The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/video-games">gaming convention</a> Gen Con is under fire for introducing a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/segregation">BIPOC Lounge</a>” for black, indigenous, and other people of color who attend. 
“The BIPOC Lounge is a dedicated space for BIPOC attendees to connect, relax, network, and utilize for career focused endeavors. With the intention to build, assist, and provide resources for the growth of the community, we encourage BIPOC attendees to visit the space,” the Gen Con Instagram description <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfo4gTApn0w/">said</a>. 
“This space was created to follow through on our goals of spotlighting underrepresented voices, supplementing convention experiences, and supporting new opportunities for those seeking to enter or move further into the tabletop industry. Gen Con is committed to maintaining this goal and will ensure this space is used for this purpose throughout the show.”
Comments were disabled on the Instagram post, but reactions on Twitter were brutal, especially after the popular account Libs of TikTok <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1545069629210591233">shared</a> a screenshot of the post announcing the BIPOC Lounge.
“So inclusive,” the account for The Daily Wire&#8217;s &#8220;Candace&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/thecandaceshow/status/1545073100504670213">wrote</a>.
“They’re so progressive that they’re actually regressive,” another Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/PrimeSC30/status/1545070523373199361">shared</a>.
While the BIPOC lounge at Gen Con is optional, leftists have been accused in the past of advocating for segregation in certain settings, mainly schools. Last September, Texas Tech University canceled a so-called anti-racism seminar that segregated students by race, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-cancels-anti-racism-seminar-that-segregated-students-by-race">reported</a> at the time. 
“Upon reviewing materials from the ‘Deeply Rooted Conversations’ discussion series, we learned that some of the content does not align with our university values, and we have discontinued this program,” Texas Tech spokesman Matt Dewey told The Daily Caller News Foundation. This was after Young America’s Foundation revealed the segregation through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The groups for the event were divided up as “BIPOC affinity space” and “Ally affinity space” before the seminar got canceled.
In August, black parents in Atlanta became furious upon learning that their elementary school children were being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-parents-outraged-after-learning-atlanta-elementary-school-segregated-classes-by-race">segregated by race</a> in their classrooms. 
“[The principal] said, ‘That’s not one of the black classes.’ And I immediately said, ‘What does that mean?’ I was confused,” mother Kila Posey told the local news outlet. “I asked for more clarification. I was like, ‘We have those in this school?’ And she proceeded to say, &#8216;Yes, I have decided that I’m going to place all of the black students in two classes.’”
“We’ve lost sleep trying to figure out, like, why would a person do this? First, it was just disbelief that I was having this conversation in 2020 with a person that looks just like me, a black woman,” Posey continued. “It’s segregating classrooms. You cannot segregate classrooms. You can’t do it.”

