Jagex study shows that most gamers play above ground.
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Bad Press: No, Skyrim Grandma Didn’t Scale Back Streaming Over Harassment
But who cares about the facts when you’ve got clickbait?
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Epic Condemns “Disturbing Trend” Of Abuse After Fake Ooblet Developer Comments
Epic Games has released a statement today to condemn the circulation of false information intended to incite harassment against one of its developer partners over the weekend. This weekend fake screenshots and even a falsified video appeared on the net alleging to show evidence that one of the developers of the game Ooblets making a statement in their Discord chat. The images purported to show the developer advocating for the gassing of gamers, apparently in response to outrage following the decision to make the game Epic Store exclusive.
The fake photos and videos were circulated and promoted by a number of people over the weekend, including Youtuber SidAlpha who publicly berated the developer, Tim Sweeney, and those who were skeptical of the claim. SidAlpha later deleted his tweets claiming the photos/video as authentic, and has posted a video to spread the message about the fraudulent claim.
Epic’s statement about the event has been posted below in its entirety and can be seen here.
We at Epic Games have often shared our views about the game business and companies in it, and we support the entire game community’s right to speak freely and critically about these topics, including the topic of Epic, our products, and our store. When everyone shares their earnest views, the best ideas ultimately prevail.
The announcement of Ooblets highlighted a disturbing trend which is growing and undermining healthy public discourse, and that’s the coordinated and deliberate creation and promotion of false information, including fake screenshots, videos, and technical analysis, accompanied by harassment of partners, promotion of hateful themes, and intimidation of those with opposing views.
Epic is working together with many game developers and other partners to build what we believe will be a healthier and more competitive multi-store world for the future. We remain fully committed, and we will steadfastly support our partners throughout these challenges. Many thanks to all of you that continue to promote and advocate for healthy, truthful discussion about the games business and stand up to all manners of abuse.
British Army Aims Sights At Binge Gamers, Snowflakes
The British Army is looking for new recruits, and you gamers, snowflakes, me me me millennials, and phone zombies are just the people they’re looking for.
Okay they’re not exactly private about not being picky, but 2018 recruitment is down and the British Army needs a few good men, or women, or whatever you call yourself. The Your Army Needs Your campaign is targeting all stripes, including gamers who see death as nothing more than an obstacle. The campaign plays off of old World War 1 recruitment efforts and wants you to know that the army sees more in you than just your labels.
Indiegogo: Gamers Raise $130,000 For Politics-Free Gaming Website
Are gamers sick of politics in gaming? If you look at the success of a recent Indiegogo campaign, the answer looks like a pretty confident yes. Exclusively Games is an upcoming website that promises to be “[a] place for fans of gaming who are sick of politics forcing [its] way inside. All games, no politics.” The campaign started with the goal of raising $5,000 and if you haven’t seen the photo above, has accrued well over two thousand times that amount.
Started by Youtuber Jeremy Hambly, host of the channel The Quartering, the goal of Exclusively Games will be to offer a website where gamers can talk about games with no political strings attached. Hambly does not plan to run ads on the website and will support Exclusively Games solely through merch, patrons, and fundraising drives.
“My only goal is to create a place for fans of escapism. This website will provide a forum, videos and articles covering topics related to just about everything gaming with just one rule, NO POLITICS! We’ll cover video games, coin-op, retro, card games, tabletop games & everything in between.”
The campaign ends approximately 30 minutes from when this article is published.
Source: Indiegogo
(Disclaimer: I contributed a small amount ($30) to this Indiegogo campaign)
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