Wait....what? Do their own people not count?
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How can the games industry resist and push back against Trump & his fascism?
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Wait....what? Do their own people not count?
semiconscious
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do you know what the world'd be like if the u.s. took military action against every country that mistreated it's own people? do you realize that the u.s. even occasionally does so itself?...
New game idea!
Classic styled JRPG game. An evil empire has taken over half the world, oppressed the people, and has enslaved a race of magical beings to fuel their horrifying war machines. The main characters lives in a peaceful remote village. One day, the army passes by to search for the princess who is leading the rebellion. Hearing rumour that she's hiding in the village, the commander orders the village to be burned to the ground. After the hero escapes, he finds himself in the resistance hideout, where the princess asks him to join. The hero then shrugs, and tells her "you're probably exaggerating. Let's wait and see how this goes."
Classic styled JRPG game. An evil empire has taken over half the world, oppressed the people, and has enslaved a race of magical beings to fuel their horrifying war machines. The main characters lives in a peaceful remote village. One day, the army passes by to search for the princess who is leading the rebellion. Hearing rumour that she's hiding in the village, the commander orders the village to be burned to the ground. After the hero escapes, he finds himself in the resistance hideout, where the princess asks him to join. The hero then shrugs, and tells her "you're probably exaggerating. Let's wait and see how this goes."
Savinowned
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Austin Walkers post on Waypoint was very very good. I want to act as he encouraged
Huh... alright I'm convinced
welp
Re: history- The only thing he's really materially lacking is his own blackshirts. Which... hold onto your butts, because there are folks jumping up to volunteer (and have, especially on election day).
super-famicom
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Transgender people committed suicide right after Trump was declared the winner, and a national transgender hotline had a record number of calls on Wednesday.
Just because a story has a fictitious setting or characters, doesn't mean it's not political or alluding to real world events or ideologies.
Grand Theft Auto also has political commentary. It's not something new or dangerous in games.
RichiRamjag
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You're able to disagree, but bitching that the thread exists is stupid and that's why most are being banned.
dun dun dun another one bites the dust.
Thread whining is and has always been a bannable offense, the fact that so many are so eager to shut down any discussion on this matter speaks volumes.
Silver Arrows
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All these people like you that didn't vote for Trump sure get defensive at people having a discussion.
Weird.
Echos my thoughts, loooong time lurker but this thread has me thinking I no longer need this site in my favorites, I would think it was satire if not for the mod approvals.
Oh well guess I'll find discussion elsewhere, goodbye.
yo
Silver Arrows
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Where's that Groundhog Day smashing fist onto clock GIF when you need it?
Fairly certain this is the biggest graveyard of a thrwad in GAF history, is it not Bish?
Fairly certain this is the biggest graveyard of a thrwad in GAF history, is it not Bish?
Unfriendly TimeTraveler
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One thing is to definitely try to crack down on hateful things people say to minorities or women. To actively invite these people to make them feel more welcome.
That and maybe bigger game company's to work with indie devs that want to create games that promotes diversity.
Also to prevent places in games where toxic people can be in there own place and get away with acting in a way that is not okay for anybody.
That and maybe bigger game company's to work with indie devs that want to create games that promotes diversity.
Also to prevent places in games where toxic people can be in there own place and get away with acting in a way that is not okay for anybody.
Lovely Salsa
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Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
We're just getting over the era of shooting simulators where the majority of combatants had brown skin so let's not go back to that "Modern warfare" era again.
You can play games or watch films or read books and ignore messages, but you cannot ignore the reality they're used. Indeed, often media is built upon a theme or message, that is very often political.
ViolentP
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In fairness, as bad as some folks' opinion in here has been, they've been greeted with personal attacks and bans. A minority in here choose not to take the opinion personally and actually try to communicate. But I have to admit, it's been a small minority. In some cases, the level of aggressiveness may be hurting more than it's helping.
People talking about stuff is so hard to take.
PC and outrage culture indeed. Go to your stormfront safe space.
Ninja Scooter
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This thread turned out to be a good way to purge a bunch of cowards' alt accounts.
outunderthestars
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I have been struggling with personal darkness since the election. Is it selfish to not want Trump threads on gaming side? I just want one place where I can escape him. 
I would like to know how many of the people getting banned are alt burner accounts.
Also, how many of the banned people that didn't vote Trump actually voted for Trump. Or Gary Johnson.
potatohead
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There have been way, way, way more people killed since after the U.S. "intervened" to stop people dying than there have been before.
Getting more people killed doesn't help those people, sorry.
Human Trashcan
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I have been struggling with personal darkness since the election. Is it selfish to not want Trump threads on gaming side? I just want one place where I can escape him.
That's totally fine, but it's really not difficult to avoid such threads.
If anything, the USA's military adventurism of the last 15 years has led to Call of Duty being the biggest franchise around right now.
Ninja Scooter
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2 posts in 4 years...we got another one.
I'd rather this thread not get closed from ban gloats.. there are still good discussions to be had.
I think now is probably a good time for the industry to reassess things like its marketing and box art policies. Clearly there is an audience that is longing to be represented. I know it's getting better recently, but I think representation is a good way to get some easy press while being socially responsible.
I think now is probably a good time for the industry to reassess things like its marketing and box art policies. Clearly there is an audience that is longing to be represented. I know it's getting better recently, but I think representation is a good way to get some easy press while being socially responsible.
Coreda
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I haven't seen any reply that's "fuck off I don't care about this thread you cunt", have you?
I have been struggling with personal darkness since the election. Is it selfish to not want Trump threads on gaming side? I just want one place where I can escape him.
If you have issues with depression, there's the Mental Health OT.
Otherwise, i recommend staying away from internet mostly, because Trump and his policies is and will be a talking point for the next four years.
You could always just play games instead of talking about them. Or stick to game OTs, you don't need to read every thread on the front page.
cool story i had an account about 10 years ago that got banned before gaf became PC central
Ninja Scooter
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That's not that cool of a story tbh.
And another one gone, and another one gone
Silver Arrows
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Bye! Thanks for admitting you had an alt!
Unfriendly TimeTraveler
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The thing I worry about is what it trump starts issueing laws about games? Like games can't be x or have y. And if these laws happen can the industry do anything about it?
We discuss console games here as well.
Hey I'm gonna get you too another one bites the dust.
habithipster
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Guys why can't you just accept our racism, misogyny and bigotry as the new normal and unite??
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