identity politics Archives

Halo Composer Talks DEI in Video Games

AlexGherzo | Jun 20, 2024 | 0

In a recent video on his Andrew Says YouTube channel, Andrew Chapados interviewed Marty O’Donnell, the former composer of the Halo video games who created the Halo theme. O’Donnell is running for Congress, where he hopes to represent Nevada’s third congressional district in the House of Repr...

Warner Bros. Games Starts New Women and Non-Binary Leadership Program

AlexGherzo | May 31, 2024 | 0

In today’s example of things getting worse before they get… even worse, I guess, Built In reports that Warner Bros. Games, the video game division of Warner Bros. Discovery, has started an initiative called the Women and Non-Binary Leadership Program. Its goal is to “upend the gaming industry�...

Is the LGBT Representation in Assassin’s Creed Shadows Just a Rumor?

AlexGherzo | May 28, 2024 | 2

Is that LGBTETC rumor about Assassin’s Creed Shadows solid? I’m not sure, which is why I haven’t written about it yet, but since it appeared, the circumstances around it suggest it very well could be. This rumor started with a blog post about Assassin’s Creed Shadows on the Ubisoft website...

Naoe, the Female Lead of Assassins Creed Shadows, is a Stand-In as Well

AlexGherzo | May 16, 2024 | 7

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...

Assassins Creed Shadows Trailer Brings Controversy Over Black Samurai

AlexGherzo | May 15, 2024 | 2

Today, 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...

Warhammer 40K Wiki Lore Changed, Discord Telling Longtime Fans to Leave

AlexGherzo | Apr 19, 2024 | 3

Warhammer 40K is gaslighting its longtime fans. A few days ago, the popular tabletop game – or, more specifically, the company that owns it, Games Workshop – introduced female Custodes into the game, something that longtime players pointed out broke with the game’s intricate lore. Games Works...