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A gamer leaked classified Chinese military schematics to win an argument online.
Gaijin Entertainment, the developers of free-to-play online vehicle combat game, “War Thunder,” host a forum where fans can discuss vehicles, items, realism, and other aspects of the game. One post on May 31 went viral when it <a href="https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/06/report-gamer-leaks-classified-chinese-tank-schematic-to-win-online-argument/">revealed</a> what appears to be a real schematic of the Chinese DTC10-125 armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) shell, which inspired an in-game item of the same name. The shell is employed by the PLA’s ZTZ Type 96, 96A, 99, and 99A tanks.
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Leak of Chinese DTC10-125 APFSDS dart on the War Thunder game forum. Round is compatible with Type-96 and Type-99. 680mm RHAe @ 2km. The velocity and the penetration at 2km seems to be the equivalent of the frontline Russian 3BM60. <a href="https://twitter.com/adgpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adgpi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DRDO_India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DRDO_India</a> <a href="https://t.co/EprWtMQzd2">pic.twitter.com/EprWtMQzd2</a>
&mdash; Krishna Kalagara (@KrishnaKalagara) <a href="https://twitter.com/KrishnaKalagara/status/1532166122752966657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Chinese speaking users of the site have translated the document and it has been circulating online. According to the <a href="https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/classified-specs-leaked-on-war-thunder-forum-for-third-time/">U.K. Defense Journal</a>, the leak illustrated the shell’s muzzle velocity at ambient temperatures, as well as its efficiency against rolled and homogeneous armor (RHA) and a range of factors that could affect the shell’s trajectory. If the image is authentic, it is the first known internal documentation of &#8220;one of the [People&#8217;s Liberation Army&#8217;s] main tank killing rounds.&#8221;
The user appeared to be irritated by inaccuracies in the projected in-game specs of the shell, and wanted the internal statistics updated to match its real world equivalent. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/war-thunder-players-have-leaked-classified-military-intel-for-the-third-time-on-its-forums">Ironically enough</a>, the shell is not yet available in game, and the statistics in question were only placeholder values that would have been updated in the final product, meaning the leaker likely committed treason to correct values that were never meant to be accurate in the first place.
&#8220;Our community managers immediately banned the user and deleted his post, as the information on this particular shell is still classified in China,&#8221; the Hungarian studio said in an email to PC Gamer. &#8220;Publishing classified information on any vehicle of any nation at War Thunder forums is clearly prohibited, and the game developers never use it in their work. While we understand that our players want the game to be as realistic as possible, we&#8217;re kindly asking them not to do anything illegal and jeopardize their safety, as well as safety of our community team members.”
This is not the first time classified military intelligence has been leaked on this forum. In July 2021, a self-described captain of a British Challenger II tank leaked classified schematics in the hope that the developers would improve its in-game design. In October 2021, a French Army tank crewman leaked a portion of the Leclerc Main Battle Tank’s classified manual, again for the sake of in-game accuracy.

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Microsoft has announced its plans to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard, in a deal worth a reported $68.7 billion.
“With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the largest and fastest-growing form of entertainment,” the Big Tech icon announced in a <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/">statement</a>. “Today, Microsoft Corp. announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc., a leader in game development and interactive entertainment content publisher. This acquisition will accelerate the growth in Microsoft’s gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud and will provide building blocks for the metaverse.”
In an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share.
“When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony,” Microsoft announced. “The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios like ‘Warcraft,’ ‘Diablo,’ ‘Overwatch,’ ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Candy Crush,’ in addition to global eSports activities through Major League Gaming. The company has studios around the world with nearly 10,000 employees.”
“Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment across all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms,” said Satya Nadella, executive chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “We’re investing deeply in world-class content, community and the cloud to usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive and accessible to all.”
“Players everywhere love Activision Blizzard games, and we believe the creative teams have their best work in front of them,” said Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming. “Together we will build a future where people can play the games they want, virtually anywhere they want.”
“For more than 30 years our incredibly talented teams have created some of the most successful games,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, who will continue to serve in this role following the acquisition. “The combination of Activision Blizzard’s world-class talent and extraordinary franchises with Microsoft’s technology, distribution, access to talent, ambitious vision and shared commitment to gaming and inclusion will help ensure our continued success in an increasingly competitive industry.”
This acquisition is the largest ever by Microsoft, as well as within the gaming world, with the company expecting the deal “to close in fiscal year 2023.” 
“The acquisition also bolsters Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new milestone of over 25 million subscribers. With Activision Blizzard’s nearly 400 million monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises, this acquisition will make Game Pass one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the industry. Upon close, Microsoft will have 30 internal game development studios, along with additional publishing and esports production capabilities,” the statement added.
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

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The CEO of a video game developer based in Georgia is now out of the company after he tweeted his support for Texas&#8217;s pro-life law, which bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected in the baby.
&#8220;Proud of #USSupremeCourt affirming the Texas law banning abortion for babies with a heartbeat,&#8221; John Gibson, CEO of Tripwire Interactive, tweeted on Saturday. &#8220;As an entertainer I don’t get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.&#8221;
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Proud of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USSupremeCourt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USSupremeCourt</a> affirming the Texas law banning abortion for babies with a heartbeat. As an entertainer I don’t get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.
&mdash; John Gibson (@RammJaeger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RammJaeger/status/1434245886670901250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Tripwire Interactive released a statement on Monday evening saying that Gibson was out, effective immediately, because of the comments that he made. The statement claimed that he &#8220;stepped down.&#8221;
&#8220;The comments given by John Gibson are of his own opinion, and do not reflect those of Tripwire Interactive as a company,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;His comments disregarded the values of our whole team, our partners and much of our broader community. Our leadership team at Tripwire are deeply sorry and are unified in our commitment to take swift action and to foster a more positive environment.&#8221;
&#8220;Effective immediately, John Gibson has stepped down as CEO of Tripwire Interactive,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;Co-founding member and current Vice President, Alan Wilson, will take over as interim CEO. Alan has been with the company since its formation in 2005 and is an active lead in both the studio’s business and developmental affairs. Alan will work with the rest of the Tripwire leadership team to take steps with employees and partners to address their concerns including executing a company-wide town hall meeting and promoting open dialogue with Tripwire leadership and all employees. His understanding of both the company’s culture and the creative vision of our games will carry the team through this transition, with full support from the other Tripwire leaders.&#8221;

