TheGamer’s Best Features Of The Week: We’re Getting Political

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It’s been a real doozy of a week here at TheGamer. We believe that art is inherently political. We also believe that video games are art. Can you see where I’m going with this? This week’s features revolve around politics - from the hope that RoboCop’s politics are properly considered in his upcoming game, to child exploitation in a Roblox event, to discussions around whether or not Captain America is actually, really, honestly a Black man. Spoiler alert: he is. Oh, and some queer TikToks and Rockstar cowboys.

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First, editor-in-chief Stacey Henley takes fans to task over their thinly veiled racism. Yes, for the billionth time, Captain America really is a Black man now. People still, for some reason, want Bucky to become the new Cap. His only qualification is that he’s white like the last one, but that seems to be enough. Forget the war veteran who works with other vets, he’s Black, how can he represent America?

Remember that scandal about Roblox taking advantage of child developers? There were some YouTube videos that exposed the whole alleged affair. Well, apparently Roblox doesn’t give a shit, as noted by lead specialist writer Harry Alston, who has reported on the game’s partner event with Samsung. Kids spend hours grinding for cosmetics by working in a Roblox factory and paying alien labourers in lemonade to make Samsung products. It’s so on the nose it's beyond satire.

Since we’re on the topic of corporate greed and exploitation, features editor Eric Switzer penned a piece about Nacon’s upcoming RoboCop game. He notes the importance of Paul Verhoven’s biting critique of America’s ‘80s capitalism and corporate corruption, and the