Games Industry Activists Launch "No Games For Genocide" Campaign Targeting Microsoft
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Summary
"No Games For Genocide" is a group of game workers, activists, union organizers, and journalists calling for the games industry to sever ties with companies enabling genocide, war crimes, and the military industrial complex. Their current target is Microsoft/Xbox, aligning with the Palestinian-led BDS Movement's call for divestment. The article argues that the games industry is materially and commercially complicit in genocide and urges action.
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We're working to end the material and commercial ties between the games industry and enabling genocide, war crimes, and the military industrial complex.
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It's time to divest.
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