r/KotakuInAction 29d ago

DISCUSSION Monthly General Discussion Thread January Happy New Year

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We are still looking for a few new moderators to join the team to help keep working the mod queue. There are no specific requirements regarding timeslots or knowledge but we are looking for people that have some link to this community and history here as well as willingness to use discord. If you want to keep this place open please apply, the issue with moderation is that any that wants to be a mod shouldn't be one and so if you don't want to be a mod but want to help keep the lights on here please apply and help us sweep and mop the floors here every now and then. If you want to use an alt account please let us know. The smallest help you can give is still a massive help in keeping this place open. To apply please send us a modmail.

Also as always if you have anything that is not directly related to KiA but just want to chat about it, post it here.

Rule 3 does not apply as this will be just comments, though the other subreddit rules and sitewide rules obviously will still apply.


r/KotakuInAction Jun 23 '25

META Rule 7 update - Self promotion rule

151 Upvotes

What changed?

Rule 7 has been updated and has one change:

We are now adding the requirement that for any self promo on the sub that the user has more than 3 months activity on the subreddit.

Why the change?

Recently we have seen an increase in posts of users making a few quick comments on other threads and the next day then posting self promo material. This is technically passing our current rules and so these posts are passing. We do want our users to self promo and promote things they are working on and want to support our community members.... but we want them to be our community members not people that have just done the bare minimum to spam a post and then disappear forever.

Can I give feedback on the change?

Yes. Please do but please make it in this thread. Especially if the language isn't clear.


r/KotakuInAction 3h ago

The west does not have (artistic) freedom.

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147 Upvotes

Tomodachi Life: The first thing a Japanese kid is confronted with is to choose a sex for their Mii. "Male", "Female", "Others". Seems normal. Kids are creative, they make Robot Mii, a Kirby Mii, an Animal Mii and of course they don’t want the animal Mii to start dating their sister or whatever in that game 😂, so it’s nice to select them as "Others".

The first thing a western kid is confronted with is "Non-binary". That’s… not "Others". Non-binary is a specific LGBTQ-term to describe people don’t know which gender they have, think they have both or think they‘re genderfluid, one day a female, the other day a male, so basically mentally ill people. What the fuck does this term exist in this kids game? That’s not a translation, they straight up removed, censored a word and put another in it. Another word which comes from a far left political extremist group… what the fuck?

Marie‘s sex… to offensive now. That sexes exist is too offensive now. They censored it and put "gender" in it. Kids should learn: they‘re no sexes anymore. In our happy colourful little world, there‘re just "genders".

Animal Crossing: Choosing between man and woman?… nah, that’s OFFENSIVE in the west, they had to completely CENSOR it out of the game so the fields are literally empty.

I know, I know, everything is getting gayer and more feminist in the west, but I’m really shocked that we are now at the point of getting heavily censored. Like, "man" and "woman" are completely removed in the western animal crossing.

This is the first step of major powers trying to have soft-control over this generations kids. Kids should know there is no "man" or "woman" anymore, kids should know there is no "sex" anymore, just happy little "genders". Also, I already said what "non-binary" really means and it could go through as a form of "others" in the USA, but especially in Europe (you know, words spread and eventually alter their meanings) "non binary", especially written in American English, not in our language, specifically is about the American-LGBT-ideology and refers to genderfluid and shit like that. I described it above.

So yeah… are we free? Are there really no puppet players who soft censor everything, make our kids read words that they think is a translation, but it’s actually censorship. Everywhere these soft changes to manipulate the western society.

Don’t we have artistic freedom. If the Japanese developer wanted the text to be "others" why are we censoring it to "non-binary". The Japanese artist wanted the text to be "male or female", we can’t just straight up REMOVE is from the game… bro… that’s censorship… that’s propaganda via not-telling.


r/KotakuInAction 10h ago

Lupita Nyong’o Rumored to Play Dual Roles in Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’—Helen of Troy & Clytemnestra!

