This “problem” is a molehill being described as a mountain. I’ve played all the Souls games multiple times. I run into sexist soapstone messages maybe 3-4 times per playthrough, tops. As in, during the course of the whole game.

It’s innocent humor, and nothing more. The number of people in the Souls community who care at all is so tiny that it’s a moot point.

Yet another “why is this even an article on Kotaku?” moment.

I don’t post notes like this in Soulsborne games, nor do I find them funny... however, getting tilted enough to make a 2 page dissertation on the matter is fucking ludicrous. Go outside. Lighten up. Do literally anything else with your life.

I feel like it makes sense to extend the exceptions already in-place to video games and that this is a step forward for acknowledging the artistic potential of video games.

I think it’s really chickenshit of EVO to snub it, but even worse are the “fans” who never gave it a chance and take sone weird pleasure in its failure because of the launch roster and the rickety visuals.

Which is why Chance wants the original siz audio recordings included. It’s the only way he can get paid for it and he knows it

I’m not sure where the article is finding such a clear-cut position on copyrighted dance moves, since it doesn’t actually quote any attorneys. The example with Michael Jackson and the moonwalk seems to be speaking to patent law, which has different rules and serves a different function. Similarly, the Diamond Dallas…

For a second there I thought I was on The Root.

The repercussions you speak of are based on lies. Prices blaming sexism and mysogyny, bots and reddit mobs instead of her own actions is disgusting. There is nothing else to infer here. Thats it. There is no “ripple” its simply sensationalism. Read the offending tweets yourself. Anyone making a mountain out of this…

Exactly. If you work for a company lets say, and attack its fans for merely making a polite suggestion, you would probably be fired too. To add to that, she then implied sexism, misogyny and a reddit backed conspiracy...all for her own mistake of needlessly insulting a fan of her work and her employers. Unacceptable…

Disclaimer: I am just talking about Jessica Price here, the other episodes of harassment are shitty and unacceptable and I am NOT pro-gamergate here.

“Two Guild Wars 2 narrative designers, Jessica Price and Peter Fries, were fired after Jessica attacked a well-established community member for asking a questions, shouted sexism, and refused to back down. This led people to dig into her Twitter page and realize she frequently posts opinions that ArenaNet does not…

Sure, he's not obligated to do shit. He is free to be a complete asshole about anything he wants

Then nobody owes him an apology for what occurred as a result of his actions.

This situation just continues forever though.

I disagree, Heather. She was speaking on her personal Twitter, yes, but she was speaking about the kind of work she did in relation to a recent AMA that ArenaNet did on Reddit. She was, in fact, representing ANet by opening up that line of discussion on her own Twitter feed. If I started speaking about my place of…

Yo, my Vietnamese friends and black buddies get fired up for DBZ and Naruto. Also, the fighting games that come along with them. I think its awesome but I’m not really into it.

Remember: Shoryuken is not consent!

There would be an army of angry 12 year olds burning down the Bluehole studio.

So you’re saying video games don’t effect us in any way and there’s no reason to look at how art influences people because that only leads to video game being blamed for mass shooting?