Devs Fight Against Steam’s Politics - Inside Gaming Daily

Protect your online privacy today at http://expressvpn.com/inside. If you’re ready to take action and prevent hair loss, go to http://keeps.com/inside to receive your first month of treatment for free! Over the past few weeks Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and dozens of other game companies have come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. However, one of the largest gaming companies in the space has remained silent. Valve is notorious for having a laissez-faire attitude when it comes to most things but staying silent makes them complicit to current political injustices and systemic racism. If that wasn’t enough, the same laid back approach to community management has allowed multiple hate groups to exist and grow on Steam. Maybe it’s only a matter of time before Valve comes out in support of Black Lives Matter with a statement or some type of donation, but until they do, they’re implying that they are willing to put profits before the well being of human lives. Check out our streaming schedule at http://twitter.com/InsideGaming Listen to our podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/IGPodcast   Or buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/mc_lotta http://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 http://twitter.com/snackary_ http://twitter.com/charalanahzard http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES  [GamesRadar] Updated: Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and dozens of studios share support for Black Lives Matter https://bit.ly/2BdLxgl [Twitter] @glanderco https://bit.ly/2CdoGSy [Games Industry dot biz] Developers remove games from Steam over Valve's Black Lives Matter silence https://bit.ly/2YMb4FA [Twitter] @GhostTimeGames https://bit.ly/2YEOpLc [Twitter] @danthaiwang https://bit.ly/2N59Ob6 [Twitter] @itchio https://bit.ly/30NakT5 [Itch.io] Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality https://bit.ly/2UPCLvK [Twitter] @GhostTimeGames https://bit.ly/30ZE1R9 [Wired] The ADL Calls Out Steam for Giving Extremists a Pass https://bit.ly/2YD33CA [Vice] Steam Is Full of Hate Groups https://bit.ly/3d7SGvQ [Epic Games] UPDATE FROM EPIC GAMES https://bit.ly/3d9P901