Category: george floyd
EA Play and the Steam Game Festival have been pushed back one week
EA is postponing its summer game showcase. The digital version of EA Play was originally scheduled for June 11th at 7 PM ET. Instead, it’ll take place at the same time a week later on June 18th. pic.twitter.com/6NSTb4cxqE— Electronic Arts (@EA) Jun… Source
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Twitch ‘proactively’ removed a police emote to prevent potential abuse
Twitch has removed an emote that featured an image of a cartoon character dressed as a police officer blowing a whistle. "TwitchCop," as the emoticon was known as, was a global emote Twitch viewers could use in chat across all of the platform's chann… Source
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Streaming services join music industry ‘blackout’ over death of George Floyd
The music industry will stage a “blackout day” today in support of protests around the alleged murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Organized by music executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang, the aim is to pause or shutter… Source
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Sony postpones PlayStation 5 event, in order for ‘more important voices to be heard’
Sony’s planned June 4 PS5 event has been postponed indefinitely, as the U.S. grapples with widespread protests over the death of George Floyd. It’s understandably a difficult time to focus on video game launches, amid national and global unrest. The company noted via Twitter, “While we understand gamers worldwide are…
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Facebook employees stage virtual walkout in protest of company’s stance on Trump posts
Some Facebook employees are virtually walking out today to challenge the company’s lack of response to President Donald Trump’s posts pertaining to protests in light of the murder of George Floyd. Employees participating in the protest requested time off and then added an out-of-office response to their emails notifying senders…
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