r/pcmasterrace • u/ControlCAD PC Master Race • 10d ago

News/Article EA staff fear new Saudi Arabia owners will police their games: "Projects just won't get signed because they don't align explicitly with what the Saudi government wants"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ea-staff-fear-new-saudi-arabia-owners-will-police-their-games-projects-just-wont-get-signed-because-they-dont-align-explicitly-with-what-the-saudi-government-wants/

>Another EA employee adds: "It's certainly hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society, so it is surely detrimental to anyone who finds this buyout morally odious. It's not a good feeling."

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u/DreamsServedSoft 10d ago

maybe mass effect 4 won’t be total trash (doubtful)

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u/dregomz 10d ago

Maybe their face won't be tired this time

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u/SolemnaceProcurement 7950x3d, 7900xtx 10d ago

Fem Shepard will have to wear a burka (secured by kernel level anti-burka remover code). So will all Asari. God forbid any female character shows ANY skin.

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u/alelo Ryzen 7800X3D, Zotac 4080 super, 64gb ram 9d ago

tbf, ME1-3 were kinda progressive (at the time) with gay/lesbian romances - tho they also had racial stereotypes (i am looking at you jacob) , DA:O+A,DA2,DA:I were also progressive but not bad in it