Epic Games chief executive Tim Sweeney this afternoon wants to clarify the contradictory things he says about the role of video games in the divisive politics of today.
Delivering the keynote address of the Dice conference in Las Vegas this morning, Schweeney said games are a legitimate way of making political statements. He has also directed Harper Lee's novel Kill a Mockingbird as a work of art that contains messages that "make people think about things."
But he went on to say that "we as companies need to keep away from politics." According to the report Gamasutra, adding: "We must build a clear division between church and state," and, "there is no reason to pull dividing topics … into play anyway." He also said that gaming companies "should have access to commercial departments. Politics," according to the report IGN
This creation is important push-back and confusion on Twitter. Was Schweene arguing that gaming companies could create games with political messages, but shouldn't they talk about them in any way that informed political content?
It wants to clear up the confusion, Posted by Sweeney: “When a game deals with politics, as Kill a Mockingbird Act as a novel, it should come from the heart of the creators and not from marketing departments that want to monetize separately. ”
This is like a good statement, even though it doesn't really answer his weekly argument. If game companies insist on apolitical policy, how exactly do "creators" do political games? And it doesn't How The department of commerce has to deal with political content, in a world where gaming companies are “politically divided.”
To an additional tweet, faced political debates and differing opinions: "If a company operates an ecosystem where users and creators can express themselves, the company must be a neutral president.
Again, this seems fair enough, except that companies are rarely if they are "neutral presidents" about problems they care about, or they interpret as damaging to their reputation and their wealth. There are many examples of ideas that a person can present at a sports company forum, which can allow for strong feedback, or be rejected.
In response to Twitter's individual responses, Schweeney has faced situations where companies are sticking to political views, such as fast food sales The history of Chik-fil-A is known for the support of anti-LGBT organizations
In another response, he said: "I don't feel it is appropriate for one person, as the CEO of a company, to draw their company and its employees into their politics outside of the company's purpose."
It is not yet clear whether the square has a good record of Sweeney's charitable giving. In 2016, he was reported donated $ 15 million the importance of acquiring land in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although the offering was made personally, it was made public, and is internally recognized associated media reports as the founder of Epic Games.