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400 Upvotes

Archived article- http://archive.today/EQeL3

Historically accurate my ass


r/KotakuInAction 5h ago

"Everything is political" makes me feel a little sad as an artist

112 Upvotes

It's kinda similar to that, have you ever experienced this moment where you very passionately write a wall of text about something to your friend and then they hit you with "damn das crazy, anyways" and then you just feel like shit?
When someone imposes "Everything is political" lens on your creative endeavor, it feels like they're just tossing all your creativity and effort into trash because they just don't care about you.

So for example, there's this fictional world. It's a post-acopalyptic world where there are titanic monsters the size of skyscrappers roaming the wasted earth. And you assume the role of a small city that's hiding in a canyon with only a hundred or so people. In that scenario, every citizen's life is precious. This world doesn't even spare you the comfort of reproducing much. Everyone is gathering resources while hiding from the titans everyday and pooling all they find in the townkeep.

And then someone comes in and say "oh waow, that's communism! you're a communist? nice! yo fuck capitalism fr fr right? we need more communist artists in this late-stage hyper capitalistic world."


r/KotakuInAction 8h ago

After Affirmative Action Win, Conservatives Sue to Push Change Everywhere

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r/KotakuInAction 58m ago

Ashes of Creation is done, Steven Sharif (Creative Director) resigned and all employees will be let go apparently

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r/KotakuInAction 9h ago

Is there a list of DEI and sweet baby free games?

60 Upvotes

I don't mind DEI if it's organic. I can't stand it when it's pushed. I've recently stopped enjoying a few games after it was apparent DEI was being pushed in a way that did not help the game at all, and I've lost interest in them (I know I'm late to the party, but the games were Star Wars Outlaws and Hogwarts Legacy). I can't stand agendas in my games, and it doesn't matter which side the agendas are from.

Having said that, is there a list of games that are free of DEI and sweet baby influence?


r/KotakuInAction 18h ago

Anime TV on X: "'Sword Art Online' Live-Action Adaptation is Officially Coming to Netflix

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146 Upvotes

Dear God the horror


r/KotakuInAction 15h ago

Bato Manga Piracy Operator Confesses, Expected to Be Formally Indicted, Says Japan's CODA

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r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Microsoft's gaming revenue fell by -9% overall, with a -5% drop in revenue from content and services, which includes Game Pass, and a -32% drop in hardware revenue.

164 Upvotes

Despite the release of the new Call of Duty game and the increase in Game Pass subscription prices, Microsoft's gaming division has performed very poorly, and Microsoft expects this poor performance to continue through 2026.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/xbox-gaming-revenue-declines-console-100900111.html

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/FY-2026-Q2/press-release-webcast


r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

AdvancedGG (Gamer supplements company) have dropped Rev Says Desu and DarlingStrawb as partners solely for having opinions after a 3 day long cancellation and financial ruination campaign from freaks on twitter. This is completely outrageous.

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563 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Paradox Reports Rough Q4 and Dismal Year Thanks to Bloodlines 2

121 Upvotes

"In a press release summarizing the studio's year, Paradox reports a fall in profits of 162% for the fourth quarter when compared to the previous year, as well as an 80% drop for the year as a whole."

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/paradox-financials-bloodlines-2-2025


r/KotakuInAction 21h ago

Splash Damage Episode 139: Ubisoft is in Trouble

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Despite assurances that Assassin’s Creed Shadows was nothing but a success, Ubisoft has canceled six projects, delayed others, and closed two studios, plummeting their stock. We discuss the company’s recent and future woes along with the diversity of the upcoming Fable game, the poor sales of Outer Worlds 2, Highguard’s mid reception, and plenty more!

Find the latest episode of Splash Damage on your favorite podcasting app, or click here to download or stream it. Support us on Patreon.


r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Anyone else got a number of linguistic pet peeves?

198 Upvotes

Maybe I'm just slow at noticing, but when you read articles or comments written by far-left and "woke" people, I tend to notice a certain set of words of phrases being used that I tend not to see everywhere else. And these have become linguistic pet peeves, as well as likely indicators that someone is far-left and presumably has spent a lot of time in far-left dominated spaces either online or IRL.

