Valve Pulls Controversial Game Hatred from Steam Greenlight

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  • Valve Pulls Controversial Game Hatred from Steam Greenlight

    Mere hours after it hit Steam Greenlight, controversial game Hatred pulled it off of the service calling the title "unpublishable."

    A message sent to developer Destructive Creations included the following note:
    "We wanted you guys to know that based on what we see on Greenlight we would not publish Hatred on Steam. As such w'all be taking it down."

    The guidelines for Steam Greenlight does include a bit about how submissions must not "contain offensive material." Hatred is an isometric shooter with little to no purpose other than committing mass murder against innocent civilians.

    • Shawn Zipay
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      Shawn Zipay commented
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      I should also note that the developers are believed to be Neo-Nazis. One of them had briefly "liked" a Neo-Nazi group on Facebook. In the company staff photo, one of them is wearing a t-shirt of the white nationalist militia. So... there's that.

      So when people go "but what about Postal?!" you can point out that the developers are actually scum. It's also part of the reason why I will not link to their game or site.

    • cikame
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      cikame commented
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      Who is scum, the Postal guys?
      I don't know if i'd go that far, i played all of Postal 2 years ago and i feel it didn't push things too much further than South Park does, it's absolutely a morally questionable game but one worth checking out i feel for it's absurdity.

      Postal 3 however, from what i've seen of that game, is garbage in every way, definately takes things way too far.

    • Shawn Zipay
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      Shawn Zipay commented
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      Nope. The dev behind Hatred, Destructive Creations, are scum. Even from two months ago that was apparent: http://fucknovideogames.tumblr.com/p...r-developed-by

      In most games where it's possible to kill civilians, you're meant to feel guilty, not empowered. And it certainly isn't ever meant as the sole purpose games, except for Hatred now. Therein lies the rub with something like Hatred (that, and the whole... you know, Neo-Nazi thing).

      Running with Scissors is the dev behind the Postal franchise. The Postal series may take things to the extreme but their games aren't centered around murdering innocent people.

    • Shawn Zipay
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      Shawn Zipay commented
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      Looks like Valve reversed their decision. It's back on Greenlight.


      Ayup...

      You know Valve, I like you. Really. But what the fuck were you thinking letting them return to Greenlight?

    • cikame
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      cikame commented
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      Late reply, ah, i misunderstood who you were calling scum :P thanks for clarifying.
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