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[Nickolaidas]

I mean, 75% of all settlements in that game are made off of blacks and asians and almost all leaders are female ...

 

[Sleepwalker]

He’s one of those that unironically ask, “gosh what does woke even mean?!”

 

[Topher]

I mean, 75% of all settlements in that game are made off of blacks and asians and almost all leaders are female ...

 

[phant0m]

Just makes me happy they’re getting so much negative publicity.

Yesterday morning that Steam group was at 6000 something members, now it’s almost 30,000. Looks like it’s really starting to snowball.

Edit: here’s the group if you want to check it out, it’s closing in on 34,000 now

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

A tracker to help consumers be aware of DEI content inserted into games.

store.steampowered.com

Just joined. I really don’t care about them as much as most folks here do (I even like probably 1/3 of the games on the list) but the drama is fun.

 

[bender]

 

[bitbydeath]

Those followers are going up at least 1 person every second. It’s impressive you can click between Featured, Lists and About, and see that number increase with each click.

 

[captainnapalm]

No one thinks that. Sweet Baby is just an easy target after they gained infamy for being associated with the train wreck of a story in Suicide Squad.

I think it’s great to see people pushing back on this stuff. Make your voices heard.

Eh, I see a lot of people acting like they are the main culprits ruining everything. Suicide Squad is a good example because I don't think Sweet Baby made Rocksteady write BLM and Pride as the entirety of their Twitter bio. That studio has been completely taken over by pod people.

But yeah I'm fine with pushing back against Sweet Baby because they are definitely part of the problem.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Looks like the curator leveraged IMDB for some of their research as it lists where Sweet Baby Inc. is a production company.

I didn't realize Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was using Sweet Baby Inc. I guess with the talk of writing Indy for 'modern audiences' from the developer direct, I should have known.

Advanced search

www.imdb.com

Sweet baby Inc for Indiana Jones? OH CMON

Well I bet they won't include black peoples on Nazi side, not that inclusive uh?

 

[Kacho]

That studio has been completely taken over by pod people.

I’m stealing pod people

 

[Topher]

 

[bitbydeath]

You can pinpoint their exact influence.

 

[SidViscous]

 

[Topher]

Expansion coming soon....

 

[Midn1ght]

nobody is stupid enough to not make an Indy game about Indy.

Indy game about Indy racing at Indy against Indians.

 

[bender]

 

[Slimboy Fat]

Just makes me happy they’re getting so much negative publicity.

Yesterday morning that Steam group was at 6000 something members, now it’s almost 30,000. Looks like it’s really starting to snowball.

Edit: here’s the group if you want to check it out, it’s closing in on 34,000 now

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

A tracker to help consumers be aware of DEI content inserted into games.

store.steampowered.com

You'd think this was a meme hatewagon but looking at this list our dear sweet baby does have a crap track record when it comes to writing

 

[StereoVsn]

You need to stop with this fearmongering, nobody is stupid enough to not make an Indy game about Indy, that's like making a DC game where you shoot batman point blank in the head and piss on the Flash, what next? you'll be telling us they are making games about gay dinosaurs! get a life!

Huh, say you would make a game with C tier list of superheroes that would then proceed to kill Batman and Justice League. Yeah, who would be dumb enough to make such a game.

 

[Dick Jones]

Seems like their drama went exactly the same way as Hogwarts boycott last year. These idiots never learn lmao

The curator should add Hogwarts Legacy for the laugh. Imagine the meltdown

 

[Field]

Imagine being laid off before shit like this is cut from a games budget you worked on.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Dude if you just refresh the Steam page the count goes up just about every time

36k and counting

 

[nush]

The curator should add Hogwarts Legacy for the laugh. Imagine the meltdown

I bet there’s a list of “transphobic” games already.

 

[Dick Jones]

I bet there’s a list of “transphobic” games already.

I was thinking of how linking these buffoons to Hogwarts and Rowling would be some entertainment.

 

[nush]

Dude if you just refresh the Steam page the count goes up just about every time

36k and counting

I want to see 50K and a Kotaku article by tomorrow morning.

 

[Wildebeest]

Steam curators are a powerful force for capitalism in this world. They are perhaps choosing a target that is too strong and intrenched in the upper echelons of the imperialistic hierarchy for them. Little guys like their friends at Microsoft are not up to the job.

 

[Moriarty1889]

The more attention these woke retards draw to themselves the better. Let people see what they represent and any stupid companies who support this woke garbage in their games deserve to die off.

 

[GermanZepp]

 

[Soodanim]

What I'm saying from this point, is that in those rare moments when the writers actually have good enough writing to create that worldbuilding to justify a black mermaid or black viking, why is it still treated as 'the message and nothing more'?

Again, these are all established characters and brands. Of course this doesn't work retroactively, because this has been a new thing.

I get what you're saying.

