God of War creator dumps on first image from Amazon series: 'Looks like he's s***ting in the woods'



Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television are so confident in their upcoming "God of War" adaptation that they’ve already ordered two seasons.

But their initial marketing push has drawn sharp criticism from the man who created the video game franchise.

'It's just a dumb f**king image.'

Bathroom break

Last week, Amazon unveiled the first image of Kratos — the Spartan warrior at the center of the massively popular games. In it, Kratos crouches in the woods, leaning on his haunches as he watches his son Atreus draw an arrow.

The photo was meant to stoke excitement for the live-action take on one of gaming’s most iconic characters.

For God of War creator David Jaffe, however, it caused an entirely different reaction.

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“Could you find a picture that doesn’t look like he’s s***ting in the woods?" asked Jaffe. "Because that’s what the picture looks like.”

Potty mouth

Jaffe made the comments in a video posted to his YouTube channel. In the clip, he says he's "a little worried" about the first impression the show was making. "What the f**k is this?” he said. “It’s just a dumb f**king image.”

While Jaffe stressed that he was still confident in the show's creative team — saying he had “absolutely no doubt it is going to be a good show" — he refused to soften his stance on the squatting Spartan.

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“Two things can be true [at once]," he said. "This can be a terrible image — and it is. It’s so bad in so many ways.”

Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival

Flush with success

God of War is not the first of Jaffe’s properties to make the jump to television. Paramount+ recently renewed its "Twisted Metal" adaptation for a third season. As co-creator of the game (with Scott Campbell), Jaffe directed four Twisted Metal games between 1995 and 2012.

Amazon has increasingly bet on video game adaptations in the streaming arms race. That strategy has delivered at least one breakout hit — "Fallout" — while several other high-profile projects remain in development.

Jeffrey Epstein was BANNED from Xbox Live — for harassing other gamers



Whatever the scope of Bill Gates' relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Microsoft seemingly had at least a few reasons to ban the shadowy financier and sex abuser from its gaming platform.

Although Epstein was first convicted of sexual abuse crimes in 2008, it appears he had several more years of gaming left in him.

'"Severe, repeated, and/or excessive" mistreatment of his peers.'

While most were likely gearing up for the Christmas season at the time, Epstein may have been hitting Microsoft's online gaming platform Xbox Live hard around the holidays. It was Thursday, December 19, 2013, when Epstein got an email from the service that informed him he was getting permanently banned. The document has been made available by the Department of Justice.

The email to Epstein was labeled a "Notice of permanent enforcement action" for "Harassment, threats, and/or abuse" from xlcm@microsoft.com, which has been noted online as Xbox's official policy and enforcement team.

The ban came as a result of "severe, repeated, and/or excessive" mistreatment of his peers, the email said. It also provided a list of Epstein's possible conduct that could have initiated the ban:

  • Threats of death, harm, property damage, or any other act of violence or vandalism
  • Verbal abuse or profanity directed at other players
  • Griefing
  • Extortion or manipulation
  • Libel, defamation, or slander
  • Display or transmission of personally identifiable information, such as name, address, phone number, or IP address
  • Stalking

But that wasn't all.

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That same day, Epstein received another email to his connected account, jeevacation@gmail.com; the sender has been redacted.

This email informed him that he had been permanently suspended from Xbox Live due to the New York Attorney General's partnership with Microsoft, which prohibits the service from having "New York registered sex offenders" on its platform.

This was done to "minimize the risk to others, particularly children," the email stated.

While Epstein was already a registered sex offender years prior, it seems that he did not join the Xbox platform until 2012.

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This is evidenced by a 2012 "Welcome to Xbox LIVE" email he received, which was also made available by the DOJ.

Other video game-related emails include Epstein asking his assistant Lesley Groff if he has "an Xbox 360 Kinect?" in 2014, and there is another email from 2016 that talks about setting up an Xbox One that was purchased as a gift.

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Chinese women are spending thousands on virtual boyfriends: 'Maybe because real-life marriage is just ... dull'



A Chinese man tried paying his wife to stop spending time with her virtual boyfriend.

