social issues
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EA Tells Devs It Won’t Take Stand On Abortion Rights, Encourages ‘Healing Circles’
Electronic Arts won’t be joining some other big game studios in publicly supporting abortion and transgender rights, Kotaku has learned. Asked about it during a May 24 company-wide town hall meeting, the gaming publisher told staff it couldn’t take a stance on every public issue and that “being an inclusive company means being inclusive of…
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Texas Game Studio Will Help Employees Fleeing Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Laws
As large areas of the United States grow increasingly hostile toward trans folks and abortion rights, one Texas game studio CEO is promising to assist employees who want to leave the state should it come to that (h/t GamesIndustry.biz).
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Mass Shooting Apparently Planned On Discord, Streamed On Twitch, Investigated As Hate Crime
Tragedy struck New York on May 14 as an 18-year-old white male shot and killed at least 10 people in Buffalo, New York, police said. The shooter, whose online username is reportedly “jimboboiii”, has been taken into custody after live streaming the whole thing on gaming platform Twitch, the company confirmed on Saturday evening. He…
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Fortnite Players Have Now Raised Over $97 Million For Ukraine
Fortnite continues to provide millions of dollars in immediate aid for Ukraine. The latest update from Epic is big, announcing that as of March 25 it has raised over $US70 ($97) million in aid for charities and groups supporting Ukrainians during the ongoing and horrific Russian invasion of the country.