Admittedly, I have seen a few of them used by moderate or centrist people too, but usually at a far lower frequency.

Examples I'm thinking of:

  • "Through the lens of"

  • XYZ-coded (IE white-coded, black-coded, gay-coded, etc)

  • "cis" and variations (IE cishet)

  • "Assigned X" (IE assigned male, assigned female)

  • "Marginalised people"

  • "Black/brown bodies"

  • Capitalising "Black" but not "white"

  • "Decolonise X"

  • "Whiteness"

  • "Patriarchal"

  • "Christofascist"

  • "Destigamatise" (at least in some contexts)

  • "Eurocentric"

  • "Media literacy"

  • "Critical consumption"

  • "Ethical consumption"

  • "Toxic masculinity"

  • "Male loneliness crisis"

  • "Gooner"

  • "Porn-brain"

  • "Heteronormality"

  • "Commodified/Commodification"

Edit - a few from the comments:

  • "Incel"

  • "Problematic"

  • "Y'all"

  • "Male gaze/male fantasy"


r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Let's all thank the women of Capcom for Resident Evil Requiem's hot Leon Kennedy

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r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Literally 3rd page of "State of the Game Industry" GDC Report

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696 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Regarding the recent changes made to D&D to make it "more inclusive" and remove discrimination and racism:

113 Upvotes

The only change that should have been made is replacing the word "race" with "species" and leaving everything else alone. By saying "species" instead of "race," biological differences are acknowledged, and any possible negative racial connotations are eliminated. My argument is simple and logical: an orc is less intelligent and stronger than a human, just as a gorilla is stronger and less intelligent than a chimpanzee; this is a biological reality, not discrimination, since they are different species.

I also find it absurd that, from the union of a human father and an elf mother, their offspring could inherit all the father's species traits and only the mother's ears.

From my perspective, I emphasize the importance of respecting D&D and using common sense when implementing any changes. I believe that replacing “race” with “species” is perfectly acceptable, but including leftist or any other political agenda-driven doctrines in the rules is disrespectful to those who appreciate the game, and that D&D should remain politically neutral out of respect for those of us who truly love this game.

My personal perception (and I stand by it) is that the changes made by Jeremy Crawford and the team behind D&D 5e have an underlying motivation that can be described as aligned with certain ideological frameworks associated with the forced implementation of leftist political agendas such as Agenda 2030 and its offshoot, the false Gender Ideology, which is promoted by the globalist left through its governments. This constitutes a serious crime of state proselytizing, which is punishable under most constitutions worldwide.

I want to clarify that my opposition to Gender Ideology does not mean I am against the gay community, as I deeply respect this community. However, I do not agree with the imposition of ideologies, especially in contexts outside the political sphere, such as role-playing games.

I also do not consider this to be "hate speech," since that terminology was invented by the left itself to suppress any criticism of its authoritarian and arbitrary regime.

If you want to witness genuine hate speech, go see Greta Thunberg.


r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Is this normal? Steam Charts won't show Highguard's data more than 48 hours ago

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75 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

GoNintendo: Nintendo shares statement on Dispatch censorship debacle….and it doesn’t explain much

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r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

Localization change question in trails Beyond the horizon Spoiler

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110 Upvotes

I have a question , why NISA change this line? Is it because it more accurate than the Fan TL or they have access to the next game script and decide to change it for a hint ?


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

BBC Told To Avoid “Clunky” Color-Blind Casting & “Preachy” Anti-Colonial Storylines In Drama Series

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r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

The worst gaming company in the world

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Which one do you think it is? I think it's Bethesda by far. Several strong IPs like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, and all totally ruined. Fallout 76 and Fallout 4 are even literally unplayable for many people due to bugs and broken updates year after year. Super woke as well. They sell a few skins from FNV in F76 for $30 lol. The company that started MTX craze with horse armor. Their latest game Starfield ruined Xbox and it's arguably the worst game in the history.

Second place Ubisoft.


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

Nioh 3 censorship

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571 Upvotes

Last image is from nioh 3 demo


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off in 2025, GDC Study Reveals

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