The man asked his wife to stop using a particular program for a year in exchange for $2,800, and she initially agreed. The woman reportedly transferred the money into her daughter's savings account until a week later, when she reinstalled the game because a new dating scene for her virtual boyfriend was released.

'As a married woman, I still feel a bit guilty.'

The story of a woman going by "Minnie" is one of many chronicled in a recent article about Chinese women who are addicted to otomo games, virtual romance games targeted at women.

The most popular, Love and Romance, made $750 million in 2025, according to Pocket Gamer, with Sensor Tower reporting that the game had over 100,000 downloads in the Apple Store in December alone.

Other games like Light and Night or Beyond the World have women choose between different lovers who represent various personality types or themes. Collectible cards offer micro-transaction opportunities in order to unlock outfits, scenes, and storylines.

According to KrAsia, these games are wedging their way into women's real lives at an alarming speed.

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Photo by Jiangang Wang

These games, in conjunction with chatbots like ChatGPT and DeepSeek, are being used by women to create a constant stream of contact with their AI boyfriends.

"If not for ChatGPT and Love and Deepspace, I wouldn't have realized how deeply I need to be understood and loved or that such needs could be perfectly met," Chi Cheng told the outlet. "But if you told me to delete the game and stop using ChatGPT now, I'd lose my mind."

In just five months, Cheng has spent over $1,100 chasing the cards of her favorite male companion, Xavier.

Minnie, however, prefers Rafayel, and even though she is married, she said the character is "someone who loves reading and art, is emotionally stable, understands finance, and never argues."

Minnie has two Love and Deepspace accounts, having spent around $2,500 USD. Although she said she does not have an unhappy marriage, and she even has a daughter, the digital partner is still her perfect match.

"Even with a compatible partner, there will always be tension and stress. A 100% match doesn't exist in real life," the woman explained.

AI boyfriend in real life

Minnie noted that she uses her AI boyfriend's chatbot function for real-life conversation, which is what led to her husband's aforementioned monetary ultimatum:

"I’ll give you [$2,800]. Just stop playing Love and Deepspace for a year."

Citing that she once read, "The best partner is someone you can talk to in the middle of the night," Minnie revealed, "If my husband finally falls asleep after working late, I can't wake him just to talk. But that's when I can — by launching Love and Deepspace."

All the women KrAsia interviewed use this function on a daily basis, and Minnie even uses the character for fitness motivation. During postpartum workouts, Minnie was able to extend the time she could hold a plank position after her coach joked, "Try looking at your favorite guy; maybe you'll last longer."

She began staring at Rafayel and extended her ability to hold the position from three seconds to 48 seconds. An attached photo showed her staring at her phone during her workout.

Other extensions for the app include an augmented reality feature where users can view their companion in their current environment through their phone.

Cheng reportedly often uses this feature to imagine Xavier walking beside her or sitting in a nearby chair.

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With plummeting marriage rates in China already, the fear is that this already massive industry will become more pervasive, as other girls like Yangtao explain that the reason otome games are so appealing is "maybe because real-life marriage is just ... dull."

She added, "But people never stop craving romance."

Another woman, Meiyi, 35, told herself, "You're at a crossroads. Don't play this game, or you'll get addicted."

She apparently downloaded it anyway.

What became clear with the women in their stories was often directly admitted to; Minnie put it plainly:

"In the game, there’s no conflict, no arguments. Even small fights just build up to the next emotional high. Interacting with an in-game character feels more exciting than real life. But as a married woman, I still feel a bit guilty."

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Charlie Kirk murder online role play banned from Grand Theft Auto: 'Tasteless, unacceptable'



The online world for Grand Theft Auto V is seeing a rare instance of censorship despite its usually anything-goes environment.

GTA Online is the game's online platform, which has thrived for more than a dozen years since its original 2013 release.

'Tasteless, unacceptable, and inappropriate.'

