It's up to the gaming community, regardless of politics, to call out these racist ideals before they become even more prevalent. Modding provides an engaging way for neo-Nazis to reach young, impressionable gamers and spread their ideology. We've already seen these fringe political beliefs regurgitated by people with millions of followers like JonTron and PewDiePie. But it's important to be aware of these mods and recognize them for what they represent: a right-wing faction of the gaming community that's gaining influence and popularity as influential personalities start to push white nationalist talking points on YouTube and other platforms. The neo-Nazi modding community may seem like a niche corner of gaming culture, easy to ignore. Instead of relying on big game developers, GuyVelella should start exploring explicitly racist fan-created mods for popular games. The response was a resounding no, but another Stormfront user, going by the Sharknado, offered a solution. "When are they going to make another game for the WHITE RACE to enjoy!!!?" they asked. In one Stormfront thread titled "Triple AAA White Power Games!! Will they ever be made?," user GuyVelella wondered if the industry would ever make a game designed to appeal to the neo-Nazi community.
They complain that large developers now try to appeal to the liberal left by being " politically correct" - a gripe anyone who followed the GamerGate saga will remember well. In the gaming section of Stormfront, one of the oldest and most popular white supremacist forums, users often lament that there are no major games for white people. White supremacists don't trust game developers On popular hate forums, racists collaborate on ways to apply digital ethnic cleansing to their favorite games, rendering titles like Doom and Counter-Strike 100% white. Modding, as it's called, is a common practice in online neo-Nazi gaming communities. Additions range from weird and wacky to socially conscious. Of course, just like pretty much everything else on the internet, mods can also be twisted and perverted into something exclusionary and cruel. What if you could put Darth Vader in Fallout 4 or pursue a same-sex relationship in Fire Emblem Awakening? Game modifications - known as mods in the gaming community - allow players the change their favorite titles in almost any way imaginable.
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