I really do get all of this (with one caveat), but if I was running that magazine, EA pressuring or not, I would have to have a talk with that writer. I also imagine this is not the first time they had done something like this. I feel like we are missing a lot of context.
I do not agree we should encourage self harm because of somebody’s social/class status or wealth.
Depends on the magazine and time period whether this would be considered particularly crass. In 07, it was far more acceptable to suggest someone faceless kill themselves. Online etiquette hadn’t become mainstream yet and game magazines were rife with extreme toxicity. Coupled with the fact that the editor let it through, I’m pretty sure EA had a lot to do with the reviewer’s removal. The writer, who continued in the industry elsewhere, has vocally asserted exactly that. Their reviews for sims content packs are scathing but others are reasonable, for perspective. Look up steve hogarty pczone articles if you care to confirm.
And I agree, anyone who isn’t actively ruining society should feel safe within it. Video games aren’t worth any level of moral outrage.
I really do get all of this (with one caveat), but if I was running that magazine, EA pressuring or not, I would have to have a talk with that writer. I also imagine this is not the first time they had done something like this. I feel like we are missing a lot of context.
I do not agree we should encourage self harm because of somebody’s social/class status or wealth.
Depends on the magazine and time period whether this would be considered particularly crass. In 07, it was far more acceptable to suggest someone faceless kill themselves. Online etiquette hadn’t become mainstream yet and game magazines were rife with extreme toxicity. Coupled with the fact that the editor let it through, I’m pretty sure EA had a lot to do with the reviewer’s removal. The writer, who continued in the industry elsewhere, has vocally asserted exactly that. Their reviews for sims content packs are scathing but others are reasonable, for perspective. Look up steve hogarty pczone articles if you care to confirm.
And I agree, anyone who isn’t actively ruining society should feel safe within it. Video games aren’t worth any level of moral outrage.