Ion Fury's makers have reversed their cisn to remove a ty unfunny gay joke om the game, sayg that would be…
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- ION FURY DEVELOPER BACKTRACKS, SAYS IT WON'T REMOVE GAY JOKE BEE OF 'CENSORSHIP'
- ION FURY MAKERS REVERSE CISN TO REMOVE TY UNFUNNY GAY JOKE, BEE APPARENTLY THAT WOULD BE "CENSORSHIP"
ION FURY DEVELOPER BACKTRACKS, SAYS IT WON'T REMOVE GAY JOKE BEE OF 'CENSORSHIP'
But, shortly after, players disvered homophobic ntent the game, and some began to circulate screenshots of transphobic and sexist ments ma by the game’s s velopers on Disrd.
Last week, the game’s veloper and publisher apologized and said they’d remove the homophobic ntent om the game. ”“We will absolutely NOT be censorg Ion Fury or any of our other gam, now or the future, cludg but not limed to by removg gags such as gamg’s most ntroversial facial wash, ” the statement -game ntent, which Voidpot had emed “homophobic” a statement to Eurogamer last week, clud shampoo bottl wh the word “OGAY” on them, as well as a secret area ntag the word “fagbag.
3D Realms issued a separate statement to Kotaku which exprsed support for Voidpot’s cisn to vociferoly fend s joke about how Olay, a shampoo brand that had a tchy mercial the 90s, is gay. “However, a portn of our muny ma loud and clear they felt removg ‘Ogay’ was censorship and should be protected by ee speech.
ION FURY MAKERS REVERSE CISN TO REMOVE TY UNFUNNY GAY JOKE, BEE APPARENTLY THAT WOULD BE "CENSORSHIP"
”Ion Fury is now receivg negative reviews over s creators’ cisn to backtrack on removg homophobia—albe so far ls overwhelmg volume than the review bombs last week. “I will not support transphobia and homophobia any way, and, for the first time my life, have requted a refund for the game. Update: In a new post on Steam om Richard 'Termx' Gobeille – lead veloper on Ion Fury – a jot statement was shared om both Voidpot and 3D Realms, statg they will not be removg any homophobic ntent om Ion Fury, unteractg what was volized prevly after the velopers ma transphobic and sexist remarks their Disrd statement n be read below:"Jot statement om Voidpot and 3D Realms:We’ve ed a recent ntroversy suggtg Ion Fury game ntent was to be will absolutely NOT be censorg Ion Fury or any of our other gam, now or the future, cludg but not limed to by removg gags such as gamg’s most ntroversial facial do not support censorship of creative works of any kd and regret our ial cisn to alter a spre the game stead of tstg our stcts.
However, a portn of our muny ma loud and clear they felt removg “Ogay” was censorship and should be protected by ee speech. The team also add homophobic language to Ion Fury self.
Voidpot also admted to addg homophobic language to the game self.