Women in Games CEO Marie-Claire Isaman released a statement asking if the gaming industry is “moving backwards” after reports that “several people” were attacked or attacked at this year’s GDC event.

V public statementsIsaman analyzed employment statistics and found that while “both male and female gamers experience equally high levels of toxicity, suggesting that toxicity is a concern for the entire gaming community”, “experiences experienced by girls and women are often much darker and more menacing. “.

“Sexist stereotypes and aggressive questions about their gaming skills often lead to more violent verbal abuse and threats of rape,” says Isaaman. “Even more disturbingly, the abuse does not always stop when players leave the game – some cases show up in serious consequences outside of games, including harassment on other platforms and threats to carry it over to real life.

“We are going backwards as an industry! All this is not normal, none of this should be happening!”

Isaman provides several examples to support her claims, including reports that drinks were topped up and women were “belittled and undermined”, “relentlessly attacked” and “harassed in the exhibition hall”. She also cited a recent story that appeared at GDC 2023 that said “two women were lured into a hotel room to perform and then attacked.”

Isaaman adds that while some people speculate that Women In Games is no longer “relevant today,” the company’s work will only be “done after” a woman at a global gaming conference doesn’t have to wonder if she’ll be safe when she has a business meeting, alone, with a man” (thank you, TheGamer).

In response to recent statements, a GDC spokesperson told the press at the time that he was “very upset to hear that some people, especially women, have reported experiences during GDC week at offsite events, including assault and drinking.” This is outrageous and unacceptable, everyone has the right to feel safe.”

“We strongly condemn any such behavior and support the victims, urge them to contact the police and hope that the perpetrators will be found,” the statement said.

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Movie Super Mario Bros. It premiered on Wednesday, and its cast is a 40-year-old parade of Nintendo characters, from Donkey Kong to Mario and Luigi’s extended family. This is a list worthy of something like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (who also gets advice in the movie).

Now take it with a popcorn kernel, but I heard there is In fact unlockable Legend of Zelda mode for this movie. If you watch it a second time and follow the exact process below, you will be shown a secret cutscene with all Mario characters replaced with Zelda characters. Mario is Link, Peach is Zelda, Toad is Tingle, and Charles Martinet is replaced by Jonathan Potts.

Pinky, I swear. I only read this from the back of Scholastic’s Dynamite magazine in the elementary school library. Anyway, here is the secret code to unlock Link and company. V Movie Super Mario Bros.:

1. Buy a ticket for the matinee. It must be a morning.
2. Sit in the middle seat in the front row of the theatre.
3. Mute your mobile phone (very important).
4. Stand up and sit down twice.
5. Sit in the seat immediately to the left.
6. Sit in the seat immediately to the right.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6.
8. Press B, A and then START. (Painting Mr. T should appear on the movie screen if you did it right.)
9. Don’t say anything until the end of the movie. Or, if you must speak, do so only in a low, polite tone with a companion or usher. (So ​​very important!)

Please note that you cannot do this at home, so this cheat code will only work in a movie theater. (Although you can still turn off your phone when you’re streaming a movie. It’s better that way.)

I’m 100% sure this hack works – I asked my uncle who works at Nintendo and my aunt who works at Illumination about this and they said it was true. So you got Link in your movie? Let us know about it in the comments!