234 Negotiation, Erosion, and Resistance - June News Round-Up (Part 2)

Gaming the System – June Gaming News (Part 2)
This week, we dive into two simmering stories that might not make headlines, but could have lasting impacts on the gaming industry. From the tentative end to the year-long voice actor strike, to the steady erosion of corporate commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we’re asking: where do we go from here?

Jem hosts alongside Alex and Matt, tackling topics ranging from AI exploitation to the erosion of progressive values in major studios like Rockstar and EA. As always, we’re pulling no punches and holding the industry to account.

In this episode:

The SAG-AFTRA strike might be ending, but is the fight really over?“Diversity of thought” is being used to quietly erase DEI in gaming.Grand Theft Auto, executive orders, and the rising authoritarian creep.

“Even with the best of intentions, the potential for the wording change to be used by bad actors is significant.”

If you care about representation, workers’ rights, and the politics seeping into every corner of our media, you won’t want to miss this one.

#SAGAFTRAstrike #VoiceActors #AIandGaming #ProtectPerformers #UnionStrong #AIethics #DEIinGames #DiversityMatters #InclusionNotIllusion #DiversityOfThought #RepresentationMatters #ResistRollback

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The podcast where 3 intersectional feminists examine gaming and games  through a feminist lens.  

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Alex, Jem and Matt believe gaming is good.  Gaming is good for relaxation, for learning, for bringing people together and for your mental health. But like all media, there is both good and bad and we want to address how we make gaming a safe and healthy environment for women and minority groups (although lets not forget that people of colour are the global ethnic majority).

We want to see the small steps towards an intersectional feminist future that have been made in games to go further. We are Gaming the System because we want to see our beloved world of Gaming reflect the values we hold dear, and until it does we are here to shine a light on what needs to change.

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