In December, publisher Rockstar Games launched a feature that allows players to design and publish their own missions online for other users to play. At this point in the game's lifespan, this was about the only thing that users could not yet do.

It only took a few days for this feature to be immediately taken to its limits, though, as at least one user took it upon themselves to recreate the murder of Charlie Kirk, which happened on September 10, 2025.

A user named "Yaarpen98" created a mission titled "We are Charlie Kirk," in which the gamer is meant to go on a rooftop and shoot a person standing in front of school under a fruit stand.

YouTuber ICER relayed fan reactions to the created mission, saying it had users split, with half of the fans saying it was simply dark humor and an example of player freedom. The other half of fans, he explained, described the mission as "tasteless, unacceptable, and inappropriate."

He added some have argued that "players have crossed a line that even the developers should not tolerate."

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As reported by Variety, Rockstar Games has banned missions of this nature and added "Charlie Kirk" to its list of prohibited terms through its "profanity filter." Furthermore, the developers will change the name of this tool to something that reflects how it will be used to flag content violations, not just profanity.

Rockstar's community guidelines already prohibit showcasing "violent extremism," which includes "glorification or promotion of real-world terrorist, extremist, or criminal organizations and their ideologies."

This rule has already been allegedly enforced in regard to rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, after missions that recreated a raid on his home were removed.

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A user named "Vexnyllith" said he created a mission that had authorities raiding the home of a "celebrity" known for "hosting parties and is wanted for serious crimes."

The user said he also created a mission called "Diddy Disciples," but both missions were removed. He then vowed to create a new series of missions and advised fans to follow him.

The mission creation feature is similar to that of Hitman Online, which also sparked controversy when UFC fighter Conor McGregor was removed from the game over real-life legal troubles.

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Guillermo del Toro stops awards show music to drop 'F**k AI' bomb



Three-time Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro had strong words about using humans in the production of his latest film.

Del Toro, a writer and director behind films like "Pacific Rim," "Pan's Labyrinth," and "The Hobbit" movies, was honored with a tribute award recently at the 2025 Gotham Film Awards.

'Every single frame of this film that was willfully made by humans for humans.'

Del Toro accepted the award alongside actors Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi for their work on the 2025 film "Frankenstein."

Del Toro made several emotional comments dating back to when he first read the book that inspired his movie at age 11, before Isaac attempted to turn the acceptance speech into one about diversity and immigration.

"I am proud to be standing here tonight. ... Immigrants, baby. We get the job done," Isaac exclaimed. He is Guatemalan, Elordi is Australian, and del Toro is Mexican.

Elordi then spoke, but neither he nor del Toro added to Isaac's remarks. Soon, music started to play, and the production looked to the next award. That was until del Toro interrupted, deciding that he wanted to add opinionated remarks of his own.

"No, no, no, wait!" del Toro interrupted. "I would like to tell to the rest of our extraordinary cast and our crew that the artistry of all of them shines on every single frame of this film that was willfully made by humans for humans."

"The designers, builders, makeup, wardrobe team, cinematographers, composers, editors," he continued. "This tribute belongs to all of them. And I would like to extend our gratitude and say —" del Toro then paused, seemingly wondering if he should continue.

"F**k AI," he added with a smile.

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During his acceptance speech, del Toro spoke on the inspiration he drew from Mary Shelley, the original author of "Frankenstein."

"Mary Shelley, who made the book her biography, she was 18 years old when she wrote the book and posed the urgent questions: Who am I? What am I? Where did I come from? And where am I going?" del Toro explained. "She presented them with such urgency that they are alive 200 years later through this incredible parable that shaped my life since I first read it in childhood at age 11."

Much of del Toro's appeal comes from his ability to explore complex emotional topics from a unique viewpoints, and those unique thoughts typically come across whenever he is given the chance to speak. Del Toro told the award-show audience that even at a young age, he knew he "did not belong in the world the way my parents, the way the world expected me to fit."

"My place was in a faraway land inhabited only by monsters and misfits."

