social issues
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Riot Games Reaches $US100 ($138) Million Settlement In Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Back in 2018, former Riot Games employees Melanie McCracken and Jes Negrón filed a class action suit against the League of Legends publishe over endemic gender-based discrimination and fostering a “men-first” environment. A settlement has now been reached.
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Call of Duty Studio Vaguely Promises To Do Better A Month After Sexual Harassment Report
Call of Duty studio Treyarch just issued the latest in a long series of murky apologies from Activision-owned studios regarding the ongoing investigation into company-wide sexism, harassment, discrimination, and bullying. In a tweet issued today, a little over a month after the Wall Street Journal reported on studio co-head Dan Bunting’s departure following sexual harassment…
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Jump Force Is On Sale For $8 Before It Goes Offline In August 2022
Jump Force, a game that will be summarily executed by its publisher in just a few short months, is discounted to just $8 as part of Steam’s fall sale — so this may be your last chance to grab the anime arena-fighter before the game is delisted on February 7, 2022, and sees its online…
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New World Disables ‘All Forms Of Wealth Transfers’ After Gold Exploit Found
After an exploit was found over the weekend that first let players send images in the chat box, kick other players unknowingly and duplicate gold, Amazon has stepped in and taken some drastic action.