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About that Firewatch Developer Issuing DMCA’s Against Pewdiepie

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Campo Santo, the developer behind the popular Indie title Firewatch is using DMCA requests to take down videos of its game featuring Pewdiepie. The Youtube personality Felix Kjellberg has found himself in another predicament yet again. And this time, I have a bit of an opinion in regards to the situation.

Firewatch No Longer Supports Pewdiepie

The reason behind Campo Santo’s decision is the fact that they had enough of Felix. The straw that broke their back happened after he said the word “N***er” during a livestream of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The founder of Campo Santo, Sean Vanaman talked about the issue in a Twitter thread.

https://twitter.com/vanaman/status/906983575337107456

https://twitter.com/vanaman/status/906984060215427072

Afterwards, Sean called PewdiePie a “propagator of despicable garbage that does real damage to the culture around this industry.” Not only that, but he also encouraged other developers to follow suite in Sean’s actions. The reasoning behind this being that “A game in his channel = Endorsement”.

PewdiePie and Campo Santo are Both Acting Immaturely.

It’s time for me to step into the territory everyone hates me to cover, Politics. But while this might be a politic issue because of “Politically correct demands”, it’s also a big gaming issue that involves Youtube and Streaming. The fact that Campo Santo is issuing DMCA claims to terminate Pewdiepie’s video on the game is the worst way to handle this situation.

Here’s the deal, Youtubers like H3H3 Productions have been fighting in regards to what “Fair use” is. And while the cause of just wanting Firewatch out of PewdiePie’s picture is understandable. The company is doing the equivalent of using a Nuke instead of a Scalpel. Especially since Pewd’s Firewatch gameplay is still considered a “Fair Use” stream.

However, while I might have defended Pewdiepie the first time he did something like this. It’s time for me to address Felix’s behavior. First off, he’s the Face of Youtube according to many people. His high Subscriber count makes him one of the most viewed channels in the entirety of Youtube. But the problem is that this includes children who might copy his behavior.

Felix is supposed to conserve a professional image, even if he makes fun of X Y or Z topic. And while “The Face of Youtube” is a title that Felix does or doesn’t want to carry. It sticks with him regardless because he’s the most viewed person in Youtube regardless.

Other Youtubers and Word Impact: Could the “N-word” be acceptable?

Youtuber iDubbbz has once made clear when he went against Tana Mongeau that words can only get impact if the person gives it an impact. This actually does apply to Pewdie, because saying the “N-Word” couldn’t be offensive towards him or me for that matter. But the problem is that thousands if not millions of people actually give the word the level of impact it has.

I can defend Pewdiepie for his anti-semitic jokes, because that’s what dark humor is. But I can’t do so anymore due to the fact that even while those are his actions as an individual. He Still represents Youtube and other Youtubers, and as far as I know Youtube isn’t Purely Dark Humor.

This is certainly a sad case, because now the rest of Youtube will have to suffer through another “Adpocalypse”. Which had already started according to some minor Youtube channels.

I really don’t want to say this but, Felix. Shut the hell up. You’re ruining everyone’s lives by saying the words nobody wants to hear.

I always wanted to be a journalist who listens. The Voice of the Unspoken and someone heavily involved in the gaming community. From playing as a leader of a competitive multi-branch team to organizing tournaments for the competitive scene to being involved in a lot of gaming communities. I want to keep moving forward as a journalist.

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Early Launch of Diablo 4 PS5, PS4 Has License Issues

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Blizzard couldn’t expect it to be flawless, could they? The Ultimate Edition’s four days of early access to Diablo 4 on PS5 and PS4 has caused many license errors. Blizzard may not be able to fix Sony’s issue, which is preventing them from playing.

“We are seeing reports regarding PlayStation users experiencing Invalid License errors,” community manager PezRadar writes. We’re investigating and will update.” PC and Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One players have been able to play since the game launched less than an hour ago, suggesting a Sony flaw.

Only the Ultimate Edition of Diablo 4 has early access, with the full launch on June 6, 2023. After accessing Diablo 4, consult our guide. Do you have licensing issues like PS5, PS4 players?

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Ubisoft’s E3-Style Livestream Is Worth Watching

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A new sizzle reel promises gameplay for games we’ve been waiting for at Ubsoft’s annual Forward showcase on June 12 at 10 am PT / 6 pm BST. Expect live updates on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and The Crew Motorfest during the French publisher’s spotlight.

Publisher showcases are now commonplace. Over the next week and a half, we’ll be eating well as E3 announces exciting video games.

Ubisoft’s Forward event—what are you hoping to see?

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The PS5 and PS4 narrative adventures The Expanse revives Telltale Games

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The Expanse: A Telltale Series will release its first five episodes on PS5 and PS4 on July 27. New gameplay footage was released in a trailer.

This isn’t the original Telltale team, which imploded two years ago in a twist many saw coming. Deck Nine and LCG Entertainment are developing and publishing The Expanse, a hermit-crabbing game.

If you missed that hot moment when we were swimming in episodic narrative content, your chance is coming. The Expanse: A Telltale Series: your thoughts? Try this doppelganger?

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