GamingThreadGame Grumps host Dan Avidan responds to recent allegations
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EtcetEraThreadJohn Oliver Asks Alexa: ‘What Is Union Busting?’ Jimmy Fallon Shuts It Down
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EtcetEraThreadJust finished both Berserk 1997 and the movie trilogy... Is 2016 really that bad?
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GamingThreadDan Avidan From Game Grumps Outed For Being a Creep
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GamingThreadDan Avidan From Game Grumps Outed For Being a Creep
Red TextThe age at which any sexual activity happened makes absolutely no difference in the severity of these allegations. Neither does the potential lack of legal consequences. Grooming is grooming, there are power dynamics at play here. Do not make excuses. Any posts that can be construed as being dismissive of the seriousness of this will be actioned.
EtcetEraThreadJust finished both Berserk 1997 and the movie trilogy... Is 2016 really that bad?
Red TextBefore posting, please read the OP in full. The animation quality is not all that is being discussed here. The OP is also asking about how other adaptations handle one of the most visceral and disturbing examples of sexual assault in manga/anime. Please think about what message you are sending when you are another voice choosing to ignore such issues.
EtcetEraThreadBaltimore student passes 3 classes in 4 years, ranks near top half of class with 0.13 GPA (See Staff Post)
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GamingThreadHogwarts Legacy senior producer Troy Leavitt, a game dev who used to make anti-feminist and pro gamer-gate videos (staff post added)(Up: Resigns)
Red TextSo this is a uniquely awful situation where both the creator of the IP and a senior producer on the game have unrepentant bigoted views.
GamingThreadClarification about my last thread about Life is Strange 3 and 4
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GamingThread[Jason Schreier] Harry Potter Video Game Will Allow for Transgender Characters
Red Text We are temporarily locking this thread, and discussing with the LGBT members of the staff, if this topic is allowed or not per our recent stance on Hogwarts Legacy- related threads. We will update on this as soon as possible.
Red TextThis member has shown us material that supports their claim to know about Life is Strange 3. We can't verify every detail, but there's enough that we're comfortable having this thread.
GamingThreadSo Era, amidst the pandemic, why do we not have virtual D&D groups?
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GamingThreadCDPR Hacked, Some Internal Systems Compromised as Hacker Leaves Ransom Note
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GamingThreadPlayStation Studios |OT17| Good Vibrations
Red TextIn wake of the news of Microsoft purchasing Bethesda, discussion and speculation in this thread over which companies Sony should or shouldn't acquire has steadily increased. Over the past month the discussion has escalated and devolved into doom-posting, thinly veiled console warring, concern trolling, and general hostilities all while drowning out most other discussions that are attempted to be had. The effect of this has been numerous posters expressing concern over the general state and tone of the thread and their inability to discuss PlayStation games and have related discussions.
GamingThreadToshihiro Nagoshi stepping down as Sega CCO; now a Creative Director [up: part of management restructure]
Red TextStaff change job roles all the time for any number of reasons, in this case it’s also part of a management reorganisation at Sega. Speculation on the reason why rooted only in his previous comments on the Switch and a lack of Yakuza games on the platform is baseless and has led to a derail. Please get back on topic. Hostility and platform wars will be harshly actioned going forward.
EtcetEraThreadGuardian: Majority of Europeans fear Biden unable to fix 'broken' US
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GamingThreadPolygon: Resident Evil Village has a big vampire lady and fans love her
Red TextWe have seen multiple posts discussing and questioning the appropriateness of these types of threads both in and out of this thread so we wanted to clarify some points.
EtcetEraThreadTerrorist invasion of Capitol building by Trump/MAGA supporters; shots fired, Senate evacuated, 5 dead including cop [See threadmarks for updates]'
EtcetEraThreadAmazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service
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EtcetEraThreadTrump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are attempting to occupy the building
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EtcetEraThreadTerrorist invasion of Capitol building by Trump/MAGA supporters; reports of shots fired, Senate evacuated, 1 dead. [See threadmarks for updates]'
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GamingThreadVGC's Platform of the Year is PlayStation 4
Red TextAlright let's try this again. We've had to lock two VGC awards threads in recent days because people haven't been able to act like adults. For the record yesterday we reviewed the Phil Spencer thread and issued a large number of bans for Sony console warriors who derailed it – what we found was that the thread was fine, initially, and nobody cared about Transistor's lukewarm take about PR until some usual suspects decided to turn the thread into a battleground. Those usual suspects are now banned.
