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Melanin Gamers and The Watch Launch the First Rating System Identifying Online Gaming Toxicity

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Racism, Toxicity, Culture, Organization, ESRB, Pressure, Environment, Hope, Ipsos-Reid, CCO, Pejorative, Verbal abuse, The Watch, Video, Parent, Movement, Video game

TORONTO, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Melanin Gamers , a digital community protecting and promoting diversity and inclusion in the video game industry announced today a toxicity rating system with a singular goal – to eliminate harmful and verbal abuse within gaming culture.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Melanin Gamers , a digital community protecting and promoting diversity and inclusion in the video game industry announced today a toxicity rating system with a singular goal – to eliminate harmful and verbal abuse within gaming culture.
  • Ideally The Watch rating would be paired with existing accepted ratings, to offer parents and players alike more information about what to expect beyond the storylines of the games.
  • To forge and inform The Watch, Melanin Gamers, Leo Burnett, and The Angus Reid Group, surveyed hundreds of gamers across some of the biggest gaming communities.
  • This toxicity rating is hopefully another step forward as we look to transform the gaming culture and promote an environment built on the tenets of inclusivity, kindness, and respect," said Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, founder of Melanin Gamers.

Melanin Gamers and The Watch Launch the First Rating System Identifying Online Gaming Toxicity

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Racism, Toxicity, Culture, Organization, ESRB, Pressure, Environment, Hope, Ipsos-Reid, CCO, Pejorative, Verbal abuse, The Watch, Video, Parent, Movement, Video game

TORONTO, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Melanin Gamers, a digital community protecting and promoting diversity and inclusion in the video game industry announced today a toxicity rating system with a singular goal – to eliminate harmful and verbal abuse within gaming culture. Ideally The Watch rating would be paired with existing accepted ratings, to offer parents and players alike more information about what to expect beyond the storylines of the games.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Melanin Gamers , a digital community protecting and promoting diversity and inclusion in the video game industry announced today a toxicity rating system with a singular goal – to eliminate harmful and verbal abuse within gaming culture.
  • Ideally The Watch rating would be paired with existing accepted ratings, to offer parents and players alike more information about what to expect beyond the storylines of the games.
  • To forge and inform The Watch, Melanin Gamers, Leo Burnett, and The Angus Reid Group, surveyed hundreds of gamers across some of the biggest gaming communities.
  • This toxicity rating is hopefully another step forward as we look to transform the gaming culture and promote an environment built on the tenets of inclusivity, kindness, and respect," said Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, founder of Melanin Gamers.