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[LordCBH]

Gosh she really is just an awful person with very little redeeming qualities

There is no way I could A) be a terrible person and B) still somehow be successful. If I acted the way she does publicly at any jobs I've had I'd be homeless now

She has the brain power of a five year old. If we brought back mental institutions, there’s a high chance she’d be in one.

 

[violence]

Page is up, it lists all the games created with a consultant firm like SBI

DEI Detected

This is a project aimed to help people find out if a game they like has applyed DEI principles in its development.

www.deidetected.com

Excellent. I’m sure the comrades will have no issue with their portfolio on display like this.

 

[JayK47]

Page is up, it lists all the games created with a consultant firm like SBI

DEI Detected

This is a project aimed to help people find out if a game they like has applyed DEI principles in its development.

www.deidetected.com

This is awesome. I hope they are able to keep it up to date. At the moment it is pretty minimal and we know there are way more games infested with DEI.

 

[cormack12]

Should be deitected.com

 

[Herbspiceguy]

An SBI tainted game just got released on Steam, seems like players are avoiding it: https://steamdb.info/app/2316580/charts/

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Should be deitected.com

If its not taken he should change it asap. Marketing is a thing and this actually sounds great.

 

[Humdinger]

Search isn't functional yet. I'm sure it'll come in time.

I heard the site got hit with tens of thousands of attacks once it was launched. The woke mob were ready to try to sabotage it.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Page is up, it lists all the games created with a consultant firm like SBI

DEI Detected

This is a project aimed to help people find out if a game they like has applyed DEI principles in its development.

www.deidetected.com

Been waiting for this for years. Doesn’t this warrant an own thread? We need to spread the message.

 

[Jaybe]

This is wild. Apparently the founder of Surgent Studios, Abubakar Salim, that just developed Zau Tales of Kenzera had a company set up with him and the Sweet Baby Inc founders called “Bebe Sucre” (sweet baby). Sounds like a shell company for Abubakar Salim to enrich himself off the publisher provide funds for DEI consulting projects/checkmarks. Funnelling consulting funds to companies you have ownership in is really suspect. Should be investigated by EA, the publisher. People asked, why would a Kenyan need to outsource the writing of his story…. Probably to get a cut of the funding dollars I’m guessing.

 

[Moriarty1889]

This is wild. Apparently the founder of Surgent Studios, Abubakar Salim, that just developed Zau Tales of Kenzera had a company set up with him and the Sweet Baby Inc founders called “Bebe Sucre” (sweet baby). Sounds like a shell company for Abubakar Salim to enrich himself off the publisher provide funds for DEI consulting projects/checkmarks. Funnelling consulting funds to companies you have ownership in is really suspect. Should be investigated by EA, the publisher. People asked, why would a Kenyan need to outsource the writing of his story…. Probably to get a cut of the funding dollars I’m guessing.

And of course anyone who dares call him out for this obvious theft will be called RACISTS. Amazing how much privilege some people today truly have.

 

[Chuck Berry]

If you need three hours to kill



Good discussion with Colin, Hoeg, Park and this dude from Atari

 

[Jaybe]

Followers now at 388,000+!

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

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

store.steampowered.com

Seeing Ubisoft dragged out over Assassins Creed Shadows and their appropriation of a historical footnote to be some main character samurai reminded me of this thread.

It’s not surprising as Kim Belair, founder of SBI, was ex Ubisoft Montreal Narrative the studio in charge of Shadows. Her viewpoint must be ingrained there and Ubisoft is still a client of theirs.

Here’s some of her rambling about why you won’t see a white male lead in any of the work she touches.

Now you see me: Representation as innovation

In Dontnod's flawed but ambitious (and underplayed) title Remember Me, the protagonist is Nilin, a mixed race "memory h…

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[Eiknarf]

Followers now at 388,000+!

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

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

store.steampowered.com

Seeing Ubisoft dragged out over Assassins Creed Shadows and their appropriation of a historical footnote to be some main character samurai reminded me of this thread.

It’s not surprising as Kim Belair, founder of SBI, was ex Ubisoft Montreal Narrative the studio in charge of Shadows. Her viewpoint must be ingrained there and Ubisoft is still a client of theirs.

Here’s some of her rambling about why you won’t see a white male lead in any of the work she touches.

Now you see me: Representation as innovation

In Dontnod's flawed but ambitious (and underplayed) title Remember Me, the protagonist is Nilin, a mixed race "memory h…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Kim Belair should play Stellar Blade. You play not only as a female, but a full Asian (Korean) female! I say “full” because Kim is half white.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I just want my videogame chicks to be hot lol.

