wraggster
August 12th, 2019, 20:14
Walmart employees are reportedly being instructed to remove signage, demos, and displays for entertainment products (including video games) that include violence or aggressive imagery in the wake of a shooting this weekend that occurred at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
Waypoint Vice reports (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa7yk7/walmart-removes-violent-video-game-signage-still-sells-guns) that a number of employees have taken to social media to share a notice given to them this week instructing them to remove "any signing or displays that contain violent images or aggressive behavior."
One example shared on Twitter (https://twitter.com/shepardcdr/status/1159235488898830338?s=20) specifically mentions "video game display consoles that show a demo of violent games, specifically PlayStation and Xbox units." They are also told to cancel events promoting combat or third-person shooter games, avoid showing violent movies or hunting season videos, and remove any product referencing combat or third-person shooters.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-08-walmart-taking-down-violent-video-game-demos-displays
Waypoint Vice reports (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa7yk7/walmart-removes-violent-video-game-signage-still-sells-guns) that a number of employees have taken to social media to share a notice given to them this week instructing them to remove "any signing or displays that contain violent images or aggressive behavior."
One example shared on Twitter (https://twitter.com/shepardcdr/status/1159235488898830338?s=20) specifically mentions "video game display consoles that show a demo of violent games, specifically PlayStation and Xbox units." They are also told to cancel events promoting combat or third-person shooter games, avoid showing violent movies or hunting season videos, and remove any product referencing combat or third-person shooters.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-08-walmart-taking-down-violent-video-game-demos-displays