“I was at Blizzard for 28 years. During that time, I tried very hard to create an environment that was safe and welcoming for people of all genders and backgrounds.

You read their reasoning and still find it really strange?

They don’t like an aspect of the game they designed so they decided to remove it.

If it’s still blowing your mind, that’s a good irony on which to end.

Projection. Is the word.

“This decision is especially bizarre because there already was a toggle to skip these scene and give players the choice if they wanted to experience them or not.”

Everything has been what women were saying all along. 

It’s their Rebecca Black moment.

Absolutely. It’s all frustrating. But the consumer/voter has more power than we often exert. Your way through makes sense.

“People are allowed to have opinions.”

Even the laziest one imaginable.

“..and deeply sorry to everyone I have hurted... I have much to learn and correct..”

Both apologies read like this kid will eventually be able to sue his school system, his parents and everyone else responsible for their education.

I don’t seem to think anything. I’ve said what I think. Starting with responding to some who was complaining:

“...it is bullshit how every hobby and pastime online has become so ad swamped and monitized that you spend more time watching ads than you do watching videos or playing games.”

It’s not my idealized version. Consumer pushback actually works when there’s enough. In gaming, we’ve seen unpopular policies changed or bad decisions reversed, when enough people made noise. It obviously doesn’t need to be literally everyone.

Understood.

But if they ruin their game, they ruin it. The response from the community should be: stop playing the ruined game. None of these games are so special or so important to anyone’s life. Stop supporting it. Watch as the revenues dry up and their model is damaged. Is there a better way to teach a corporation…

It’s bullshit that people have to pay for content they create or have created for their entertainment?

I don’t play mobile or FTP play games, so I don’t have this issue. I buy games I’d like to play. Is it bullshit that I have to pay for a game to have the experience (I hope) I want? Nah.

I don’t expect it to be free.…

The live action footage looked okay.

I barely skimmed the article, so I’m not interested enough to do anything but the ‘be patient’ thing. Definitely the simplest solution.

I guess they can take several seats.

cause you let a comb over break up my crew

“The studio ominously said it also targeted “much more” than repeat offenders, whatever that means.”

Your mom.

OTOH.

“During particularly romantic situations the pair can go back-to-back, which doesn’t really seem like it would help much in a situation where two people were surrounded by enemies with guns, but somehow it did.”

The original ambiguously gay duo.

Also, really solid list. I played/enjoyed most of these games (a few, more…