 

[StueyDuck]

Followers now at 388,000+!

Steam Curator: Sweet Baby Inc detected

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

store.steampowered.com

Seeing Ubisoft dragged out over Assassins Creed Shadows and their appropriation of a historical footnote to be some main character samurai reminded me of this thread.

It’s not surprising as Kim Belair, founder of SBI, was ex Ubisoft Montreal Narrative the studio in charge of Shadows. Her viewpoint must be ingrained there and Ubisoft is still a client of theirs.

Here’s some of her rambling about why you won’t see a white male lead in any of the work she touches.

Now you see me: Representation as innovation

In Dontnod's flawed but ambitious (and underplayed) title Remember Me, the protagonist is Nilin, a mixed race "memory h…

www.gamesindustry.biz

But I've been told on good authority by gaf members that the Japanese are the racist ones and anyone criticizing these things is a nazi..

(Yes there's actually a thread right now with a poster calling everyone a nazi like it's resetera because... wait for it... they criticise ubisoft)

 

[KimDongHwan]

I am not sure if this will bring some hope but seems DEI is being phased out: https://world.hey.com/dhh/dei-is-done-minus-the-mop-up-b3bbbb64

 

[Griffon]

I am not sure if this will bring some hope but seems DEI is being phased out: https://world.hey.com/dhh/dei-is-done-minus-the-mop-up-b3bbbb64

Going back to 2020 levels is still way too high. It's not over yet.

 

[Fart Knight]

Thank you kabrutus

 

[Dr. Claus]

But I've been told on good authority by gaf members that the Japanese are the racist ones and anyone criticizing these things is a nazi..

(Yes there's actually a thread right now with a poster calling everyone a nazi like it's resetera because... wait for it... they criticise ubisoft)

It’s the usual 10 folks, too. They do this every chance they get.

 

[cormack12]

 

[Doomtrain]

Suuuure, I believe her.

 

[Jaybe]

I wish there was some actual quality investigative journalism in the video game industry.

I came across this story of a DEI head at Facebook and Nike. They store $5 million through kickbacks to them from companies they set up to funnel DEI funds to.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/16/facebook-nike-furlow-smile-prison-fraud.html

It reminded me of this:

This is wild. Apparently the founder of Surgent Studios, Abubakar Salim, that just developed Zau Tales of Kenzera had a company set up with him and the Sweet Baby Inc founders called “Bebe Sucre” (sweet baby). Sounds like a shell company for Abubakar Salim to enrich himself off the publisher provide funds for DEI consulting projects/checkmarks. Funnelling consulting funds to companies you have ownership in is really suspect. Should be investigated by EA, the publisher. People asked, why would a Kenyan need to outsource the writing of his story…. Probably to get a cut of the funding dollars I’m guessing.

If any one has a contact that can research this in more depth, it would be very interesting to see if where there is smoke there is fire.

 

[Hypnotoad]

A friend recently told me about the game "Wagadu Chronicles", developed by a Berlin-based studio that was explicitly all about diversity. Their founding from several sources: 175.000 Euro from the German taxpayer, an undisclosed amount from Riot Games and 163.000 Euro through a Kickstarter campaign. A few months ago, the alpha came out - and it looks and plays like one would expect, almost complete trash. With microtransactions front and center.

Then this announcement came:

Dear Wagadians,

It is with deep regret that we announce the upcoming shutdown of The Wagadu Chronicles MMO. Despite our relentless efforts, Twin Drums has not found a sustainable path forward to continue supporting and developing the game.

The last day online will be the 18th of May 2024.

We are really grateful to each and every one of you who spent time in Wagadu, creating memories and bringing this world to life. Your engagement and the incredible feedback you provided represent invaluable lessons to our team.

With your interactions, roleplaying and inputs, you ARE Wagadu. You have moved us forward.

Wagadu was more than just a game—it was a beautiful little virtual space that became a reality, because of your love. We truly thank you for making it possible and for joining us on this unique journey.

While this is very sad news, we very grateful for you as players and we hope you carry forward the spirit of Wagadu in other gaming adventures, virtual or tabletop.

Thank you.

The Twin Drums Team

The backers of the kickstarter campaign won't get any printed books, and there won't be a refund. Also, the developers apparently went on racist tirades against white people in the Discord. Just the cherry on top of this courageous project / scam.