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Rebecca Watson takes on the pop-history bestseller "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond. A recent study debunks most of Diamond's hypotheses

Regretfully, I got into an argument about gamergate with a gamergater (who unfortunately still exist). Unfortunately, a lot of old posts no longer have working links, especially pages indicating that zoe quinn didn't dox anyone. is there any good leftist archives of the event?

An Article by Media Matters: Conspiracy monger Alex Jones (of Infowars) has been the subject of a recently released game that promotes him and his vile conspiracies, but also benefits him financially, although he claims to be bankrupt and refuses to pay damages to the people he harmed.

Discord has expanded its Hateful Conduct Policy to explicitly include prohibitions against misgendering and deadnaming in a policy update. Accompanying this policy update, Discord has also implemented a comprehensive warning system to enforce these guidelines effectively.

cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/AftermathSiteUnofficial/statuses/111444988843708059

Bandcamp Just Trying To ‘Keep The Lights On’ Following Epic Sale, Layoffs
https://aftermath.site/bandcamp-just-trying-to-keep-the-lights-on-following-epic-sale-layoffs

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Article by Eurogamer which reflects on a new exhibition at the British Library. The exhibition focuses on fantasy literature and stories of various origins: From the 17th century until present-day games and how all of them contribute to the genre we refer to as "fantasy" today.

Article by Anime Feminist covering the anime "Tomo-chan Is a Girl!" which veers between bio-essentialist views of gender and some progressive ideas.

Article by Eurogamer: The writers talked with people who suffer from chronic pain and what gaming means to them.

Article by Kotaku about the problems of the Embracer Group which had hoovered up tons of game dev studios in recent years and is now facing a huge amount of debt, resulting in countless layoffs and studio closures.

Article by 404 Media: It reports on a newly introduced label that hides whatever exTwitter considers to be sensitive content, not only limiting the reach of such content, but also making nigh-inaccessible altogether.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/4056227

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/7652449

Every day I wake up in the morning, get on the internet and feel increasingly like Batman trapped in an elaborate puzzle room by the Riddler.

Article by Kotaku: It reflects on past instances of homo- and transphobia in Atlus' Persona series and how the latest release (at least) acknowledges homoerotic attraction without turning it into a cruel joke.

A not-all-that-serious science article about the correlation of semi-nude barbarians on the cover of games and the question if that correlates with the violence depicted in the games.

Article by Unwinnable: It delves into the questions of what a present-day video game is, how it shapes our behavior and how incongruent with reality they have become.

Article by Blood Knife about "The People’s Joker", a film by Vera Drew, which has garnered a lot of attention, but was also not widely seen due to threats by Warner Bros

Article by Polygon: It chronicles the memories of the writer who lost their mother to AIDS and how their mother's interest in vampire fiction became a symbol of her struggle with the illness, as well as a connection the two shared.

Article by Anime Feminist comparing the similarities and differences between the games "Long Live The Queen" and "Needy Streamer Overload" which focus on 'raising' girls

Contains spoilers for both games