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Game Science Is Reportedly Making Content Creators Promise Not To Discuss Feminism, Politics For Black Myth: Wukong Codes (www.thegamer.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science is reportedly trying to ban content creators from discussing certain topics in exchange for game codes. 

In a leaked document, which at least one content creator has publicly stated they received from Game Science, there is a "do's and dont's" section, telling those who receive a code what they cannot discuss in their content. Here, the document informs those with Black Myth: Wukong codes that they cannot include "politics" and "feminist propaganda" in their coverage of the game, among other topics.

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 113 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I was just going to write "China's gonna China", but then I remember this particular studio goes a little further than that:

In one instance, a lead is said to have written that men and women play different games because of "biological conditions", following up his comment by writing: "Fck sissies, fck tragic love stories, fuck moon-lit peach blossoms and flute-playing scholars! [...] Some things are just for men, their depression, their anger, their pain...".

The studio is also said to have shared job recruitment posters that boasted "friends with benefits" as a job perk. Another was reported to have read, "Fatties should f*ck off."

Charming.

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 69 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So a 4chan edgelord is somehow running part of a company. Lovely...

I wasn't aware that only men have depression, anger and pain. 🤔

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 37 points 3 weeks ago

Lots of bigoted edgelords have lots of management positions… they just aren’t actually on 4chan.

[–] RangerJosie@sffa.community 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Glad I never intended to give money to these assholes.

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago

With that attitude I won't even pirate it

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

“China’s gonna China”

Fuck China, but I really don't see how this is specific to them. Lets not pretend this shit couldn't happen (and is happening) pretty much anywhere else on the planet.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Some things are just for men, their depression, their anger, their pain…”.

I mean, you can just ask for suicide watch straight up, instead of veiling it like that?

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 51 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The guy who sent this was apparently using a gmail domain, not Game Science domain, this might be fake.

The article itself says that they never received any such requirements.

[–] BrowseMan@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

And valid game keys so....

[–] MrGabr@ttrpg.network 33 points 3 weeks ago

Others have already pointed out important things about what the dev has said; I would like to add that the book the game is based on has a number of female characters which are simply not in the game.

[–] RangerJosie@sffa.community 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Red flag.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is fake.

https://x.com/JordanMiddler/status/1824864368342753719

EDIT: Seemingly different guidelines for reviewers and "influencers"? I'll wait for the dust to settle on this one.

[–] Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Koen967@feddit.nl -1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah yes, the undeniable proof that is a man's word and a screenshot of a bullet points list without any context.

[–] Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

“GLHF has confirmed that the “Do’s & Don’ts” document was sent to Reinier and at least one other content creator by Hero Games, a developer and publisher that co-published Black Myth: Wukong according to a LinkedIn post from the company. Hero Games is also a major shareholder in developer GameScience, and as of a 2021 press release was the largest external shareholder of the company. 

Reinier sent GLHF a copy of the email sent to content creators and we can confirm that it was sent from a company email address associated with Hero Games. The email signature also contained a Discord username, and the account associated with the sender is listed as a Hero Games employee on their profile in the official Black Myth: Wukong Discord server.”

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