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US congressman calls out Blizzard for allowing racist groups in WoW

From GameIndustry.biz: "United States congressman Lou Correa has criticised Blizzard Entertainment for allowing racist groups into World of Warcraft.

Correa, representative for a district that includes Anaheim, where BlizzCon takes place each year, spoke out on Twitter about a notorious player-run guild called The Enclave."

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Smokehouse2009d ago

Why don’t you just shut the power off and protect Californians?

2pacalypsenow2009d ago ShowReplies(3)
annoyedgamer2009d ago

Blizzard sides with murderous communist regime - I sleep
Troll guilds exist in blizzard games - Stop the presses!

2008d ago
rainslacker2008d ago

Funny enough, this senator calling out blizz is closer to trying to suppress freedom of speech than what Blizzard did. Blizzard exercised their free speech, while the senator is a representative of government saying what Blizzard is allowing is not acceptable. If he actually tried to use governmental power to make Blizzard do something about it, it would be in violation of Blizzards rights.

I know it's kind of screwed up to think of it like that, but that's the whole point of the 1st amendment.

Blizzard has been known to tell people, or guilds to change their name, and Blizzard doesn't intervene in a guilds entry requirements. Guilds are like private clubs, where they can pretty much do what they want. Blizzard will also ban people for hate speech. They've been doing that since the early days of WOW. For all of Blizzards faults, at no time in their history have I ever thought they were complicit in promoting hatred or racism. They are being complicit in censoring a person or their users on their platforms from talking about some things, but Blizzard has never been inherently evil. Stupid sometimes, yes. Racist a**holes, no.

PCgamer982008d ago (Edited 2008d ago )

As long as that group isn't attacking china then it's all fine with blizzard.

bluefox7552008d ago

Glad to see politicians have their priorities in order.

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The Final ‘Marathon’ Closed Alpha Review: How Did It Go?

In the end, how did the Marathon Closed Alpha go? There are two components to this, how the game felt and how it was received more generally.

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Nintendo Predicts to Sell 15 Million Switch 2 by March 2026; Switch Has Sold 152.12 Million Units

Nintendo has announced its financial results for the full fiscal year, alongside an update to Nintendo Switch shipments and more data, including a prediction for Switch 2 hardware and software.

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gold_drake1d 4h ago

well, the switch 2 has two holidays in the us, thanksgiving and Christmas.

so id say its fairly possible. the rest of the world will also grab them

Abriael1d 3h ago

Yeah doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility as long as they have enough supply.

Si-Fly17h ago

Do people buy each other games consoles for Thanksgiving? I’m in Europe and always assumed it was just Christmas where gifts were exchanged.

Skate-AK16h ago

I don't think it's so much Thanksgiving, but that Black Friday is the day after.

darthv7216h ago(Edited 16h ago)

That time is often referred to as the start of the Xmas shopping season. For the last few years, retailers would do 'black Friday' deals at various times throughout the year. While many still prefer to start their shopping in the mid to late November, others will just buy when they feel the time (and prices) are right for them.

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Agent7516h ago

Switch and Switch are a different kettle of fish. A sell out at launch by the diehards, strong sales, then the non diehards will be put off by the £75 ($99) games, including the stupid download cards which are topping £65 ($85). Not rocket science to work out how the Switch 2 is going to pan out. The PS5 has sold well, but games at £70, sales have been low. As game sales drop, prices will rise. Sony could knock out all their games for £40 and still make a killing selling more games. There's no denying that a gaming crash is looming.

Rancegamerx13h ago

I agree, I don't see the Switch 2 selling anywhere near the numbers that these predictions suggest or what the general buzz is implying. While the initial sales will likely be strong, driven by diehard fans, I anticipate a gradual decline. It may not drop off immediately, but over time, sales will inevitably taper.

PRIMORDUS13h ago

Not paying for something that's not worth more than the price it was advertised, which is $449 - $499.

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Bandai Namco Announces Very Strong Financials as Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Sold 5.4 Million Copies

Today, Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the fiscal year between April 2024 and March 2025, alongside its future strategy.

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anast21h ago

These guys have been doing well, lately.