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This outlook definitely falls in line with his recent work, including when he appeared in the recent video game series Death Stranding.

Working alongside iconic game developer Hideo Kojima, del Toro delivered storylines about life, death, and emotional connection, but this time as an actor.

Speaking on the games, del Toro said he believes in the importance of "paradoxical creation" and said it is "essential to art."

The beauty of the game, he added, was that Kojima had both "the weirdest mind and the most wholesome mind," which shaped his storytelling.

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25 years later, the gaming console that caused so much chaos is still No. 1



After a quarter of a century, one console still reigns supreme.

It has been nearly 25 years to the day since iconic photos and video of the Paris launch showed just how crazy the world was for PlayStation 2.

'I never leave my house.'

On November 24, 2000, crowds in Europe lined up, camped, and even pushed through crowds to get their hands on a PlayStation 2 for the first time. The launch was almost a month after the American Oct. 26 debut and signified a true consumerism-fueled riot that became synonymous with Black Friday.

From its launch day through Christmas 2000, Sony said it sold 1.35 million units in North America and another 1 million units in Europe during that same period.

The PS2 has sold an average of over 6 million consoles per year since then, or 500,000 per month, totaling more than 160 million lifetime units sold as of this November.

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As reported by Techgaged.com, the PS2 eclipses two Nintendo products at the top of the list.

The second-most sales are for the handheld Nintendo DS at 154 million, followed by the Nintendo Switch portable console at 152 million.

A steep drop occurs for fourth place with the original Game Boy, released in 1989, having 118 million units sold. Sony's PS1 and Nintendo's Wii are the only other gaming systems to have sold over 100 million.

Interestingly, the PlayStation 2's main competitors during its era, the Nintendo GameCube (launched in North America on Nov. 18, 2001) and the original Xbox (launched in North America on Nov. 15, 2001), do not even crack the top-20 list.

The Xbox, Microsoft's first foray into gaming systems, has sold 24.65 million units in its lifetime, while the GameCube has sold 21.74 million units.

Both company's modern systems — Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch — have already surpassed the sales of their 2000s counterparts.

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The PS2 was so pervasive, historical image banks provide a bounty of time capsules showing celebrities flooding PS2-themed parties that were constantly taking place to promote the product.

There were events like the PlayStation 2 and the Hip-Hop Summit "Race to the Polls" event in 2004, or the mouthful, PlayStation 2 Celebrates Red White and Blue with Poolside Party at the Bentley Hotel in NYC, temporarily referred to as the PlayStation 2 Hotel for the occasion, in 2003.

Super Bowl parties became linked with the console during that era too. The Sony PlayStation 2 Game Over Party saw celebrities like NSYNC in its first year and Paris Hilton in its second year. In fact, the celebrity sightings and performances connected to PS2 events at that time are nearly limitless.

If readers don't believe the PS2 was as much of a cross-cultural phenomenon as it seems, refer to this quote from "Friends" actor Matthew Perry in 2000.

"I used to have a social life, go on dates, go to dinner parties, have a job. Now all I do is sit in a big chair and play PlayStation 2," Perry said, per Digital Journal. "I never leave my house. My friends have wondered what happened to me. Howard Hughes must have had one of these."

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'WE F**KING DID IT': Man wins 'all-female' video game tournament backed by US milk companies



An all-female video game tournament was turned on its head when it allowed a male to compete and win an enormous cash prize.

A Fortnite gaming tournament called the Milk Cup says that it was created to provide women with more opportunities to succeed in video game competitions.

"It's a space designed for women to compete at the highest level, for serious money," the company says. However, it took just one year since the tournament's inception for it to become dominated by a male.

'It felt crazy to lift that trophy.'

The 2025 Milk Cup in San Diego, California, boasted a $300,000 prize pool and alleged $78,000 first-place prize. This year's top prize was award to a duo of gamers going by "XSet" Nina Fernandez and allegedly transgender gamer Vader, a male who believes he is female. The pair placed second in 2024.

