Ethics in Video Game Consumption Video games are built on crunch, consolidation, and compromise. Is ethical consumption even possible—or is it just a question of how much you’re willing to ignore?

New post up on WOTS:

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#VideoGames #GameEthics #WOTS #GamesWriting

darkpattern.games sparked a Hacker News debate on game ethics. The site identifies manipulative mechanics, but users question its accuracy and definition of "dark patterns." Is common game design truly exploitative, or just engaging? #GameEthics 1/6

Patent Abuse is legal, but it isn’t ethical.
Gamers deserve creativity, not corporate chokeholds.
🎮 Speak up. Push back. Support devs who value fair play.

#StopPatentAbuse #GameEthics #FairPlay

What’s Patent Abuse?
📜 Companies filing vague, obvious, or overly broad patents not to innovate—
❌ but to block competition & milk lawsuits.
🎮 In gaming, that means stifled creativity + fewer choices for players.
#GameEthics #FairPlay

Want to stop ShadyCos?
💸 Vote with your wallet.
✅ Support devs who respect players
✅ Skip publishers that exploit them
📢 Call out anti-consumer tactics
🗣 Share the truth

If buying isn’t owning, they don’t deserve your cash.
#GameEthics #FairPlay

Gamers love games, not corporate tricks.
Calling out Dark Company and ShadyCo energy isn’t negativity—it’s protecting the hobby we care about.
Fair play shouldn’t just be a game mechanic. It should be an industry standard.
#FairPlay #GameEthics #StopKillingGames

Ever heard of a Dark Company? Or a ShadyCo? 👀
They play ‘family friendly’ on the outside… while squeezing players dry on the inside.
Scummy. Exploitative. Anti-consumer.
Gaming has too many of them.
#GameEthics #FairPlay

"Endnote 5: A Case Study in Digital Radicalism (UC Merced Talk)" by Innuendo Studios | #AltRight #AltRightPlaybook #GamerGate #GameEthics
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Free and subscription games often share a flaw: their value is tied to player time and resource consumption. This focus on maximizing engagement can turn entertainment into addiction, harming players' well-being.

#GameDesign #GameDev #DigitalWellbeing #GameEthics

Can a game inspire ethical behavior? 🤔🎮✨

'Utlima IV: Quest of the Avatar' (1985) with updated music by Pieces of 8-bit's HQ Remakes in the reimplamentation 'xu4 | Ultima IV Recreated' by Karl Robillard.

Original music by Kenneth W. Arnold.
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#Virtues #GameEthics

Leave it to the internet to beat a meme into the ground as quickly as possible #gameethics

#StopGamerGate2014 Because the same people opposing splitting off to #GameEthics say "just an individual!" when GG targets are harassed.