Category: Video Games

Sidescrollers Stopped on YouTube While Talking Politics in Gaming

It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you. Today on Sidescrollers, the video gaming podcast hosted by Stuttering Craig and the Blabbering Collector, Craig and Blabs were joined by guests BX and Gothix to discuss some disturbing current events. BX is an independent investigator who was o...

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Microsoft’s Product Inclusion Guide

Microsoft has recently gone down the DEI rabbit hole. Apparently, their research has led them to believe that customers want to be “seen.” One of their goals is to “Incorporate stories and themes from marginalized communities or emerging markets in a relatable way.” They are under the assump...

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Black Girl Gamers Threatens Legal Action Over Claims of Discrimination

Another video game consulting firm may be edging Sweet Bay Inc. out of the spotlight. Attention is now shifting to Black Girl Gamers, the group whose response to criticism spurred BBC game commentator Jules Hardy to ask that the video game community have a “final purge” and “full detox” of e...

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BBC Video Game Commentator Wants a “Final Purge” of Gamers

Games journalists want you gone. You probably figured that already, but they’re coming right out with it now. On March 22, 2024, the consulting firm Black Girl Gamers posted on X about starting a Steam curator similar to Sweet Baby Inc. Detected that would list the games they were involved in deve...

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Of Games, Engines, and Culture Wars: A 2024 GDC Retrospective

Something is rotten in the streets of San Francisco. Excrement bakes into the asphalt as the light of day burns the refuse into the asphalt. Needles pile from wasted years of moral highs. The Game Developers Conference has wrapped. Elbow rubbed elbow and jerk rubbed jerk among the usual crowd playin...

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Video Game Developers Ditch Sweet Baby Inc.

You know all those social media posts about cutting toxic people out of your life and the lack of guilt that should be associated with such? Perhaps the video game industry should consider it. During their appearance on Tuesday Night’s Main Event (which you can watch on the Geeks + Gamers YouTube ...

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