Vader celebrated the win on his X page, exclaiming, "1st ($78,000) at [Milk Cup] LAN WE F**KING DID IT."

Nina and the tournament organizers similarly celebrated the victory online.

Vader's X profile seemingly lists him as "18" years old, with a transgender flag next to the age. A gamer ranking website also lists him as born in July 2007. His Twitch profile describes him as using "she/her pronouns."

"[Our win at Milk Cup] shows you can be your true self and not be apologetic about it," Vader said on a post-match press panel, per ESports Insider. "There are spaces for everybody, so never give up."

"It felt crazy to lift that trophy," Vader added, saying he wanted to "prove people wrong."

"Anybody can participate in esports. Don't let people stop you. Don’t let comments get to your head. Believe in yourself."

While online communities often cater to such delusions, it may come as a surprise that the tournament itself is backed by a nonprofit organization that operates under the United States Department of Agriculture.

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The website "Gonna Need Milk," representing the organization behind the tournament, claims that "in a world where male athletes take center stage," the organization is "redirecting the spotlight to women."

The company further explains it is making an effort to, perhaps ironically, "drive awareness to gender inequality in sport."

The bottom of the page denotes that the website is maintained and funded by MilkPEP, the Milk Processor Education Program, which came into existence after the creation of the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990. The USDA's National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board sponsors both MilkPEP and Gonna Need Milk.

At the same time, MilkPEP boasts that the tournament is run by a collaboration of all-female teams and that its program is "funded by the nation's milk companies."

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Dan Wheldon celebrates his winning of the 89th Indianapolis 500 by drinking milk. Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images

Blaze News reached out to MilkPEP and Gonna Need Milk to see if they took issue with a male gamer winning the all-female tournament; neither entity responded.

The USDA was also asked if the inclusion of the male violated federal orders. A representative for the USDA said the agency could not provide a response to the question within a reasonable time frame due to "the ongoing government shutdown."

Gamers Vader and Nina were also asked to comment on what the determining factors should be regarding allowing a male in the female category and whether they had a response to the backlash; neither responded.

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Florida accuses Roblox of allowing child groomers to exploit children through 'sexually explicit material'



The attorney general of Florida is adding to the list of legal defenses that are piling up for video gaming company Roblox.

Roblox, a gaming platform with more than 40 million children playing on it, was accused by Republican James Uthmeier in a scathing video posted on Monday.

'We prohibit the sharing of images and videos in chat.'

Uthmeier posted the video on X, along with the accusation that Roblox has "become a breeding ground for predators to gain access to our kids."

"Our office will be issuing criminal subpoenas to the online children's gaming company Roblox," Uthmeier said. "Roblox profited off our kids while exposing them to the most dangerous of harms. They enabled our kids to be abused."

The Florida AG added that the subpoenas are meant to "gather more information" for prosecutors about the criminal activity allegedly taking place on Roblox's platform, as well as to compile "evidence on the predators."

"We will stop at nothing to fight to protect our kids," he concluded.

In response, Roblox told Return that the allegations are simply not true.

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"Attorney General Uthmeier's claims about Roblox are false," a spokesperson told Blaze News. "The suggestion that illicit image sharing is happening on Roblox demonstrates a lack of understanding of our platform's functionality. In fact, we prohibit the sharing of images and videos in chat, use filters designed to block the exchange of personal information, and our trained teams and automated tools continuously monitor communications to detect and remove harmful content."

The representative was likely referring to Uthmeier's press release, which said investigations not only revealed predators were using Roblox to "access, communicate with, and groom minors," but that the platform has allowed "sexually explicit material to evade filters and circulate within the platform."

Roblox said it is working to implement "age estimation," which Blaze News previously reported includes verification through selfie-videos, "facial age estimation," ID, or verified parental consent.

"We share the AG's commitment to keeping kids safe, and we will continue to assist his office in their investigations. We have a strong record of working with law enforcement and investing in advanced safety systems to help protect our users and remove bad actors," Roblox added.

