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Activision is developing “Diversity Tool” for Overwatch 2, Call of Duty

Activision is developing “Diversity Tool” for Overwatch 2, Call of Duty

picture: Activision Blizzard Today, Activision Blizzard fulfilled its daily oopsie quota by blogging about what the publisher’s subsidiaries are like apparently used a special tool to help develop more “diverse” characters. Apparently it believes it can achieve this without, I don’t know, actually talking to or hiring marginalized developers. Why rely on annoying, fallible people ...

Leaker posts images of Silent Hill that Konami shouldn’t see

Leaker posts images of Silent Hill that Konami shouldn’t see

Three different leaked images from a file allegedly in development silent Hill Game that shows a woman’s face pulling back to reveal something physiological Machinations, a hallway lined with post-it notes, in which stands what looks like a schoolgirland a sneakyour red room.picture: Konami / Dusk Golem / Silent Hill / Kotaku A well-known leaker ...

Views of cats, dogs and abortions

Views of cats, dogs and abortions

photo: Kotaku/Alex Wong (Getty Images) An internal email from PlayStation President Jim Ryan includes several paragraphs about cats, but doesn’t include a hardline stance in support of its employees’ reproductive rights, even urging employees to “respect” anti-abortion views and opinions, which many PlayStation employees did angry and upset. As reported by Bloomberg earlier today and ...

The trilogy still needs work

The trilogy still needs work

screenshot: Rockstar Games When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition launched last year, it was a disaster. Three of the most popular video games of all time have been officially re-released on modern hardware, and not only did they look crap, but that’s how it went. things were so Bad indeed, this rock ...

Nintendo hypes Splatoon 3 and more as work grievances continue

Nintendo hypes Splatoon 3 and more as work grievances continue

picture: Nintendo / MobyGames / Kotaku It was nice almost a month since a former employee filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint against Nintendo for surveillance, coercion and retaliation. Aside from an initial statement the company denied being involved in any anti-union activity, the House of Mario has remained publicly silent in the face ...