GamingThreadVideo Games Chronicle (VGC): Phil Spencer Is the Person of the year
Red TextAlright let's try this again. We've had to lock two VGC awards threads in recent days because people haven't been able to act like adults. For the record yesterday we reviewed the Phil Spencer thread and issued a large number of bans for Sony console warriors who derailed it – what we found was that the thread was fine, initially, and nobody cared about Transistor's lukewarm take about PR until some usual suspects decided to turn the thread into a battleground. Those usual suspects are now banned.
GamingThread[Bloomberg: Jason Schreier] - Cyberpunk Game Maker Faces Hostile Staff After Failed Launch
Red TextOK so this is an important news story, but the last few pages of this thread has been exclusively about tweets between two individuals, instead of the substance of that story.
GamingThreadCDPR is a transphobic company. It's time we stop making excuses for them.
Red TextWe're temporarily locking both threads pertaining to Cyberpunk as things are getting out of hand and generating an enormous number of reports that need to be processed.
GamingThreadCDPR is a transphobic company. It's time we stop making excuses for them.
Red TextThread reopened. In light of recent events we'll be reviewing recent bans issued in Cyberpunk threads, and changing how we vet members who handle controversial OTs in the future.
EtcetEraThreadDo you support Armed Leftist Groups in Protests with Armed Alt-Right?
Red TextJust as we have rules against advocating violence, we don't think this is the best site to discuss a topic like this. Due to that, we are locking this topic.
EtcetEraThread"Strength of trans women drops slightly [5%] after year of treatment"
Red TextGiven that the author of the article follows anti-trans hate groups on Twitter, the article the thread is based on is suspect and the thread has been locked as a result.
Red TextPlease do not use Kyuuji's thread for general discussion of Cyberpunk 2077. That thread is specifically about the transphobia surrounding the game. Staff will be posting a Cyberpunk 2077 OT by the end of the day. Please bear with us as we are working around a real life schedule here. When it does go up, we will be setting some ground rules for the thread to ensure everything goes smoothly. A separate review metascore thread will not be happening as we wish to limit the number of threads on this game. Reviews can be discussed in the OT.
GamingThreadGamespot 7/10 review of Cyberpunk 2077
Red TextPlease do not use Kyuuji's thread for general discussion of Cyberpunk 2077. That thread is specifically about the transphobia surrounding the game. Staff will be posting a Cyberpunk 2077 OT by the end of the day. Please bear with us as we are working around a real life schedule here. When it does go up, we will be setting some ground rules for the thread to ensure everything goes smoothly.
GamingThreadCyberpunk 2077 Night City WIRE: Episode 5 |OT| Time moves in one direction, memory in another [Media Impressions, Console Footage & Discussion]
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EtcetEraThread[November 28] AP: Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights
Red TextTo say that we're extremely disappointed at the direction the previous thread went in is an understatement. Instead of a thread discussing Biden's upcoming policies to protect LGBTQ folks, it very quickly became mudslinging between different groups over political arguments while throwing minorities under the bus.
GamingThreadCyberpunk 2077 Night City WIRE: Episode 5 |OT| Time moves in one direction, memory in another [Media Impressions, Console Footage & Discussion]
Red TextIn recognition of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, we’ve made the decision to lock all threads about Cyberpunk 2077 for today (November 20th) to raise awareness about the concerns related to the publisher and the game. Originally the plan was to close the OT on this date as it was the day after the game was due to release; there will still be an OT closure on the day after release to honor that commitment. However, with marketing for the game now in full swing, this is another way to draw attention to the issue. The threads will be reopened tomorrow.
GamingThreadCDPR is a transphobic company. It's time we stop making excuses for them.
Red TextIn recognition of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, we’ve made the decision to lock all threads about Cyberpunk 2077 for today (November 20th) to raise awareness about the concerns related to the publisher and the game. Originally the plan was to close the OT on this date as it was the day after the game was due to release; there will still be an OT closure on the day after release to honor that commitment. However, with marketing for the game now in full swing, this is another way to draw attention to the issue. The threads will be reopened tomorrow.
GamingThreadCyberpunk 2077 Updated PC System Requirements
Red TextIn recognition of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, we’ve made the decision to lock all threads about Cyberpunk 2077 for today (November 20th) to raise awareness about the concerns related to the publisher and the game. Originally the plan was to close the OT on this date as it was the day after the game was due to release; there will still be an OT closure on the day after release to honor that commitment. However, with marketing for the game now in full swing, this is another way to draw attention to the issue. The threads will be reopened tomorrow.
Red TextIn recognition of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, we’ve made the decision to lock all threads about Cyberpunk 2077 for today (November 20th) to raise awareness about the concerns related to the publisher and the game. Originally the plan was to close the OT on this date as it was the day after the game was due to release; there will still be an OT closure on the day after release to honor that commitment. However, with marketing for the game now in full swing, this is another way to draw attention to the issue. The threads will be reopened tomorrow.