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It's become very obvious: the people who work in and write about the industry that you love, hate you.
It's time for action. Let's
#TakeGamesBack
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No one is saying female (or male) video game characters need to be overly attractive. They’re just saying they don’t want them to look like they’ve been hit by a bus.
Western game developers screaming at GDC 2024 against Gamer Gate, patriarchy, and the industry 💀
Totally Sane behavior. No wonder they end up making female characters look like vegan gremlins 😆
The west has fallen
The amount of people from inside the video game industry who have reached out to me privately telling me this is a great idea has floored me.
I have one request: don't just say it to me. Be brave, stand up and tell everyone!
It's become very obvious: the people who work in and write about the industry that you love, hate you.
It's time for action. Let's
#TakeGamesBack
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If this is political, I'm on whatever side is for getting this shit out of schools.
If even a tiny inkling of you thinks this is ok, unfollow me, lose my number & GTFO out of my life. There is ZERO rational for this and you're a trash human if you attempt to find some.
What the purpose of this book being in a school library available to an 11 year old?
Absolutely pathetic.
This has nothing to do with politics.
This is purely evil.
Proud of this young boy for standing up to bullies.
Getting caught up on the Sweet Baby Inc/Kotaku stuff over the last week.
What's most amazing is that no one from Kotaku or SBI is willing to have a conversation with a single person that will challenge their perspective. They only talk to "safe spaces." How pathetic.
I know everyone's talking about The Completitonist but there's a MUCH bigger story at hand:
The government/FCC is voting to take control of internet in the US by Wednesday.
If you use the internet (which you do bc you see this post) please watch & share.
cc
@RAZ0RFIST
I invited the writer of yesterdays
@Kotaku
Sweet Baby Inc article on to today's
@SideScrollerPod
. Unfortunately
@alyssa_merc
declined.
I have followed up with additional questions.
Calling for a "final purge"? Yikes.
This is violent and extreme and the kind of rhetoric she claims to be against.
As
@DDayCobra
says "Those who preach the loudest..."
can we a agree that for round two of 'this' it can be the final purge of these kinds of gamers?
its 2024 I've been arguing about this for decades
can we have a last full detox of these dude so we can get back to the positive gaming community we have been creating
It's become very obvious: the people who work in and write about the industry that you love, hate you.
It's time for action. Let's
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Here's a hard truth:
I once told my team that "everyone is replaceable - including myself" & it upset people. I was called a "shitty boss" for saying that
No. I was a realistic & transparent boss. And I was right
The point is, just because you hear something you don't like
Just checking in to see which legacy outlets have created a stories about the pushback on Sweet Baby Inc & the 158k gamers who've had enough...
Kotaku❌
Polygon❌
IGN❌
GameSpot❌
Rock Paper Shotgun❌
Nothing from any of them. Amazing.
Wow, you guys are hyped at this idea. That's amazing & means a lot.
If this is a possibility - I mean a real one - would you be open to helping make it happen through GoFundMe or GiveSendGo? If I was able to buy it back, I promise not to ever sell it again 😂
I've said that working at Rooster Teeth was the worst three years of my professional life.
Their new logo is so bad it kinda makes up for those three years😂
How about…. If y’all so mad about Black Girl Gamers go create a White Boy Gamers….
Go create a safe space for you to do whatever it is that you want to do.
I woke up this morning with
@SideScrollerPod
having over 50,000 subscribers. Amazing
It was our goal to hit this number by Dec 31st & we've done it two months before!
Thank you for your support - commenting, sharing & showing up daily have been HUGE
Common sense wins
I have spoken with one of the two people the writer said she spoke with for this article & have screen grabs of their conversation.
There's a reason she didn't include his takes in the story: it didn't fit her narrative.
Tune in tomorrow at 11am CT when I share those on
As promised, I created a stream to track the Sweet Baby Inc Detected follower count for
@kabrutusrambo
. I put it on our Side Scrollers Plays channel as to not distract from today's show.
No commentary. Just some music and a counter that's goes up.
I finally completed The Lord of The Rings trilogy today for the first time.
Wow. As expected The Return of the King knocked my socks off. Total epic that was such a rare film experience that filled me with all sorts of emotions while watching it.
Definitely one of the best
Finished The Two Towers today. The first 2/3rds were a bit slow but the last act was great. I did enjoy Fellowship more.
Looking forward to the final movie in the series next week. If you to catch up and watch & see my natural reactions to the LOTR movies you can find them on
Holy crap. I ask
@alyssa_merc
to come on the show once and now she's OBSESSED with me. btw, the offer still stands.
Geeze. Now I know how you feel
@Grummz
When will you guys learn that you cannot hide from me?
And yes, I'm just making a list, but if you guys try to mess with me, my friends and/or my community... well I'll have to fight back.
I'll never retreat, NEVER.
