So with the Escapist Magazine announcing that they are going to be "apolitical" with their coverage, a lot of games journalists have taken to social media with vitriol towards the entire situation proclaiming that it is irresponsible and flat out incorrect to not reference politics or history in how they relate to video games, or really any other type of media entertainment.
Is that correct? Is it really not possible to see video games as escapism and view their worlds, messages, and themes as independent of real world politics?
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