3 of the 4 biggest publishers have black leads in their flagship games for 2016

[Neil Tyson]

Only three percent of games shown at E3 keynotes featured female protagonists

 

[Draje]

2 criminals and a white man's war dog.

Yay

Eh, that's actually realistic though

While people always try to frame powerful and influential black men as criminals.

Plus, a lot pt protagonist in games are "criminals". Nathan Drake is a criminal too.

 

[Arris]

are

Kat in Gravity Rush is Creole.

you just saying that or is it said in-game or by the developers?

 

[Zero]

How many black people are working on those games, though?

The question we need to be asking

 

[Mowgli]

Eh, that's actually realistic though

While people always try to frame powerful and influential black men as criminals.

Plus, a lot pt protagonist in games are "criminals". Nathan Drake is a criminal too.

A white criminal is just a man who "plays by his own rules"

A black criminal is a beast.

Cacs

 

[Draje]

A white criminal is just a man who "plays by his own rules"

A black criminal is a beast.

Cacs

Yeah, that's how they think but I'm not letting cacs dictate this viewpoint.

 

[Killigraphy]

are

you just saying that or is it said in-game or by the developers?

They said; and I quote; "Shes of mixed heritage, french and black...that's literally creole. I don't buy it of course, as it could just be a cheap band wagon. Her designer is japanese so I wouldn't be surprised, they love anything with plenty of melanin.

 

[Camile.Bidan]

Studies have been done on this and found that only 2.5 percent of employees at game companies are Black, and I think that included non-developers like people who work in HR

I know someone who works in HR at one of the largest game companies. I asked her about this once.

There really aren't that many black applicants. They pull mostly from the local schools in SoCal. Many of those schools are majority Asian with whites being the second largest population. Blacks don't have a large presence on any campus let alone the compact/ engineering side.


I work at large financial services firm that actually lowers hiring standards for blacks and is pretty upfront about it. We still don't have many black employees nor are there many black canidates at recruiting events.. and if there are, 9 times outta 10, they are Africa immigrants.


It's a complex problem that has roots in many social issues.

As black men, have you applied to work at EA, infinity ward, ID, Bethesda?

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

I know someone who works in HR at one of the largest game companies. I asked her about this once.

There really aren't that many black applicants. They pull mostly from the local schools in SoCal. Many of those schools are majority Asian with whites being the second largest population. Blacks don't have a large presence on any campus let alone the compact/ engineering side.


I work at large financial services firm that actually lowers hiring standards for blacks and is pretty upfront about it. We still don't have many black employees nor are there many black canidates at recruiting events.. and if there are, 9 times outta 10, they are Africa immigrants.


It's a complex problem that has roots in many social issues.

As black men, have you applied to work at EA, infinity ward, ID, Bethesda?

Are you Black? Are you cool with working at a company that admits they lower their standards for Black people?

 

[Camile.Bidan]

Are you Black? Are you cool with working at a company that admits they lower their standards for Black people?

I am part black, but I don't have any sort of a black appearance, so people talk to me differently than they would talk to black people.




I used my black heritage to possibly secure my hiring into that company because I really only had 3.6gpa. I don't know how much of a factor that check box made in my application process, but I spoke to an HR personnel in an informal unplugged environment a few years after I was hired.

These were her exact words, "...I never realized you were part black, but with a 3.6 GPA, that was definitely a factor. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been hired".

It didn't feel too good to hear that to be honest.

My appearance is relevant tbecaus I hear whites and Asians talk a lot mess about blacks and Latinos and the "quota bumps" that they receive. These are all progressive Democrats btw. A lot of the black and Latinos in company perform poorly, and people associate that with the lower standard. There are also a lot of good black and Latino employees and when they do well and get recognized, jealous haters will discredit them by implying they only got recognized for diversity. One time my staff were saying shyt about the quota systems, they were all women, 2 white and 2 Asians. They all respect me and look to me for technical advice as well as career advice. I told them that I used the quota system, and they basically said, "well you're very smart and hard working so it's different." I was upset about what they said, but I just kept it to myself.

Asians get all bent out of shape because even though the company out here is 20-40% Asian there are 4 times as many black partners. Black guys are just better leaders and better with client relationships and selling services to clients. The Asian introverts are good for crunching numbers and getting work done, but they aren't that good a leading teams and interacting with the client. At least that is my general observation.

 

[King Crimson]

I am part black, but I don't have any sort of a black appearance, so people talk to me differently than they would talk to black people.




I used my black heritage to possibly secure my hiring into that company because I really only had 3.6gpa. I don't know how much of a factor that check box made in my application process, but I spoke to an HR personnel in an informal unplugged environment a few years after I was hired.

These were her exact words, "...I never realized you were part black, but with a 3.6 GPA, that was definitely a factor. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been hired".

It didn't feel too good to hear that to be honest.

My appearance is relevant tbecaus I hear whites and Asians talk a lot mess about blacks and Latinos and the "quota bumps" that they receive. These are all progressive Democrats btw. A lot of the black and Latinos in company perform poorly, and people associate that with the lower standard. There are also a lot of good black and Latino employees and when they do well and get recognized, jealous haters will discredit them by implying they only got recognized for diversity. One time my staff were saying shyt about the quota systems, they were all women, 2 white and 2 Asians. They all respect me and look to me for technical advice as well as career advice. I told them that I used the quota system, and they basically said, "well you're very smart and hard working so it's different." I was upset about what they said, but I just kept it to myself.

Asians get all bent out of shape because even though the company out here is 20-40% Asian there are 4 times as many black partners. Black guys are just better leaders and better with client relationships and selling services to clients. The Asian introverts are good for crunching numbers and getting work done, but they aren't that good a leading teams and interacting with the client. At least that is my general observation.

Interesting story. You ever consider leaving that job?