspects for "sensitivity reading" and then does the opposite. That would be a great ad campaign.
I don't think there's a "right answer" except to have maybe googled her name once in passing prior to hiring her, but without a time machine, there's no real solution. The taint is present now. Ousting it publicly would get tentative buy-in from true gamers, but would lose the sheep who read Kotaku who would inevitably write many smear articles.
There's no solution because the only reason you hire her is to pay tithe to the libshit temple. You can't spin your way out of eating babies, there are some things where the intent and the action are synonymous.
I could see one out, thanks to Black Myth Wukong airing their own dirty laundry during its development, about SBI: Find some communique, some email or phone record or meeting minutes, prior to the hiring, that shows it was done under duress. BlackMyth went on public record stating that the wokists blackmailed and threatened their business, and they chose to not engage, and got a massive smear campaign as a result.
Of course, they should only do this if such is true. If they engaged in this practice willingly, they should be full-throated supporting their own decision, not whinging and half-backtracking-but-not-really about it. But if they came out and said "Yes, Sarkessain is in the credits, we were extorted and afraid, and didn't know what to do, but now that its out and can stand on its own merits without the journo's threats... fuck 'em." it MIGHT help.
It probably would help, but I would argue that in this case, it shouldn't and if it did help, the wrong lesson would be learned. StS1 might have a lifetime revenue of $100M. If you can't use that to tell your blackmailers to fuck off, you don't deserve to get out of it.
His solution is to make a statement that Anita advised on gameplay and not culture war topics and he thinks that will make this all go away. It sounds like he has no idea how radioactive she is, despite his claimed bona fides.
If he had any culture war bona fides he'd know that this is precisely why she was consulted. It's the game dev equivalent of picturing yourself crying at the wailing wall or kneeling to George Floyd's coffin. There is no reason whatsoever to go to her other than to show tribal totalitarian solidarity. The idea that autists arguing about game balance on Ascension Level 20 would ever swallow the idea that Anita has meaningful feedback on 'gameplay mechanics' is a joke, but then so is the idea that devs who went out of their way to consult her would walk it back in such a silly way.
He also forgot to add that they should make that statement she consulted on gameplay and not cultural sensitivity 'if it's true', since he knows it couldn't possibly be. So he's just telling the devs to lie to everyone. Why attempt to run their PR in such a way? I've never understood and always disliked this gay inclination to try and audition for professional roles in hostile companies, saying 'wuhl here's what I wud do...'. Bro they don't like you and they're not going to hire you, especially if you're criticising Anita.
Even if it was 100% game balancing consultation... For some reason...
This is the idiot who in an interview, got a question of "name a single game. Any game at all... Seriously, just say one game title that you've ever played, in your entire life... If you need a second to think about it, go ahead, just one game.", and couldn't answer.
If you're that uninformed about video games, you're not going to be able to balance one.
Had anyone looked at Anita's nose? Back in 2014 I wasnt completely red pilled on the JQ but I was always suspicious about how this random slut could get so popular and somehow have the ear of megacorpos like Egay and Fagtivision. Now I know why.
She's Armenian, not Jewish.
She’s spiritually jewish
I thought she was Iranian.
That actually makes it worse, she's fuckin retarded. Unless he did the opposite of what she asked or some shit
That would be amazing. A Hatred-style indie joke game that hires all the usual suspects for "sensitivity reading" and then does the opposite. That would be a great ad campaign.
"Advise me on how to destroy my product in the most effective ways possible. Okay thanks, now you can leave"
I don't think there's a "right answer" except to have maybe googled her name once in passing prior to hiring her, but without a time machine, there's no real solution. The taint is present now. Ousting it publicly would get tentative buy-in from true gamers, but would lose the sheep who read Kotaku who would inevitably write many smear articles.
they deliberately hired her because the devs are shitlibs
There's no solution because the only reason you hire her is to pay tithe to the libshit temple. You can't spin your way out of eating babies, there are some things where the intent and the action are synonymous.
I could see one out, thanks to Black Myth Wukong airing their own dirty laundry during its development, about SBI: Find some communique, some email or phone record or meeting minutes, prior to the hiring, that shows it was done under duress. BlackMyth went on public record stating that the wokists blackmailed and threatened their business, and they chose to not engage, and got a massive smear campaign as a result.
Of course, they should only do this if such is true. If they engaged in this practice willingly, they should be full-throated supporting their own decision, not whinging and half-backtracking-but-not-really about it. But if they came out and said "Yes, Sarkessain is in the credits, we were extorted and afraid, and didn't know what to do, but now that its out and can stand on its own merits without the journo's threats... fuck 'em." it MIGHT help.
It probably would help, but I would argue that in this case, it shouldn't and if it did help, the wrong lesson would be learned. StS1 might have a lifetime revenue of $100M. If you can't use that to tell your blackmailers to fuck off, you don't deserve to get out of it.