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Netflix is down nearly half a million subscribers in North America this quarter, leading to a stock drop of nearly <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-20/netflix-falls-after-forecasting-another-quarter-of-subpar-growth">5%</a> on Wednesday — the company’s biggest slide since its last poor earnings report in April.
This marks the first time the platform has lost domestic customers in two years.
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/97ccbdab-6547-4d1b-bb3f-f251931901c2">The Financial Times</a>, which ran the headline, “Netflix bleeds subscribers,” says the streaming platform’s failure to meet analyst projections has investors jumpy.
“The California-based company predicted it would add 3.5 [million] subscribers in the third quarter, disappointing investors who were looking for a stronger rebound in the second half of the year,” the outlet reported, adding, “Analysts had forecast that Netflix would add 5.9 [million] subscribers during the third quarter.”
In a shareholder <a href="https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2021/q2/FINAL-Q2-21-Shareholder-Letter.pdf">letter</a>, Netflix executives blamed their failure to meet projections this quarter on “unusual choppiness in our growth” and cited the pandemic, something CFO Spencer Neumann echoed on an <a href="https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2021/q2/Netflix,-Inc.,-Q2-2021-Pre-Recorded-Earnings-Call,-Jul-20,-2021.pdf">earnings call</a>. But CEO Reed Hastings had to assuage similar worries after disappointing numbers the previous quarter in April. At that time, too, the company claimed COVID was hurting business, with Hastings <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9NojXGRTFU">saying</a>, “We had those 10 years that were smooth as silk, and we are just a little bit wobbly right now.”
Some people aren’t buying the coronavirus line, however, and blame other factors for Netflix’s poor performance.
Conservative radio host and commentator Todd Starnes believes pushing a woke agenda and filling original series and movies with hard-R-rated material could also be driving viewers away.
“They’ve gone woke,” said Starnes in an <a href="https://www.toddstarnes.com/media/netflix-aint-mayberry-and-thats-why-nearly-500000-americans-unsubscribed/">op-ed</a>, pointing out the deal the company struck with Barack and Michelle Obama to create politically themed films and series, which he classified as “propaganda disguised as entertainment.”
The former Fox News host also referenced the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-subscription-cancellations-soar-after-cuties-controversy">scandal</a> over the movie “Cuties,” which showed preteen girls performing sexually suggestive dance moves, that hit the platform late in 2020. Starnes argued it highlighted for families that Netflix isn’t producing content they want to welcome into their homes.
“[Netflix] is basically becoming a soft porn channel,” he said, later adding, “Families are just not going to spend money on that sort of garbage. They long for the days of Everybody Loves Raymond and the Andy Griffith Show.”
In the midst of Wall Street worries, the streaming giant is looking to gaming as a future saving grace.
The company confirmed this week that it plans to move into video games during its earnings call, with Chief Operating Officer Greg Peters saying, “This is a core part of our subscription offering.”
Some tech insiders, like the analysts at <a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/7/20/22586084/netflix-gaming-strategy-earnings-explained">Recode</a>, are skeptical though. “Figuring out how to make games is a very different skill set than making TV shows and movies — which is why most big entertainment companies have failed whenever they’ve tried to get into games themselves,” the outlet reported. “Big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, and Google have all swung and missed to varying degrees, as well. So it’s entirely possible that Netflix’s move into games could flop, too.”

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