Q&A: Addressing the harm of censorship
Watch on Odysee / Rumble So it's been a week since the news of Skullgirls update; An update that featured various changes to it's sprites, cut scenes, and even the concept art in it's digital art compendium. The backlash has been pretty unexpected, yet definitely refreshing. People have been very vocal about how deleting eleven-year-old artwork, which was never a problem for the many years the game has been out, is censorship, and how that ultimately will hurt the game going forward. With the game receiving a spot at this year's EVO competition it seems as if this was the catalyst for the censorship, which proves my previous feelings that E-sports is to blame for this current push for “Safe designs” in modern games. I've chimed in on the discussion with my two cents, as well as re-posted my old videos covering the history of Lab Zero and the events that lead to the developers forcing out the original lead programmer and artist, under questionable pretenses. The r...
