Opinion: Dr Disrespect's ousting should be a wake-up call for devs
In this evening's edition, we have an opinion piece on what developers can learn from the Dr Disrespect situation, a deep dive from the creators of The Last Spell, and plenty of news featuring the likes of Amazon, Steam, and more.
Dr Disrespect's sponsors should have seen his behavior coming from a mile away.
But the game industry must do more than rubberneck at Beahm's downfall like a passing car accident. Beahm is just one of many shock jock-style "content creators" who build audiences on the back of livestreamed abrasive commentary and outlandish stunts. He's referred to his onscreen identity as a "character," but he and other streamers count on "authenticity" to rope in audiences eager to see the show.
Studios need to look closely at what they're supporting—or risk enabling something dangerous and unacceptable happening again.
Introducing a new race in Dwarves of Runenberg meant paying careful attention to balance and putting weight in community feedback.
If Amazon is going to make it in video games, Hartmann thinks the company has to build out its own talent and open strong in the PC and console worlds.
An expanded budget range for game projects lets union actors lend their voice or physical performance to more games from developers outside the triple-A sphere.
Valve has assured developers the tool has been 'engineered for performance.'
Weeks of racist backlash over Assassin's Creed Shadows prompted Guillemot to speak out and encourage the larger industry to not let this behavior stand.