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Riot Games Issues New Company Values In Wake of 'Bro' Culture Accusations (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the no-comment dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Riot Games, the maker of the enormously popular League of Legends multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) PC game, has issued a new set of company values on its web site. They're the result of some soul searching after the company was accused by many of its own employees last year of having a sexist "bro" culture. The company said that these new values replace the company's Manifesto from 2012 and reflects conversations with more than 1,700 Rioters about "what we want our company to be."

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  1. Wokness signaling by sinij · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wokeness signaling is not a no-loss proposition. Any gaming company has to realize that it also brings about:
    a. Content censorship. Be prepared to run all your content decisions by an unaccountable "committee" that will issue arbitrary decisions. Unlike law and religion, these people are not sufficiently organized or organizationally mature to have a set of rules or standards to follow.
    b. Departure from meritocracy in employment standards. One of the common demands is hiring higher number of minorities and women, while great as a principle without available qualified candidates the only way to meet targets is to hire unqualified candidates.
    c. Gamers generally don't appreciate political messaging in games, as these groups repeatedly attacked and abused gamers in the past (i.e. gamergate)

    1. Re:Wokness signaling by XXongo · · Score: 3, Interesting

      ... One of the common demands is hiring higher number of minorities and women, while great as a principle without available qualified candidates the only way to meet targets is to hire unqualified candidates.

      Actually, there's a lot to be said for gaming companies to hire both women and minorities; these are both groups that it would be valuable to have as customers, but which aren't very well served.

  2. Re:Like Weinstein? by nwaack · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The people bearing this label actively seek out what they perceive as social injustice, and where necessary cause that injustice, purportedly to bring light where they see it as needed. These are people who go into a situation, often in droves, with the intent to be offended by something.

    Don't forget that they usually go into these situations with such an incredible arrogance that it would make Narcissus himself blush.