to anyone thinks that gaming communities can’t affect positive real world change with their collective actions one full throat boycott & in less than 24 hours, one of the most popular games on Twitch reversed course on accepting major sportswashing Saudi money - ThreadSky

caylen.bsky.social • 2 days ago

to anyone thinks that gaming communities can’t affect positive real world change with their collective actions

one full throat boycott & in less than 24 hours, one of the most popular games on Twitch reversed course on accepting major sportswashing Saudi money

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dazerla.bsky.social•1 day ago

@alt-text.bsky.social

iankumohara.bsky.social•2 days ago

if only the FGC would give enough shits

caylen.bsky.social•2 days ago

agreed, but also the leverage is considerable on those studios & in some cases players

still doesn’t make participating morally tolerable

aklim95.bsky.social•1 day ago

At the same time, Saudi Arabia practically owns almost all of SNK, so they will never budge when the FGC is concerned. Same with companies they have stakes in, like Capcom.

suplexicon.bsky.social•1 day ago

they could very easily not play the games promoted and play other games

cheflubu.bsky.social•1 day ago

How many years are you and I going to have this same talk, ugh :[ it sucks

caylen.bsky.social•2 days ago

absolute W for the geoguessr community in being almost totally unanimous against that esport event announced a week ago

it shouldn’t have been necessary in the first place, but also glad the developer realized how bad of an idea this was going to be

caylen.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/ryan.staticnoi.se/post/3lppjrw6x2k2w

catacalypto.bsky.social•1 day ago

I missed this, thrilled to see it

caylen.bsky.social•1 day ago

it was a real ray of light moment

marigoldtgp33.bsky.social•1 day ago

rare company w

hattiejosh.bsky.social•1 day ago

NASCAR fans, take notes when NASCAR announces that Saudi race they're teasing

benlbuchanan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Better when gaming communities use their voice to do this rather than [checks notes] launching the modern American fascist movement. Can...can that be right?

egotolegend.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wow never underestimate the Gaming Community (0v0;

aletheion.bsky.social•1 day ago

i want them to do no stuff on the usa too now. the saudis at least dont pretend theyre a democracy

frankhghtwr.bsky.social•1 day ago

...wow

honkhonkhonkhonkho.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good, now maintain the boycott. The only thing they'll understand is economic damage, they have learned nothing, the apologies are hollow and they'll do it again when people forget.

nealuigi.bsky.social•1 day ago

This wasn't just a boycott. The fact that the top maps that would be played can be privated by players is likely what really made them change course. Not many other esport games rely so heavily on user created content in their competitive scenes.

graeme1.bsky.social•1 day ago

WWE fans really have no excuse .

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