136 - Shelved Games Podcast 09/02/2019

*** CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT, RAPE, & SUICIDE ***

Skip ahead to 00:22:25 to avoid this discussion at the top of the show.

On this week’s podcast, we discuss recent allegations of abuse in the games industry, along with their fallout and ongoing reporting. We dig into why it’s taken the industry so long to have it’s “MeToo” moment and what we can try to do to make our spaces safer for everyone. We dive deep on new updates to Rainbow Six Siege, the overwhelming scope of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and even how fun and addictive idle games can be. Plus, is the original Rainbow Six novel any good? Well…. it’s complicated.

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This week’s sources:

“Emerging from the shadow of GamerGate” by Jessica Conditt

“Night In The Woods Designer Alec Holowka Dies” by Jason Schreier

Check out John’s recommendation this week, the series Dark Side of the Ring.

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