Game Developer Puts Layoffs on Seasonal Roadmap [Satire] (hard-drive.net)
Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees (www.theverge.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Responds To Fan Toxicity: 'Please Stop That' (kotaku.com)
Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography (www.bellingcat.com)
Japanese Producer of Anime Hits ‘Suzume,’ ‘Your Name’ Arrested on Child Pornography Charges (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The Trans "Danger Force" Episode [Video essay by Lily Simpson; 34:08] (youtu.be)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/24458300...
Cyborgs and Identity in Cyberpunk, from "Ghost in the Shell" to "Cyberpunk Edgerunners" (www.animefeminist.com)
Rider Strong and Will Friedle Detail Alleged Manipulation and Grooming by ‘Boy Meets World’ Guest Star Brian Peck (variety.com)
What’s going on with all these video game industry layoffs? (www.polygon.com)
Rainbows and Rollerblades: The queer evolution of the Scott Pilgrim series (www.animefeminist.com)
The DICE Awards show is the celebration developers and fans deserve (www.theverge.com)
‘God & Country’: A Bracing Primer on the Dangers of Christian Nationalism (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion (by Jason Sanford and Chris M. Barkley) (www.patreon.com)
A lengthy, very detailed look at the scandal that engulfed the Hugo Awards 2023, which resulted in several authors getting excluded from the awards....
The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
I usually don’t like posting stuff from the Guardian because of their persistent transphobia, so I encourage those interested in the article to use this archived version instead: https://archive.is/2yW0z
Martyrdom and Misogyny Are the Machines That Power Kingdom Hearts (www.pastemagazine.com)
'I've Never Seen It This Bad:' Game Developers Explain the Huge Layoffs Hitting Riot, Epic, and More (www.ign.com)
STJV union claims Don't Nod mismanagement causing staff burnout (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Palestine Skating Game team urgently raising money for developer in Gaza (www.polygon.com)
Ubisoft video game workers to strike for fair wages in France (uniglobalunion.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11872874...
Gacha Drama and the Korean Gender War
A two-part YouTube series on the firing of numerous Korean female game artists and how South Korea’s own cultural values and socio-economic situation factor in its gender conflict....
Former Overwatch 2 artist alleges shocking mistreatment by Blizzard management: 'I spent most of a year stressed out of my mind' (www.pcgamer.com)
Confessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin (www.wired.com)
Archived version without paywall