The original post was simple, written in clear language this one is intentionally obfuscatory and pretends there’s a larger problem “in the region” than Israel bombing the shit out of Gaza, displacing tens of thousands of people and killing hundreds more, and even destroying the Gaza Bureaus of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera on spurious grounds that Hamas was holed up in their building. This text is obviously ridiculous and, if this tweet by IGN’s executive editor of tech, Bo Moore, is any indication, not supported by the editorial team. Some IGN Corporate stooge at 1 AM, really legitimately tweeting “All Lives Matter” and giving $25,000 to fucking Save The Children lmao We will continue to follow global events and look for ways to lend our support in productive, helpful ways. Our community is a huge part of what makes IGN special. Thank you for your support and for always engaging with us. As part of this effort, we have made a donation of $25,000 to Save The Children, an organization that works to support children everywhere and provides emergency aid in natural disasters, war and other conflicts. We do intend to continue to use our platforms and resources to aid those civilian lives impacted across the entire area. That was not our intention and we sincerely regret the error. By highlighting only one population, the post mistakenly left the impression that we were politically aligned with one side. In the instance of our recent post regarding how to help civilians in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, our philanthropic instincts to help those in need was not in-line with our intent of trying to show support for all people impacted by tragic events. We have a track record of supporting humanitarian efforts and charities across the globe. Our first thought is always for the broader IGN community – our employees, readers, and partners – and our hopes for their safety and well-being. What nobody could see coming was that at 1 AM CST, literally the middle of the night, IGN tweeted a photo containing the following text, quoted in its entirety so as not to exclude any context:Īcross IGN, our hearts are heavy as we follow the events in Israel, Palestine and across the region. ( A mirror of the post is here, and you can find the original archive at the Wayback Machine.)Ĭommentators speculated that the post had been removed from the site after pressure from right-wing trolls, or a conflict with the Israeli IGN franchise, or a preponderance of Gamers doing what Gamers love to do whenever Politics gets into their Mindless Consumption, or the ever-present, always-vague “advertiser concerns.” After just over 24 hours, the post was taken down. The move mirrored similar calls-to-action the site has made during major events in the world, like this Black Lives Matter post (last updated in late April, 2021). The Top 100 RPGs of All Time list celebrates the games that we believe most accurately exemplify the tenants of the role-playing game genre: building characters based on experience earned in the game, scaling combat based on the statistics of weapons, armor and abilities, making decisions - good or bad - that impact the game world.This weekend, IGN posted a call-to-action for its readers to donate to Palestinian charities and humanitarian organizations. No single genre in video games lets us do exactly this - in exactly the way we want - like role-playing games. No, we dream of becoming heroes, becoming kings, becoming saviors, and doing whatever we like - right or wrong - while we conquer, save and survive harrowing adventures in faraway lands. When we do, it's usually not about spreadsheets, laundry or homework. We all like to pretend, to make believe, to daydream.
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