Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have joined Square Enix, Capcom, EA, and other game companies in support of the Black community due to the death of George Floyd and the many protests here in the US and worldwide as well. Many of them are donating to the NAACP and/or Black Lives Matter.
Some companies are also taking extra steps:
* Capcom: Capcom Pro Tour Online postponed for this weekend.
* Activision: Removal of racist IDs and COD League tournament postponed.
* EA: Contribution to NAACP, new volunteer program, and Community Conversation for the entire company.
* Itch.io: 18 teams of independent developers have come together to support #BlackLivesMatter and the National Bail Fund Network.
Check out their messages below.
#BlackLivesMatter
Nintendo
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 3, 2020
Capcom USA:
Black Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/Oq2q8GsaD7
— Capcom USA (@CapcomUSA_) June 3, 2020
Square Enix
#BlackLivesMatter (1/2) pic.twitter.com/luAbZQWmuQ
— Square Enix (@SquareEnix) June 2, 2020
(2/2) For those who will join in a commitment to listen, learn & take actionable steps, we're using our platform to provide helpful resources #BlackOutTuesday https://t.co/UH1ajF5FfMhttps://t.co/LVHT8Qp6tbhttps://t.co/bYBOOC8FxIhttps://t.co/ng4fSBUgi9https://t.co/DJuRNxBDl8
— Square Enix (@SquareEnix) June 2, 2020
Niantic Labs
“We stand with the Black community & against white supremacy, racism, & police brutality & condemn the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop & countless others. Here’s how we’re committing to change #BlackLivesMatter”
We stand with the Black community & against white supremacy, racism, & police brutality & condemn the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop & countless others. Here's how we’re committing to change #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/jfYGinhl2e pic.twitter.com/Y0P3f1E2PQ
— Niantic 🧭 (@NianticLabs) June 3, 2020
Riot Games
— Riot Games (@riotgames) May 31, 2020
StarCrossed
18 teams of independent developers have come together to support #BlackLivesMatter and the National Bail Fund Network.
We stand with the Black community.
Join us in the fight for racial justice and get 20 awesome games. 🖤https://t.co/VGydMqKr7Y pic.twitter.com/HaZcgu58wo
— StarCrossed 🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 (@PlayStarCrossed) June 3, 2020
Call of Duty News @charlieINTEL:
“Breaking: Infinity Ward is taking major steps to remove racist Activision ID user names, adding new tools in game to report names that are inappropriate:”
Breaking: Infinity Ward is taking major steps to remove racist Activision ID user names, adding new tools in game to report names that are inappropriate: pic.twitter.com/unmk4goRQ2
— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) June 3, 2020
Here’s Call of Duty League’s official statement: pic.twitter.com/D8iPXhsq2c
— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) June 3, 2020
The Pokémon Company
#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/wOvXXYK6AW
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) June 3, 2020
Ubisoft
We stand in solidarity with Black team members, players, and the Black community. We are making a $100,000 contribution to the NAACP and Black Lives Matter and encourage those who are able to, to donate. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/KpHZCF6VWx
— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) June 2, 2020
EA: Our Actions Against Racial Injustice.
https://t.co/4gTbBEHvnR pic.twitter.com/PUgGeUriMX
— Electronic Arts (@EA) June 3, 2020
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