Since the beginning of this month, the United States has been mired in the riots caused by the death of African American George Floyd. The incident led to mass protests and had a direct impact on the gaming industry. Sony has postponed the presentation of the games for the PlayStation 5 indefinitely, and the network launched a PR campaign in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Authoritative gaming publications announced a day of silence, during which they “paused” the distribution of content.
The initiative was supported by:
Vg247
VG247 is pausing all content for today #blackouttuesday
– VG247 (@ VG247) June 2, 2023
Eurogamer
We won’t be posting any content on our site or social media channels today, to allow other voices and more important issues to come to the fore.
– Eurogamer (@eurogamer) June 2, 2023
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Black Lives Matter.
DONATE: https://t.co/TE08tZtAdChttps://t.co/tyzK6GSwvE pic.twitter.com/1jAFfvO9Wy– Rock Paper Shotgun (@rockpapershot) June 2, 2023
GamesIndustry
Along with its partner websites, https://t.co/Mz1KhriD65 will not post any more content on the website or social channels for the next 24 hours.
We will use this time to amplify the voices of the Black community in games, and highlight key resourceshttps: //t.co/lKVL4NIVF1
– GamesIndustry (@GIBiz) June 2, 2023
IGN
Black Lives Matter. Period. IGN will go silent today in support of Blackout Tuesday to encourage reflection and dedicate ourselves to meaningful change in our community. https://t.co/Fx1BbOSKKy pic.twitter.com/ROQERvrobV
– IGN (@IGN) June 2, 2023
Other sites so far continue to publish news and other materials, but their flow is small.
In addition, journalists are asking readers to express monetary support on a site specially opened for this.
Black Lives Matter.
DONATE: https://t.co/1oRNkJMpul pic.twitter.com/2K8yqIcxoX
– Push Square (@pushsquare) June 2, 2023
In addition to informational publications, gaming companies such as Santa Monica Studio made their own statements.
– Santa Monica Studio Is Hiring (@SonySantaMonica) June 2, 2023
Earlier it was reported that in the US the official stores of Nintendo, Microsoft, as well as outlets GameStop and Apple.
Read also: From the PlayStation website, the inscription about the launch of the PS5 at the end of 2023 disappeared
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