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![Hogwarts Legacy's lead designer used to run anti-feminist, anti-social justice Youtube channel](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hogwarts_legacy-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Apple is trying to drag Valve into its on-going legal battle with Epic](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/freefortnite.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Six Days In Fallujah developer isn't going for 'political commentary'](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/six_days_in_fallujah-4.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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![Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Fast Becoming a New Way for Hong Kong Protesters to Fight for Democracy](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons_Hong-Kong-Protest11.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Fast Becoming a New Way for Hong Kong Protesters to Fight for Democracy
The COVID-19 pandemic has halted public demonstrations, so protesters are taking their cause to Animal Crossing.
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Epic's Tim Sweeney Says Game Companies Need to "Divorce" Themselves From Politics [Update]
"...we as platforms should be neutral."
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![If Ubisoft games aren't political, how is it going to make Beyond Good & Evil 2?](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/beyond_good_and_evil_2_art_e3_2018-3.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![World Health Organization suggests "gaming disorder" as official medical condition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fortnite_switch_e3_2018-4.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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IGDA Director Says Capital, Not Unions, Will Keep Game Development Jobs Secure
IGDA Executive Director Jen MacLean talks Trump, gun violence, and unions at GDC 2018.
![Video Game Scapegoating is More Shameless Than Ever](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/starting-screen-gun-violence-hed.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Video Game Scapegoating is More Shameless Than Ever
STARTING SCREEN | Thoughts on the game industry's big meeting with Donald Trump, this week's upcoming games, and more.
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Trump's Video Game Meeting Today: Everything You Need to Know
All the details going into the Trump video game meeting today.
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Kentucky Governor Suggests Violent Video Games Are Responsible for Mass Shootings
In the wake of a mass shooting in Florida, Kentucky's governor points a finger towards violent games.
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The Real-World Problems Behind Persona 5
Behind every Palace of Persona 5, there’s a real-world scandal.
![The Time a Japanese Famicom Game Tried to Simulate American Presidential Politics](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/americadaitoryouthumb2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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The Time a Japanese Famicom Game Tried to Simulate American Presidential Politics
As the 2016 presidential election finally comes to a close, we look back on Japan's optimistic take on American electoral politics.
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![Hillary Clinton the gamer - pictorial proof](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hillary_clinton.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Battle.net accounts suspended in Crimea due to US sanctions](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wow_lboWAIm.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![DDoS attack enablers could be prosecuted under proposed US cybersecurity legislature](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hacking_1GMTtrw.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Assassin's Creed: Unity condemend by French left for Robespierre portrayal](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/assassins_creed_unity_guide_11.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![European developers condemn online harassment of games community](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eu-flag_tMHYBIQ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Game designers speak out against harassment in latest indie documentary](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gameloading_art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Threat of school shooting forces Sarkeesian to cancel public talk](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/anita_sarkeesian.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Ex-Call of Duty dev: US military can learn a thing or two from game marketing](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/davidanothony.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Right now, 2,807 people have signed the AC: Unity female character petition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/assassins_creed_unity_e3_2014_2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![UPDATE: Wizards of the Coast is suing this game for allegedly ripping off Magic, and its developer just responded](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/simpsons_lawyers.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The man who exposed mass internet surveillance was inspired by videogames](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/edward_snowden.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Capcom wants to boost its diversity by promoting some female employees](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/deep-down.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Violent video games cause "observable behavioral changes", Connecticut politican opines](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/conneticut.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Georgia governor signs off on $25 million tax breaks](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/georgia_governor_nathan_deal.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Scotland will keep game tax breaks after independence, companies better off out of UK, says SNP](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/scotland_flag.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![38 Studios: "The state wants answers about what happened"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kingdoms_of_amalur_reckoning.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![UK game tax breaks: BFI publishes its draft cultural test guidance for applicants](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/uk_flag.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![UK game tax breaks will yield "£35m of support a year," says Vaizey](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/uk_flag.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Independence could strip Scotland of UK game tax breaks](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/scottish_flag.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Anti-violent games senator Yee charged with campaign fraud, firearms trafficking](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/reckneck-with-guns.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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