Video games are awesome. The video games industry is… often not. With recent scandals surrounding Activision-Blizzard, Ubisoft, and several others, many wonder if it’s possible to reconcile the characters we love from the faceless corporations behind them. After diving deep into these situations, the only answer I can give is... well, it's complicated.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
5:53 - Part 1: What IS a 'Problematic' Developer?
8:42 - Part 2: ‘Buying a Game to Support the Devs’
13:57 - Part 3: 'Miku Made Minecraft'
18:44 - Part 4: ‘There’s No Such Thing as Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism’
26:18 - Part 5: How DO We Support ‘Problematic’ Developers?
29:49 - Conclusion

I know now that I mispronounced Miku and I'm sorry. 😭