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Gender diversity of one of the many forms of diversity that Nintendo has been steadily bringing to its workforce, according to the director of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. "When I first got into the industry, into game development, it was at a time where overall, the ratio of men to …
Read More »Blizzard makes inclusivity pledge for future titles
Mike Morhaime has apologized for his company’s previous dismissal of the importance of diversity in its games. We’re grateful to have such a diverse and passionate player base, and we want everyone to feel welcome, safe, and included in our games and communities,” the president and co-founder said in a …
Read More »Ubisoft promises more character diversity in future titles
Future games from publisher Ubisoft will showcase a greater diversity of lead characters, the company’s CEO has pledged. "We are working on that," Yves Guillemot told CVG. "We want to spend more time on the worlds and characters in our games. You will see more and more of this at …
Read More »Capcom promoting female roles to bolster company diversity
Japanese publisher Capcom has said that it is looking to up the number of women in senior management roles. Capcom is fully recognising the importance of diversity of human resources in recent years while actively utilizing female workers and making evaluations according to performance and not based on gender, age …
Read More »Capcom actively promoting female staff to diversify
20 female employees already in management positions as Japanese publisher strives to differentiate its teams
Read More »EA gets top marks for workplace equality for second year
Publisher's proactive stance on LGBT issues also recognised by human rights campaign group
Read More »‘Diversity is a strength’ says IGDA’s Edwards
GDC party fiasco an opportunity to reiterate organization's policies
Read More »EA hosts event about LGBT issues in games
In the wake of an anti-same-sex marriage act in the US, publisher takes on hate in games
Read More »LA Noire sells 4m, Duke Nukem hits profit, diversity promised
Following a quarter of decline for the publisher, Take-Two has pledged future diversity in its software offerings. That’s not to say the period was without success. Recent release LA Noire has now sold 4m units, though considering Rockstar has been bankrolling that game for half a decade it’s unknown whether …
Read More »Mario marketing blitz revealed
To mark Mario’s silver anniversary Nintendo is launching a wide-reaching marketing campaign featuring a mix of celebrities. The campaign kicked off on August 9th with a series of fans’ favourite Mario experiences, and explodes today with an epic 90-second TV ad which will be shown during Coronation Street. Stars making …
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