"The timing is impossible to ignore": Stop Killing Games says Ubisoft attended "invitation-only" meeting with EU Commission ahead of response to campaign sparked by The Crew shutdown, but it "was not invited"
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  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    EU also banned ICE cars against the lobbying of all the European car companies. Auto industry is ~$600B in EU, video games are ~$80B. Sure, EU relaxed the rules in the end but again, you really think they are able to regulate auto industry but are folding immediately when video games lobbyist show up?

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Depends. How much are the lobbyists paying? Its possible the auto industry simply refused to pay whereas gaming companies might pay more.

      Also, these people care way less about anything related to video games than they care about banning cars. “Cars are loud, get in the way of their bicycle, and sometimes stink; but video games? What is that?”

      • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
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        11 hours ago

        Depends. How much are the lobbyists paying? Its possible the auto industry simply refused to pay whereas gaming companies might pay more.

        Yes, video game execs showed up with bags full of cash but the auto industry was like “we’re too principled to give them a bribe. We would rather die!”. I’m sure specially WV execs were against it. They are way to honorable to cheat.

        Sorry but you sound like all your knowledge about politics comes from The West Wing or some other stupid show.