A new scandal erupted on the network today Cyberpunk 2077… Western edition Paste Magazine published a very provocative piece in which he drew parallels between an adventure game CD Projekt RED and Adolf Hitler…
The author of the material believes that Cyberpunk 2077 from a Polish studio represents the worst in the modern gaming industry… In particular, he criticized the problematic production cycle of the project, associated with massive processing of people, the unsatisfactory technical condition of the game, a dubious advertising campaign, the fiasco with the console versions, content abounding in vulgar jokes, “transphobia“and”misogyny“, and “aggressive fans of Poles“which”Cyberpunk“was able to rally around himself even before his release.
Having analyzed each of the problematic points, the editors Paste Magazine expressed the opinion that Cyberpunk 2077 really deserves the title “Games of the Year“, but only for the reason that for many years to become a symbol of the most destructive and negative practices for the rest of the industry… It is here that the publication draws the same parallel with Hitlerannounced in 1938 “Person of the Year“according to the American magazine Time…
“Cyberpunk 2077 as” Game of the Year “is like Hitler as” Man of the Year “according to Time magazine. This is not a praise, but a warning and warning to the rest of the world,” reads the note.
The journalists stressed that they do not compare the game itself with the actions of the “greatest monster in history”, but want to show a case when the “reward” may not be perceived as a reward at all, but the wording that even puts an approximate equal sign between the novelty from CD Projekt RED and Hitler outside of any context, it immediately spilled over into thousands of angry messages on a variety of social platforms. Some of the players criticized Paste Magazine, accusing journalists of wanting to make money on clicks by loud provocation, while other gamers agreed with the publication’s position, criticizing Polish developers.
Soon the notorious one joined the conversation Corey Barlog, action development manager God of war 2018 year. The developer reacted sharply about the publication Paste Magazine, calling the behavior of the editorial board the quintessence “all the bad things in the gaming industry“. The game designer believes that the comparison with Hitler is as incorrect as possible and that the entire gaming community, including members of the press, should rethink their behavior…
This ☝️ is everything that’s wrong about this industry.
– Cory Barlog? (@corybarlog) December 23, 2023
Summer western journalist Jeff Cannata compared The Last of Us Part II with a cult historical drama “Schindler’s list“, which tells about the rescue of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust by the German businessman and member of the NSNRP Oskar Schindler. This also caused a big scandal.…
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