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The battle over adult content is provoking concern about censorship and threatening game makers’ livelihoods. (Pexels/John Petalcurin)

August 13, 2025

Censoring video games with sexual content suppresses the diversity of human desire

Jean Ketterling, University of Saskatchewan; Ashley ML Guajardo, New York University; Carl Therrien, Université de Montréal, and Kenzie Gordon, University of Alberta

Targeting adult NSFW video games could have knock-on effects on queer creators and sexual education content.

Tech companies have laid off thousands of game developers in recent months. (Shutterstock)

February 11, 2024

The video game industry is booming. Why are there so many layoffs?

Kenzie Gordon, University of Alberta; Jennifer R. Whitson, University of Waterloo; Johanna Weststar, Western University, and Sean Gouglas, University of Alberta

Recent waves of layoffs shine a light on the systemic issues in the game industry and the post-graduation promises universities are making to students.

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