Kotaku writers are so well adjusted that they can’t stand the thought of playing as the Empire, or “space Nazis,” in Star Wars: Squadron, but hey, at least the Imperial forces are diverse, right? We talk about this laughable critique along with Jason Schreier getting blasted for his agenda-driven coverage of game development, the hypocrisy of celebrating racebending Greek gods, complaints that video games are fatphobic for making big characters tougher, Kotaku criticizing capitalism while demonstrating why it’s awesome, and Graham Lineham getting poetic justice with the censoring of his sitcom.

Kotaku is thirsty for everything from Hades’ Greek gods to the dragon in Ring Fit Adventure, but for years, journalists have been shaming gamers for enjoying sexy video games. We talk about such hypocrisy along with more evidence of Sony censorship, wheelchair ramps in game environments, Colin’s Last Stand accepting all fans regardless of politics, why putting katanas in games is never a problem, and Kotaku libeling Rowling as a transphobe.

When 343 Industries unveiled it would remove the police siren nameplate from Halo 3: ODST, some fans expressed distaste, and VG247 decided to label them as alt-right. We discuss the many ways VG247 got this “story” wrong along with news about Kinda Funny rejecting Trump-supporting fans, Ubisoft making everything about gender, Brianna Wu being her hilarious self, what Microsoft buying Bethesda means for the future of games, the latest next-gen news, white voice actors leaving black roles, and diversity quotes in fiction.

People are already planning to boycott Hogwarts Legacy because they disagree with J. K. Rowling’s views on transgenderism. We discuss her “thoughtcrimes” and also talk about Twitch removing Hispanic emotes, Daily Dot tying Among Us’ success to fascism, EA adding commercials to UFC 4, Disco Elysium being criticized for not being communist enough, the latest on next-gen consoles, and the repulsiveness that is Cuties.

Earlier this week, the UK branch of Kotaku was laid to rest. In this episode, we “celebrate” the gaming website by discussing its worst articles and irresponsible writers. We talk about Kotaku UK’s disability slur blunder, awful Dream Daddy gender swap shenanigan, apology over a TotalBiscuit article, and about the problems with video game journalism in general.

Tell Me Why has been criticized for handling its trans character with kid gloves, but The Last of Us Part II got blasted for having its trans character suffer, proving there’s no way to please games journalists. We talk about their hypocrisy along with Polygon’s claim video games need to promote “social change,” how Spiritfarer isn’t ableist, why Caustic’s voice line in Apex Legends should not have been removed, Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad’s intro cutscene being censored, and more.

Blizzard was mocked recently for censoring dialog between Garrosh and Sylvanas on World of Warcraft, so we talk about the company's history of making prudish edits to its games. We also discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's trailer being censored worldwide, Steam's new chat tool, nü She-Ra's creator getting in trouble for a "racist" joke, and whether white voice actors can play non-white roles.

Communists are mad the new Call of Duty is political, which is ironic considering they’ve been demanding politics in games for years. We discuss why it’s dumb they’re upset along with E3 getting in trouble for tweeting a gamer gurlz article, #MeToo drama at Rocksteady, complaints about racism in Overwatch, how the Oculus is going to die, why Boba Fett killing women is feminist af, and Uzaki-chan and Cuties comparisons.

Grounded has an arachnophobia safe mode that turns spiders into cuddly blobs. Is this an accessibility issue or just a smart business move? We also discuss Epic Games suing Apple over Fortnite being removed from the App Store, Halo Infinite being delayed and why the Xbox Series X is doomed, how much the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender will suck, why Spider-Man bullying bad guys is fine, and more.

Polygon thinks video games should regress to black-and-white stories and characters where heroes are perfect and villains are cartoonishly evil. We blast that hot take and talk about depictions of racism in Red Dead Redemption 2, The Matrix being an allegory for gender transition, the term "race" being removed from Dungeons & Dragons, and how Persona 5's depiction of predatory women is not men's fault.