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The Florida press release also said reports suggest that predators are using the in-game currency Robux to "bribe minors into sending sexually explicit images of themselves."

In 2024, Blaze News reported on at least two instances where two individuals were charged for soliciting sexual content from minors. One man was from Florida, and the other was a registered sex offender in Michigan. Both allegedly bribed children with Robux.

In 2025, a man from Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to three years in prison for crimes related to a sexual relationship he had with a 14-year-old girl he met through Roblox.

The subpoenas come as a multitude of social media platforms are being targeted for massive lawsuits over their alleged addictive nature and the promotion to minors.

This includes Snap Inc. (which owns Snapchat), Meta, ByteDance (TikTok), and Alphabet (YouTube). Roblox was not noted in reports surrounding the litigation.

Roblox has reinforced that it has "rigorous safety features" which are "purposely stricter than those found on social networks."

It does not allow image sharing via chat and "constantly" monitors all communication for "critical harms."

Roblox is currently facing a lawsuit in Kentucky that accuses the platform of allowing Charlie Kirk "assassination simulators."

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Kentucky sues Roblox over Charlie Kirk 'assassination simulators'



Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has alleged that online gaming platform Roblox has not protected children from abhorrent content.

Coleman filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming that Roblox has allowed minors to be exposed to "animated bloody" content surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

'We constantly monitor all communication for critical harms.'

The lawsuit, posted by Fox News Digital, accuses the massive online gaming community of operating under insufficient guardrails in terms of denying children access to certain materials. This includes violence, sexually explicit materials, and alleged "Charlie Kirk 'assassination simulator[s].'"

Blaze News previously reported that as of Q2 2024, Roblox had a claimed 79 million active daily users, an increase of almost 15 million from the same time in 2023. This included approximately 58% of its user base being under 16 years old, which equates to at least 46 million children.

The alleged assassination simulators "began popping up on Roblox, allowing children as young as 5 years old to access animated bloody depictions of the September 10 shooting," the lawsuit stated.

Roblox could easily "require users to verify their age and their parents' consent by virtually any mechanism, including merely asking for these data," the legal document continued. "Doing so would create at least some restriction on the content available to users under 18 years old."

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"As such, child predators can — and do — establish accounts to pose as children," Kentucky wrote.

In response to the lawsuit, a Roblox spokesperson told Blaze News that the company welcomes the opportunity for a direct conversation with the Attorney General about the topic. However, the company also said that some of the parties involved are seeking financial gain.

"The attorney general's lawsuit is based on outdated and out-of-context information," Roblox said. "We believe together we can increase safety not just on Roblox, but on all platforms used by kids and teens. The AG's office is partnering with plaintiff's attorneys, who we believe have misrepresented matters to seek financial gain."

The spokesperson added, "Roblox has taken an industry-leading stance on age-based communication and will require facial age estimation for all Roblox users who access our communications features by the end of this year. Roblox does not allow image sharing via chat, and most chat on Roblox is subject to filters designed to block the sharing of personal information. We constantly monitor all communication for critical harms and swiftly remove violative content when detected and work closely with law enforcement."

Roblox pointed to more information about its efforts to implement age verification, which undoubtedly would confirm a user's age, but also could deter platform usage altogether.

This includes verification through selfie-videos, the aforementioned "facial age estimation," ID, or verified parental consent.

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The sheer volume of Roblox users makes any enforcement incredibly difficult to pull off without pre-existing barriers to entry, monitoring, or filtration systems. This brings up further issues surrounding digital ID, including, for example, the exposure of children's likenesses.

At the same time, gamers are constantly finding new ways to develop ridiculous scenarios on the platform, such as performing ICE raids or in-game protests. There also exists the threat of bad actors grouping together to discuss crimes or make terror plots.

Roblox told Blaze News that it includes rigorous text chat filters to stop inappropriate contact with minors.

Additionally, the company said that while it started as a "platform for children," 64% of the user base is now over 13 years old.

Blaze News did find several videos on YouTube appearing to be re-creations of Kirk's assassination within the video game.

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