Splash Damage

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.

We discuss critics being upset by offensive language but not offensive actions in Destroy All Humans, Halo multiplayer going free-to-play, Joe Rogan saying video games are a waste of time, Grounded's arachnophobia safe mode, and much more.

Ghost of Tsushima is out, and "critics" are accusing it of racism, imperialism, and even having ties to the alt-right. We blast those critiques and also discuss the controversy surrounding a transperson in Deadly Premonition 2, the gender of lead characters in games such as Assassin's Creed, and what's next for Xbox.

For the debut episode, we discuss our issues with The Last of Us Part II, people's problems with Far Cry 6, and censorship in the wake of protests against racial injustice.