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A state representative, whose district includes Sandy Hook, is proposing a 10 percent tax on all video games that are rated mature.
A wild scene unfolded last night as long-time gaming site The Escapist fired some of its team members, including EIC Nick Calandra, for reportedly not meeting goals set by its parent company Gamurs.
RIP Zero Punctuation🥺😢 I hope all the video department employees that left the best of luck and hope they start a new site of their own.
Many of them have already started working on a new platform for content called "Second Wind". So we can expect good things for sure!
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Enthusiast Gaming acquires publication, re-appoints former EiC Russ Pitts.
Rumours are starting to circulate as Jim Sterling - formerly of The Escapist - posted a message on his Twitter, apparently hinting at a lay-off schedule at Escapistmgazine.
As of the time of writing this article, nothing has been confirmed nor denied.
No authors or contributors have been detailed yet but we are sure to see the names of those who have been laid off, over the coming days.
If true, this is the second lay-off schedule which Defy Media has endured in under two years.
I loved LRR, MovieBob, Yahtzee, Jim Sterling and Desert Bus.
Over the years EM has lost a great deal of respect and writers.
It's unfortunate because the site used to be brilliant,I blame the absence of Susan Arendt - she was brilliant, Tito just couldn't hold up.
Yeah it was worth a near daily check in once as they were outputting consistent quality stuff, now I go weeks between revists as Yahtzes material takes 5 mintutes to consume so I watch 2 or 3 at once.
There's always patreon, I hope who ever gets laid of quickly lands back on their feet.
It's a shame about the confirmation but I have it on good authority that the laid-off individuals are not going to struggle finding new work.
Defy are at it again apparently.
Wait, is that even constitutional? I thought you couldn't put taxes on creative endeavors of that nature. Unless I'm mistaken.
Either way, a tax would not do much outside of piss off many a game customer for having to pay an extra $6 or so however much extra. Kids would still get those games, so if anything, the practice would be counterproductive.
Hey lawmakers? Get your heads out of your asses and start educating people.
@cl1983
That's ridiculous. Why tax M rated games and not R rated movies or maturely themed books and comics? Oh right, this is the lawmakers of the nation. These are the same geniuses who thought heavy metal and comics brought out destructive tendencies in normal people.
SMH Just another uneducated politician. no facts to back up claims proving cause and effect. I honestly hope this doesn't get through at all.
More taxes yay! - No one ever said...besides politicians of course :)
I wish people would just accept that it's because of bad or ignorant parents that kids get M rated games. Video games is the best regulated form of media. If anything, they should educate people about the ratings, rather than just pass stupid laws or increase taxes. Neither of those will help any.
They do realize we left Britain due to stupid arse tax problems right? They proposed this, and are already pushing for a "soda" tax too....
Keep taxes us, soon we will have another Tea Party to attend.