21
May
2026
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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Stop destroying videogames’ (debate)
Madam President, wokeness and aggressive monetisation is destroying video games. You wanted to talk about what is destroying video games here in European Parliament. All right, I will say it loud. One thing that is definitely destroying video games is the crazy woke ideology and political correctness which is being forced into the games. For example, if we want to play as a samurai, obviously we want to play as a Japanese warrior and not be forced to play as a black person warrior or a female warrior – as it happened recently in Assassin's Creed – or to play as a queer character without any other choice. This is really an issue for players. The other thing that is destroying video games are aggressive monetisation practices, never‑ending microtransactions, insane 'pay to win', or even gambling loot boxes like in casinos. These practices have to be stopped, as well as the practice of when a company shuts down a game server right after you purchase your favourite game. I, as a computer game player, stand fully with the other players. We want fair games and we do not want to be cheated.