It started even before the game was out, before anyone was even aware of any of its plot points. The first example of an attempt to stir the pot came from a guy who made up a bunch of fake reviews that amounted to little more than racist dog whistles. None of that prevented the game from getting stellar reviews, great player feedback, and selling over 1.2 million units in its first week. Saros isn’t simply a hit, but a hit that’s expected to do very well with the kind of people that often go forgotten in video game representation. Saros can’t really be stopped now, but things can get even bett
Culture warriors are using AI to drag Saros into gross misinformation campaign… And what’s interesting is how this is actually the second instance of “anti-woke” backlash this game has had to deal with, as the main character is played by and modelled after Rahul Kohli, a British actor of Indian descent, which didn’t sit well with certain people. …
… Nowadays, Saros gets targeted by a coordinated AI-slop-fuelled hate campaign because it is “woke.” And by woke, I mean a British actor of Indian descent plays the main character. …