By Chloe Cramutola, Investigative Editor
• February 20, 2025
The gaming industry has been blown to pixelated bits.
It’s not because of its games. It’s not the expensive, downloadable content or DEI controversies.
It’s how the industry is treating its workers — the very talents who make the games we know and love.
We instead must find authenticity in our narratives, instead of scraping for diversity that never even existed. Maybe then — finally — we can believe equality is more than a political agenda.
Enthusiasts should certainly share their critiques, but when leaks are framed as gaming “news,” fans often blame the company instead of those spreading classified information.
Video games are obviously not necessities for those who play them, but even in their production and sale we see the innocent being punished for the misdeeds of their governments.
The fighting game community, or FGC, has been called the most racially diverse community in video games, and offers a large amount of opportunities to Black creators, talent and players.
