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So this week in gaming news.
Uh, so, um, as part of Melbourne's International Games Week, Parallels has been a long-running and widely beloved evening of talks from creators that highlights developers that may traditionally fly under the radar, which we love.
We love those developers who fly under the radar.
Um, however, um, there was a, a bit of a last-minute call.
Um, an unidentified speaker at the event refused to participate unless a sponsor was removed.
Um, that sponsor being Ren Bria, uh, who's one of the key creatives of the, uh, highly acclaimed game Unpacking by Witch Beam.
Um, so basically, um, she...
I should just read out her statement.
I emigrated to Australia when I was 18.
I did not serve in the military.
I have never expressed any anti-Palestinian views.
Um, no one bothered to check whether the accusation was true.
The first I heard of any of this was this morning when Free Play told me they were refunding my donation and removing us as a sponsor because my mere name being listed has created an untenable environment for their speakers." Um, so basically, um- Ren, um, she is Jewish, um, and in her, um, game, Unpacking, she has included, like, some, um, Jewish memorabilia, um, because, you know, that is her faith.
Yeah
[upbeat news jingle] News, news, news, news, news, news, news, news, news.
Yeah.
News, news.
We're gonna-
That was news.
We're gonna- News.
News.
So this week in gaming news.
Uh, so, um, as part of Melbourne's International Games Week, Parallels has been a long-running and widely beloved evening of talks from creators that highlights developers that may traditionally fly under the radar, which we love.
We love those developers who fly under the radar.
Um, however, um, there was a, a bit of a last-minute call.
Um, an unidentified speaker at the event refused to participate unless a sponsor was removed.
Um, that sponsor being Ren Bria, uh, who's one of the key creatives of the, uh, highly acclaimed game Unpacking by Witch Beam.
Um, so basically, um, she...
I should just read out her statement.
I emigrated to Australia when I was 18.
I did not serve in the military.
I have never expressed any anti-Palestinian views.
Um, no one bothered to check whether the accusation was true.
The first I heard of any of this was this morning when Free Play told me they were refunding my donation and removing us as a sponsor because my mere name being listed has created an untenable environment for their speakers." Um, so basically, um- Ren, um, she is Jewish, um, and in her, um, game, Unpacking, she has included, like, some, um, Jewish memorabilia, um, because, you know, that is her faith.
Yeah
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