I've had a lot of folks reach out about the DSP interview. Thank you.
We asked tough but fair questions & ultimately we want Phil to succeed. It just seems like he's standing in his own way.
I'll be rooting for him & hope you do to.
Ran into
@bluescuti1771
this weekend - the 13 year old Tetris prodigy who “beat” Tetris. Did a fun, quick interview which will premiere this week.
Good kid who just loves retro games!
While we do agree with the base sentiment of gaming companies ''overplaying their hands'' per se, unfortunately we can’t cover this particular story or more stories like it, without potentially getting punished by the PR firms hired by those same game companies, who we have to
Really enjoyed the first LOTR. I see why it was/is such a cultural cornerstone.
Some shocking moments and twists and really fun action. My hunch is that it's about to get REALLY good going into the second movie.
Looking forward to continuing the journey next Wednesday!
I invited you on to
@SideScrollerPod
to talk. You declined.
Still waiting on a response for the follow up questions. In case you missed it, here they are.
Fr though,
@hasanthehun
, when can I come on and chat GG2.0 and chud death threats? The "you can be racist against white people" crowd is very unwell right now.
Today my dad and I played Mario.
He wore goggles that made everything look like you're drunk & I wore oven mitts & goggles that flip everything upside down.
Today was a good day. I love my dad & he is awesome😀
Have had some great feedback & I think I missed the mark on initial pricing to Nominate & Vote. Very fair criticism.
I've lowered the price to half of what it was - now $30 annually. It's a delicate balance between gatekeeping bad faith actors and keeping out those who actually
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Allow me to correct this:
"LRG respects all personal opinions."
See, that was easy. If your statement includes "however" after it, you do not respect all personal opinions.
LRG respects all personal opinions, however we remain committed to supporting an inclusive culture. Upon investigating a situation, an employee was terminated. Our goal as a company is to continue to foster a positive and safe environment for everyone.
Started posting clips from the DSP interview on the
@SideScrollerPod
channel. Had someone say we are "milking the drama"
I can't believe this needs to be said but a 5 hour interview is not conducive to most people’s lifestyles. It’s natural to break
I've had A LOT of people reach out about today's show - YES, make videos about it! Talk about it, share your thoughts and make sure to tag me in your videos about it!
Apparently it's "right-wing outrage propaganda" for saying that it's a bad idea that children are reading readily available porn in their school libraries.
No. It's common sense.
You live how you like but when you start messing with kids you've crossed my line.
If this is political, I'm on whatever side is for getting this shit out of schools.
If even a tiny inkling of you thinks this is ok, unfollow me, lose my number & GTFO out of my life. There is ZERO rational for this and you're a trash human if you attempt to find some.
SBI style consulting company
@blackgirlgamers
threatens legal action over That Park Place gaming website over "defamatory allegations."
They go to say they will pursue legal action against ANYONE who links to That Park Place's article or spreads it in any manner.
🧵(con't)
Our goal when we started
@SideScrollerPod
in February was to get to 50,000 subscribers by end of the year.
Today we hit 60,000. Hell yes. Every single one of you matters.
Common sense will always win.
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Donkey Kong Country's release.
Hey
@NintendoAmerica
, an HD remaster bundle of 1,2 & 3 would be a pretty great way to celebrate.
What do you all think of this idea?
Today is
#TransgenderDayOfVisibility
. Trans people have always been a part of our worlds; we're proud to support them both within our games and in real life.
Paging
@Alyssa_Merc
.
You're cordially invited on our show (again) to educate us on how to podcast & be funny.
We realize that doing so may limit the number of walkthroughs you have to complete this week so if it doesn't work out, we understand.
I just did a two hours stream where people on the left & right came together and actually had civil discourse. Nobody got mad or called anyone an -ist or a -phobe. They just... talked and listened to other's perspectives.
It was like we went back to 2010. It was glorious.
My hair started to thin a little bit & like most dudes, I became self conscious about it.
So recently I decided to beat mother nature at her own game & shave my head.
Point is: if your hair is thinning, BIG DEAL! DON'T hide from it. OWN IT!
No one cares more than you do!
@MelonieMac
When I interviewed a police officer after George Floyd to get his perspective and was then called me every “ist” in the book.
ThErE CaN OnLy bE oNe WaY tO tHiNk 🥴
I legitimately feel sorry for those broken people.
Got to the end of "Disc 1" before I had to tend to my sick kiddo. Overall, loving the mood and adventure so far. Got right to where I learned what "Fellowship of the Rings" actually meant.
Looking forward to continuing the journey to Mordor soon!
#GamerGate
#GamerGate2
🚨Kotaku's Alyssa Mercante implies the people who joined the Sweet Baby Inc Steam curator group are COVERTLY RACIST for trying to raise awareness about SBI's involvement in various video games.