r/KotakuInAction

>Valve risks fines of up to AU$825,000 a day if it fails to respond to a transparency notice issued to it by the Australian government's eSafety Commissioner. According to a statement released by the regulator, Steam is "reportedly a hub for a number of extreme-right communities", and must explain to Australia how it is "identifying, preventing and responding to these harms".

>Valve isn't the only gaming organisation under fire: Roblox, Microsoft (for Minecraft), and Epic Games (for Fortnite) have all been served transparency notices as well.

>"We’ve seen numerous media reports about grooming taking place on all four of these platforms as well as terrorist and violent extremist-themed gameplay," eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. "This includes Islamic State-inspired games and recreations of mass shootings on Roblox, as well as far right groups recreating fascist imagery in Minecraft.

>"Media reports have also pointed to games in Fortnite gamifying the horrific events of the WWII Jasenovac concentration camp and the January 6th US Capitol Building riots, while Steam is reportedly a hub for a number of extreme-right communities."

>I've reached out to Valve for comment and will update if I hear back.

Welcome to the May Megathread.

This thread is for questions and discussions that are easily answerable with one reply or don't fit the sub because of R3 rules.

Last month has brought us some very interesting changes in the gaming industry, as well as collapses and near collapses of franchises, games, and drama-llamas on youtube.

IMPORTANT NEWS FOLLOWS:

Admins have turned the remove/suspend bot up to 11. I know a lot of you are constantly saying "fuck the police" about us enforcing reddit global rules. You might now get to experience reddit global removals first hand, because we have no idea why some comments are being removed.

I personally was having a conversation with a perfectly sane poster, then their very next comment to me was removed almost instantly by reddit filters and they were suspended.

Fuck me! I didn't expect that, and I expect everything bad.

If you see "[ Removed by Reddit ]", that is the admins, not us, so don't use modmail to ask us why you were removed. We don't know unless you tell us what you posted (but not word for word, or you'll probably get hit again).

So, until we figure out what's going on, this is a general Red Alert to all recalcitrants and rebels on KiA who think they can do whatever they want to: you're on notice. The admins, not us, have hijacked the general reddit filters and tied them directly into their ban bot for naughty ideas and words. You may end up having your account suspended if you start emulating funny mustache man or try to talk about our favorite banned topic.

There's a chance innocuous comments about Those Who Shall Redeem, Not You! may even be what gets you suspended. Fuck if we know anymore!

So, keep your shit tight, don't stop for strangers, and make sure to carry your sovereign citizen card at all times in case the admin bot catches you lacking when you jump in the shower in the morning.

Good luck!

When payment processors get involved companies are acting strangely. I recently read about Fakku being censored through payment processors but instead of going down kicking and screaming they banned all discussion of it and got quiet. This seems to be a trend no matter how powerful a company is they get quiet when payment processors use their monopoly to censor expression. Why aren't any companies fighting back legally in the open? Are payment processors so powerful that even lawyers are telling companies to keep quiet and obey? Are lawyers worried that payment processors can intimidate and retaliate against them if they get involved in legal disputes against the processor?

Summary: The first trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot debuted to mixed reactions as it's very light on recognizable features from the games. The video analyzes the trailer and explores the development of the film.

I don’t get it

The post zeroes in on a role titled “Interpretation & Translation (EN-JA)”, highlighting two suspicious lines: that the job helps “promote globalization within the creative studio,” and that being “familiar with DEI and internationally-minded initiatives” is listed as a preferred qualification: