The forced DEI in Assassins Creed Shadows doesn’t end with Yasuke. (Is “forced DEI” an oxymoron?) Yesterday, the trailer for Assassins Creed Shadows revealed that the two lead characters in the game – which is set in 1500s Japan and is about the samurai and shinobi (ninjas) – were a blac...
Read MoreToday, Ubisoft released a trailer for Assassins Creed Shadows, the next game in the seventeen-year-old video game franchise. But instead of getting gamers excited, it got them laughing at the latest ridiculous instance of forced diversity, which involves a big historical reach. Then, it stopped bein...
Read MoreRemember what Alfred said about reprisals and acts of desperation in The Dark Knight? One of the reasons a lot of the best movies resonate is that you see their themes play out in real life. This morning, Kabrutus, creator of the Sweet Baby Inc. Detected curator and the new DEI Detected website, ann...
Read MoreEvery time I think the culture wars or the never ending political messaging has slowed down, I get pulled back in and smacked in the face with another dose of “people who can’t read the room.” I watch a variation of streamers in an attempt to avoid echo chambers, and every single one of them &...
Read MoreIs Games Workshop merely the scapegoat in the Warhammer 40K female Custodes controversy? A new rumor says that the actual force behind the lore change is Amazon. If you’ll remember, a Warhammer 40K TV show is being developed for Amazon Prime Video, with famous Warhammer fan Henry Cavill produci...
Read MoreThe evidence is rolling in that Kabrutus and his Sweet Baby Inc. Detected curator are having a tangible impact on the video game industry. This week saw the release of a game called Tales of Kenzera: ZAU from developer Surgent Studios, published by Electronic Arts. In January, Sweet Baby Inc. revea...
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