Tag: DEI
On August 25, Blizzard sued Turtle-WoW, demanding nearly a billion dollars in statutory damages, domain seizure, wallet freezes, and a permanent injunction. This isn’t just another IP enforcement action. It’s …
Big Tech used to be about building. Now it’s about being seen. Watch any of the viral “day in the life” videos from female employees at Meta, Microsoft, or pre-Elon …
On September 9, 2021, Chris Metzen — the once-venerated creative visionary behind Warcraft and StarCraft — posted an apology so drenched in preemptive guilt and ideological conformity that it read …
When Ion Hazzikostas took the stage in Malmö this spring to reflect on 20 years of World of Warcraft, he delivered a polished, corporate-safe narrative that has become all too …
In every great tragedy, there is a single moment when the hero falters — when fear eclipses courage and the seeds of decay are sown. For Blizzard Entertainment, that moment …
NAACP member Jessica Davis is a black reporter for Idaho News 6 who presents herself as a warm, community-minded journalist. But behind her androgynous persona and soft delivery lies an …
In every meaningful movement, there’s a moment when temptation sneaks in — that urge to bend the rules just once, to brush aside a principle for the sake of a …
In the past decade, video games have undergone a dramatic and sinister shift—not in gameplay mechanics or technological innovation, but in the values and ideology subverting their creation. Terms like …
The recent release of Oblivion Remastered has reignited the controversy around the replacement of traditional sex designations with the modern “Body Type” system. The original Oblivion (2006) featured male and …
You’ve seen it happen. A hobby or fandom you once loved—built on merit, creativity, risk, and tradition—starts changing. Suddenly the focus isn’t on the game, the art, or the community. …
Author John A. Douglas visited a Target store a few days ago and took a photo of the fantasy bookshelf. What he found was enlightening: row upon row of Romantasy …
If you wait long enough, a bad penny turns up. I just learned that Steve “Moorgard” Danuser has completed time off from working on Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and taken …
