Tag: Mark Kern
Grummz Reveals Another Way Community Managers Ruin Games
Former Blizzard producer Mark Kern, alias Grummz, has been talking about the ubiquity of video game community managers who have a clear sociopolitical agenda and say disturbing things about race and the gamers they’re supposed to interact with. I wrote about it a few days ago when Grummz posted ab...
Read MoreGrummz Calls Out Video Game Community Managers
The war on gamers continues, as fought by the video game industry that needs their money to survive. Grummz, the X account and online handle of former Blizzard producer Mark Kern, has been highlighting the disgusting behavior of various video game community managers who are attacking gamers based on...
Read MoreThat Park Place Responds to Black Girl Gamers’ Cease and Desist Letter
Remember when Black Girl Gamers threatened legal action against The Park Place over its reporting of their hiring practices? They followed through, sending a cease and desist letter through their legal representatives, Morris, Currin & O’Keefe, P.C. You can see a breakdown of their demands in ...
Read MoreBlack Girl Gamers Threatens Legal Action Over Claims of Discrimination
Another video game consulting firm may be edging Sweet Bay Inc. out of the spotlight. Attention is now shifting to Black Girl Gamers, the group whose response to criticism spurred BBC game commentator Jules Hardy to ask that the video game community have a “final purge” and “full detox” of e...
Read MoreVideo Game Developers Ditch Sweet Baby Inc.
You know all those social media posts about cutting toxic people out of your life and the lack of guilt that should be associated with such? Perhaps the video game industry should consider it. During their appearance on Tuesday Night’s Main Event (which you can watch on the Geeks + Gamers YouTube ...
Read MoreKotaku Loses Editor-in-Chief Over New Focus on Gaming Guides
Kotaku is in a bit of trouble. Today, Kotaku’s editor-in-chief, Jen Glennon, resigned. Glennon announced this on X without going into detail, aside from saying, “Jim Spanfeller is an herb.” If you don’t know who that is, she’s referring to James J. Spanfeller Jr., the CEO of G/O Media Inc....
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