I've been playing and writing about videogames for an awfully long time now, and I've seen my share of controversies come and go. Hot Coffee, anyone? At some point long ago, I may have thought that such things would become increasingly rare as our medium matures.
But it seems that the opposite has happened. As gaming has become bigger and more influential, it's intersected with a wider set of issues.
2023 was no exception, and so here we are to round up some of the biggest controversies of the year. There are so many, I'm morally required to split these into two articles to reduce the risk of scrolling-related injuries—we'll have the second half posted in a couple days.
