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1 hr before these fake gamers get banned from the everything app (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by straightjorkin@lemmy.world to c/gamingcirclejerk@lemmy.world

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 122 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I had no idea who the second guy was. He's a racist/sexist ex-Blizzard employee.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kern

Kern has become an outspoken critic of the company and criticized such environmental, social, and governance standards and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives effects on video game developers. In March 2024, he railed against wokeness, telling Fox News that there is a "coordinated effort to insert diversity politics into games".

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 72 points 6 days ago (3 children)

In 2016, Kern began seeking crowdfunding for Em-8er, a "spiritual successor" to Firefall. Kern did an interview with YouTuber Upper Echelon in Sept 2024, claiming that about 600K has been raised so far for Em-8er.

This is specifically the part that they are getting his ass on.

[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How the fuck is Ubisoft cool? They should seriously give their PR-Manager a raise.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

I wonder if they saw the absolutely stupid way people shit their pants about Yasuke, and realized there was no winning with these losers.

It’s funny seeing the about face - the controversy over “we don’t have female protagonists because they would be difficult to model” feels like another universe now.

[–] wellheh@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Lmao that "our game is out" is quite the burn. I'm not supposed to root for ubi but I'll root for ubi's burn machine

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Who the hell even asked for a new firefall.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 30 points 6 days ago

I had no idea who the second guy was.

You have no idea how much I envy you for that.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 6 days ago

Yeah, dude left blizzard at the right time for all the wrong reasons lol

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 6 days ago

"Diversity politics" lol