I think it's an unfortunate symptom of forced diversity to encourage cynicism. Anyone that peeks behind the curtain becomes conscious of the possibility/likelihood that things falling under the DEI umbrella are for something other than colourblind or genuine storytelling reasons, and when there's a pattern you can sometimes forgive people for expecting the pattern to continue. However, people will always overshoot the mark or would have said one thing or another regardless of the current climate. It's ironic that forced diversity, to some, can make it more difficult to include any group that could be classed as a minority in games.

To use a non-gaming example, the Oscar Best Picture nomination criteria: https://www.oscars.org/awards/representation-and-inclusion-standards
Knowing that exists could put a lens over everything someone sees. Disability? That person is now a checklist tick until proven otherwise.

I'd say that the only thing to do is power through it and hope the validity of the storytelling outshines what jaded people have come to expect. Let actions speak louder. It's all you can do unless you're explicitly saying "I don't do things for that reason, I'm better than that".

 

[StereoVsn]

Indy game about Indy racing at Indy against Indians.

I am in!

 

[Aenima]

1 hour later, another 2,000 followers.... fucking Streisand effect going on

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

A tracker for games involved with Sweet Baby Inc.

store.steampowered.com

Followed. While they involvement in a game will not prevent me from buying it, its good to know what games got stained. And if this helps the big studios to stop cathering to social and political agendas and start focusing in deliver good and creative games, the better.

 

[Mercador]

This is how they fight though

Is it the same person?

 

[Spyxos]

i joined it. 36k

 

[Power Pro]

The list so far lol

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

A tracker for games involved with Sweet Baby Inc.

store.steampowered.com

That list seems kinda short, that can't be all of them.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

What I'm saying from this point, is that in those rare moments when the writers actually have good enough writing to create that worldbuilding to justify a black mermaid or black viking, why is it still treated as 'the message and nothing more'?

It's unfair, they pay for others' faults. It can't be called prejudices, though. When you see that every book with a purple cover is crap, you get to the conclusion that purple is the color of crap.

Sometimes creators just market it wrong. For example, in the trailer of Alita Battle Angel the protagonist said something empowering, which immediately put people on alert. The movie turned out fun, so that part was misleading. Real writers should distance themselves from messages or signals that rub their target audience the wrong way.

 

[lame gag1990]

The list of games includes shite I would never ever play in my lifetime anyway so in the spirit of good fun, I've done my part and joined.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

This needs a quote

 

[LectureMaster]

37k now and still going strong.

I went ahead to check the most popular steam curators, SBID is already #37.

Steam Curators

store.steampowered.com

How long till those fucking publishers realize that the main customers with actual buying power are always those silent majority that don't want shit.

Reminds me of again why Eastern devs are crushing it right now.

 

[simpatico]

Doxxing and appeals to authority? Sounds about right

 

[SidViscous]

I went ahead to check the most popular steam curators, SBID is already #37.

Wow - they've already overtaken Anime Titty Connoisseur, that's like the Michelin of steam.

 

[bitbydeath]

Anyone here want to create a thread about this as well? Would be good to know what upcoming games to avoid and stomp this cancer out of the industry.

 

[Complistic]

oh sweet little baby, the companies are going to double down on them

Seems ill advised between layoffs and studio closures, but let's see how that plays out for them.

 

[MDSLKTR]

37k now and still going strong.

I went ahead to check the most popular steam curators, SBID is already #37.

Steam Curators

store.steampowered.com

How long till those fucking publishers realize that the main customers with actual buying power are always those silent majority that don't want shit.

Reminds me of again why Eastern devs are crushing it right now.

Fun fact: as of now it's 3x times suicide squad all time peak

 

[Hestar69]

Just makes me happy they’re getting so much negative publicity.

Yesterday morning that Steam group was at 6000 something members, now it’s almost 30,000. Looks like it’s really starting to snowball.

Edit: here’s the group if you want to check it out, it’s closing in on 34,000 now

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

A tracker to help consumers be aware of DEI content inserted into games.

store.steampowered.com

Thanks for the heads up joined aswell! Fuck them!

 

[Kacho]

Anyone here want to create a thread about this as well? Would be good to know what upcoming games to avoid and stomp this cancer out of the industry.

Social - Steam curator warns players if Sweet Baby is involved in a game

Source (Niche Gamer) https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44858017-Sweet-Baby-Inc-detected/ A new Steam curator is making it their mission to warn gamers if Sweet Baby Inc. has been involved in a game’s development. For those who don’t know, Sweet Baby Inc. is a narrative consultation...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Bernardougf]

Why I never use woke and just use the more accurate term

Retarded

 

[Syphon Filter]

sweet baby detector

 

[Bernardougf]

So they have a problem with someone making a list of games they participate.... thats precious

 

[skyfall]

Go into the steam community hub and make the devs aware we know they are working with them and cause a fuss. If they know they’ll get a bunch of blowback it may help. This is a great start

 

[Kacho]

Good luck to the next game that Sweet Baby is associated with. They are the star of the show now.

 

[Facism]

Really stand up guy

 

[Kikorin]

This is so much fun honestly. It started like a small random thing by a random guy on Steam and thanks to Sweet Baby is getting viral now.