Lords of the Fallen and Sniper: Ghost Warrior publisher CI Games has adjusted its stance on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). The publisher recently told investors that its future titles won’t integrate “any social or political agencies.”CI Games’ future titles won’t include any DEI agendasCI Games recently commented on DEI in its titles during an investor callFuture CI Games titles won’t include social or political agendasCI Games CEO Marek Tyminski confirmed the company’s stance on XWhen asked about its stance on DEI in gaming during a recent investors call (thanks, Strefa Inwestorów), CI Games global marketing director Ryan Hill said the company is committed to “producing player-first video games that prioritize an excellent user experience” and won’t be “integrating any social or political agendas,” in the future. “We remain committed to producing player-first video games that prioritize an excellent user experience with compelling thematics and characters created specifically for core and adjacent audiences,” Hill said. “While some video games have recently taken the opportunity to embed social or political agendas within their experiences, it is clear that many players do not appreciate this, and as a result, we have seen a number of high-profile releases underperforming commercially during the last year alone.” “Our games will always be developed to maximize player enjoyment and commercial success, and as such, we will not be integrating any social or political agencies into these experiences going forward, having observed the high risk this can present.”Hill doesn’t offer any games as an example, nor really tell us what DEI elements are being referenced. The company’s most recently published title was Lords of the Fallen from Hexworks, which launched with a plethora of performance issues in 2023. In other CI Games news, Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts 2 has been on our list of upcoming Game Pass games since May last year when it was announced for the service alongside Lords of the Fallen — the latter of which is currently available with Xbox Game Pass.How do you feel about this news? Drop a comment below and let us know.
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