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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

How dare he speak bluntly about having different tastes!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Glad I never intended to give money to these assholes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh no! You can't talk about politics. When talking about the game. Who haves nothing do to with politics.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good to know you like censorship.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Why you need to talk about that stuff. If the game about is not about that stuff?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Because I am a believer in death of the author. That means that a developer doesn't get to decide what their game is or isn't about.

A dev could have put in a theme unintentionally. Does that mean you are not allowed to talk about it?

Why do they get to decide what a work of art means to me?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why did they forbid talking about stuff that isn't about the game? Why do they need to talk about this stuff?

The game studio brought this up, not the reviewers. The reviewers are just pointing out that the devs are clearly woke obsessed piss babies that can't not talk about politics, even when it doesn't have anything to do with their game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Why do they feel the need to forbid that speech if it isn't related to the game. If the content of the game inspires people to discuss such issues then they should be allowed to discuss them. If it's extremely misogynistic, they should be allowed to point that out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Forbidding people to talk about politics is inherently political, and therefore hypocritical.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Seems reasonable. They are to review the game so the player know what's the game like.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Straight up saying not to say anything that paints the game negatively or might piss someone off; that's not telling people what the game is like.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

So just really worried about right-wing cancle culture?