this is why we can’t have nice things

The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.

This is what you are.

Epic Games is suing Apple (and probably Google too) over its payment monopoly

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Epic Games is really swinging for the bleachers on this one. Earlier today, Epic revealed the Fortnite "mega drop" - a permanent discount of up...
This is what we were really missing.

New executive order could ban US transactions with Tencent – potentially bad news for gaming [Updated]

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File this one under "I was about to go to sleep when the internet erupted in an absolute panic over Tencent": Late this evening,...
Everything hurts.

Blizzard staffers confirm ‘honor point system,’ further exposing the company’s wage disparities

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This week we've been following Bloomberg's reports on Blizzard employees' attempts to secure pay and equitable pay for the gaming industry. Early in the...
But no badger.

‘Our mentors are leaving in droves’: Blizzard staff are organizing to demand better compensation

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Yesterday, we covered Bloomberg's report on how Blizzard employees were circulating a spreadsheet of their wages and raises in an effort to determine whether...

War breaks out in WoW Classic as Horde players retaliate for Alliance Ahn’Qiraj Scarab Lord griefing

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It would seem that the factional drama over getting the Scarab Lord title in WoW Classic was simply the flashpoint for a major bonfire...

Yet another Ubisoft executive is out of a job in the wake of ongoing sexual misconduct allegations

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Ubisoft is still feeling the effects of sexual harassment allegations at the executive level as Tommy Francois, VP of editorial and creative services, is...
It's on my list of 'things you did wrong,' yeah.

Blizzard staffers agitate against poor worker pay as Activision-Blizzard rakes in billions

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Blizzard's labor practices have been under scrutiny over the last couple of years, propelled in large part due to mass-layoffs at the top of...
We're doing great, promise.

Call of Duty gamers ignore pandemic-related safety orders at unofficial esports gathering

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I never got the impression that some players of Call of Duty are a particularly compliant bunch, and that assumption was not helped by...

WoW Classic players squabble over the Ahn’Qiraj Scarab Lord title amidst griefing and bans

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Some player-crafted drama in WoW Classic appears to be brewing as guilds seek to complete a certain portion of the Scarab Lord quest chain....

Riot Games canceled its League of Legends esports partnership with Saudia Arabia after massive backlash

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The League of Legends esports community was set on fire and then partially doused this week thanks to a decision - now rescinded -...
Nope, not letting this one go.

More Ubisoft employees recount a culture of sexism that propped up offenders and informed game design decisions

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The fact that Ubisoft executives have made the studio an unsafe place to work has already been well chronicled, but a new report from...
Oh, great.

COVID-19 roundup: How the pandemic has affected game devs, GameStop’s flip-flopping on mask wearing policy

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Hey, it's been some time since we've done one of these roundup stories about the novel coronavirus' effect on gaming, and since there are...
Nope, not letting this one go.

Ubisoft sheds another three high-level execs as a result of the studio’s cultural shakedown

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Ubisoft continues to scrape off foul people from itself like the dead skin flakes they are. As a result of continuing allegations of sexual...
I'll take 'bad looks' for $800, Alex.

Revelation Online adds an elaborate in-game wedding – but not for same-sex couples

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You know, the great part about MMO weddings is that they let you establish your commitment to someone else in a fantasy setting with...

Chinese fraudsters posed as a famous chili sauce brand to get free keys out of Tencent — and it worked

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What you're about to read is an account of how three guys in China defrauded Tencent under the guise of a famous chili sauce...

Ubisoft devs speak out on their ‘inability to feel safe or protected within’ the studio

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You know who's probably breathing a big sigh of relief right now? Riot Games, whose multi-year scandal and lawsuit over sexual harassment and discrimination...
Central division.

Ubisoft promises a ‘structural shift’ in the wake of sexual harassment scandal

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Ubisoft remains in the spotlight - the bad kind - this week following multiple accounts of abuse by multiple senior devs and execs that...
I'm going to master letting this play instead of me.

WoW Classic sees another 40,000 accounts banned for botting and RMT as cases surge

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The war against the hungry bot horde continues in WoW Classic. Shortly after Blizzard gave 74,000 accounts the boot, the devs have once again...

Conan Exiles isn’t going to be free for a week on the Epic Games Store after all

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If you follow Conan Exiles' twitter, you might have noticed that a bunch of gamers have been pestering Funcom this morning over the fact...
In a world of human wreckage.

This week in why we can’t have nice things: Method, EA, and Ubisoft

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The fallout from June's games industry abuse and assault call-outs continues. Let's start with Method, the guild that's been driving World of Warcraft's competitive scene...

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