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Two-thirds of female players still report being harassed when playing online
"It's scary to be a woman in gaming."
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Valorant studio head tells toxic players to "play something else, we won't miss you"
"If you want to make evil statements under the guise of s**t talk, you aren't welcome here."
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Activision Blizzard has been accused of discriminating against "old white guys"
"Activision placed profits over people by terminating the older, higher paid executives".
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UKIE diversity initiative #RaiseTheGame launches its new Empower Up Toolkit
"Empower Up is suitable for all games companies, wherever they are on their EDI journey."
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Starfield's pronoun-removal mod has been banned by NexusMods
"Frankly, we are not sad to see them go."
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Women in Games' next conference asks "what's being done to disrupt norms and bring fairness for women?"
"There are still challenges facing women in games and esports, and women and girls playing games online."
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Here's why some players plan to boycott Final Fantasy 16
"It would seem like the best way to send a message to Square would be to vote with your wallet."
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One in 10 female gamers feel suicidal about the abuse they receive playing online
"We can't keep watching these numbers keep happening."
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Activision and Riot class-action settlement payments have been detailed
Activision makes five to six figure payments to "hundreds" of staff who "could assert a claim".
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Ukie's Impact campaign aims to "showcase and celebrate" disabled and neurodiverse games industry professions
Nominees must be "vocal, visible, and open about their disability or neurodiversity".
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Women in Games CEO warns "we are going backwards as an industry"
"None of this is okay, none of this should be happening!"
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GDC 2023 attendees were reportedly subjected to abuse, assault, and drink spiking
UPDATE: GDC responds.
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Mundfish apologises after racist cartoons were discovered in Atomic Heart
"We apologise if using the vintage cartoon or music has caused hurt or insult."
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This is how women are really treated in competitive multiplayer games
"The greatest difficulty of these games is not the gameplay - it's the culture."
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Riot launches Rising Stars, a new women's League of Legends tournament
"All players who participate in esports should be made to feel included and welcome."
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Ukie's RaiseTheGame launches Access November to "inspire the games industry to make games more accessible"
The campaign also wants to "champion representation of disabled and neurodiverse people in games".
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EA says it "will do better" after its first Behind The Sims Summit "did not fairly represent" players
"Black Simmers deserve to feel seen in all that we do."
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Real Virtual Beauty aims to "increase diversity and representation of female characters in games"
"We hope that together, we can make real beauty a reality in digital worlds."
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Women in Games' new guide hopes to tackle gender underrepresentation and "dysfunctional work cultures"
"Integrating practical steps in every area to bring about gender equality is not just fair, it is achievable."
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight removes gendered language from the character creation screen
And there may be pronoun choices coming, too.