Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Halo 4 gets tough on sexist players]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/halo-4-gets-tough-on-sexist-players/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/halo-4-gets-tough-on-sexist-players/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/halo-4-gets-tough-on-sexist-players/#comments Halo 4 overseers planning on handing out lifetime bans for sexist players343 Industries wants to make it clear: It will brook no further discrimination of any kind in Halo 4. Executive producer Kiki Wolfkill and studio head Bonnie Ross say that sexist discrimination of any kind will be met with a lifetime ban from both the game and the Xbox Live network.

Ross says that "most people look at a franchise like Halo, and automatically assume it's run by a guy," but this particular franchise is run by a few ladies, and they're not having any discriminatory nonsense in their latest sequel.

We agree with the sentiment, and hope that the harsh penalties make sure that the losers who make sexist and other offensive comments get shown the door for good. The ideal should be to make sure all forms of this offensive discrimination are squashed as far and wide as possible, no matter who's running the show.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>banscommentarycommentsgenderhalo-4lifetimelifetime-banmenmicrosoftracistsexismsexistwomenxboxxbox-liveThu, 01 Nov 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Minecraft language update inadvertently contained racial slur (but it's fixed now)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/28/minecraft-language-update-inadvertently-contained-racial-slur-b/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/28/minecraft-language-update-inadvertently-contained-racial-slur-b/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/28/minecraft-language-update-inadvertently-contained-racial-slur-b/#comments Minecraft has demonstrated some magnificent feats of community creation, but now it's also offering a lesson in the volatile side of crowd-sourcing. Changing the language to Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa and Namibia, yesterday caused the title screen to display the phrase "You are a NIGGER." As Minecraft Forums user EgXPlayer commented, "Thats racist."

Mojang's Jens Bergensten apologized for the slur and encouraged fans to check the new translation via Crowdin -- the Afrikaans home screen now reads "enkelspeler," which translates to "single player," as it should.
[Image via Minecraft Forums user TripleHeadedSheep]

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The Resident Evil 5 "racism issue" has reanimated itself in the latest hands-on preview by Eurogamer. The site believes the "debate is only going to get louder" once the game is released. It notes that Chris Redfield's partner, Sheva, fits neatly into the "approved Hollywood model" of a light-skinned black heroine, and describes sensitive images later on in the game as "outrageous and outdated."

The RE5 hands-on concludes that all the mainstream media needs is an image of Chris Redfield stomping on the face of a black woman, "splattering her skull," to have a field day. Yikes!

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JoystiqEurogamer notes racism in its Resident Evil 5 hands-on originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ah... the weekend. While the other Joystiq and Fanboy sites seem to offer absolutely no updates, PSP Fanboy strives to entertain you... at any cost. You should know the format of the Sandwich by now: you get two new interesting PSP videos, usually made by fans. In the middle of this video bread is the meaty, cheesy and tasty commentary by me. At the top, you'll see an incredible parody of how to hack a PSP. It's a lot less sane than other guides, but it's also a lot more funny. If you don't find it particularly amusing, at least you can laugh at this man's clear abuse of technology. Who wants to bet that his monitor didn't work after this experiment?

At the bottom, you'll see a real world reprucussion of the racist white PlayStation Portable ads. I love how awkward the news anchors seem when discussing this topic. But then again, news anchors always look awkward, don't they?

JoystiqVideo Sandwich: July 23, 2006 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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