As other gaming industry companies talk about abortion rights in the wake of recent government decisions, Electronic Arts is telling employees that it plans to remain silent.
Seconds a Kotaku report, during a company meeting on May 24, several EA staff members asked executives about a possible statement on these two issues. In response, they were told that the company would not advertise a position because “being an inclusive company means being inclusive from all these points of view.”
“These things are difficult and personal and we all have our own perspectives and sometimes we don’t talk, and that will be annoying and I understand we do,” People Director Mala Singh told employees during this meeting. , according to the transcript obtained by Kotaku.
Despite the FIFA The publisher’s refusal to make a public statement about the issues, EA’s director of corporate communications Lacey Haines, told Kotaku that the company is focusing on “making sure people have access to the benefits We offer as a company, even if they are not available locally. ”
EA also signed an open letter opposing the Texas anti-trafficking bill in March.
Following a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the historic Roe v. Wade abortion rights case, studies included Destination 2 the creator Bungie i Psychonauts Double Fine creator have clear positions in favor of abortion rights in contrast to EA.
However, like EA, Sony has refused to release any public statement on abortion rights. PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan told employees in an internal email that they “respect differences of opinion” in response to the discussion about Roe V. Wade. PlayStation-owned Insomniac has been rejected internally and pledged a total of $ 50,000 to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Projectand while PlayStation equals that total through PlayStation Faces, it prevents internal studios like Insomniac from speaking publicly as well.
Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.