100 Slaps: The Breaking News The Games Industry Ignored in 2024

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Almost four years after our reporting on the games industry's unseen crunch at outsourcing studios in SE Asia, Chris received an email that demanded we return to this story once again.

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00:00 - The biggest games story you didn't hear last year
02:35 - What we reported in 2021
04:22 - The games industry's lack of response
06:12 - How Christa joined Brandoville
07:24 - Cherry's behaviour worsens
12:49 - My emails with Christa from 2021
13:24 - Christa defends Brandoville from PMG's reporting
15:14 - Brandoville is a part of the games industry!
15:46 - Things escalate once again
21:21 - Cherry's punishments become more physical
27:01 - Financial abuse
31:23 - Syifa's story
37:27 - Brandoville shuts down
39:35 - Christa escapes
41:24 - No viral, no justice
42:21 - Where are we now?
45:40 - Why you haven't already heard this story
48:10 - Support PMG on Patreon!