They put out their apology and hopefully won't do what they did again. That's enough for most people and their games are looking great and diverse
They don't care. Period.Eh, I'm willing to bet those fans didn't know about their link with 8chan
Came for this, not disappointed.
THQN is a great cautionary tale that honestly, you shouldn't care about backlash because gamers will eat up whatever you serve them anyway.
Okay, that's not a cautionary tale.
This in thread formAt least the first 2 pages of replies will be almost exclusively filled with comments talking about how they anticipate what other replies will be. Mine being an meta example of this.
I mean, look at all the people in this thread who's first instinct was to grab popcorn for the lulz instead of give a damn. Everything wrong with the world right now.
They put out their apology and hopefully won't do what they did again. That's enough for most people and their games are looking great and diverse
And gamers not giving a single fuck. Because gamers.
People here know what happened, nothing more to discuss. Obviously not a lot of people elsewhere seem to care.I mean, look at all the people in this thread who's first instinct was to grab popcorn for the lulz instead of give a damn. Everything wrong with the world right now.
They do, but this site is not seen very positively by other places, and they associate that outrage with this forum.
It's not that anyone doesn't care but it barely moved the needle at all in terms of impact. The THQ AMA didn't provably radicalize anybody that hadn't heard of the site before, and 8chan would go on to gain actual notoriety from the mainstream because of the shootings and receive enough backlash to get shutdown. The THQ stuff is barely a footnote in all of that. Hell it wasn't even brought up when politicians were going around blaming video games so that just goes to show how little it actually mattered in the grand scheme of things.Shows that the main public does not care (and probably doesn't even know) about the 8chan stuff. Sigh.
I can't think of any place that views this site positively now that I think about it lol.They do, but this site is not seen very positively by other places, and they associate that outrage with this forum.
Did they? Wasn't it something to the effect of "We did not know" which was a blatant barefaced lie and "Sorry if you were offended"?
Feel free to rectify me if I am in error. Thanks.
No they legitimately apologized, condemned the controversial content on 8chan...the whole 9 yards.
I think what a lot of people here are hoping for is some firings in all honesty.
And that they must treat their employees terribly and be horribly mismanaged. It's science
I think there has to be a sense of perspective in all of this. They reached out to a hive of white nationalists on an unlisted site renowned for hosting child porn and those planning or executing mass murdering hate crimes. Their PR person showed knowledge of what the site stood for and seized the opportunity dismiss representation or race concerns for having a place in video games, they didn't fire this person and gave only a meek, token apology while never addressing it again.It's perfectly fine to condemn and boycott them, but their importance for European and especially German games development can't be overstated. They also have a lot of output with many nostalgic crowd pleasers, so the vote is somewhat understandable.
Does Era think they should be withheld the award, even if they deserve it based on what they showed?
I hate this gif
Don't forget about all the things you're supporting when you consider any THQ Nordic games.
Here's a helpful summary post of all the events for the uninitiated.
Mod statement: "To address a few recurring points: We will not be banning games published by THQ Nordic and subsidiaries like Deep Silver. You are instead welcome to continue raising the issue in threads relevant to the publisher and its games."
If you use Steam and want to ignore all games that THQ Nordic publishes, go to their publisher page while you're logged in, then click on the little gear icon below where it says "Beta" and choose "Ignore this creator."
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These games are being published by THQ Nordic. For those who may not be aware or who may have forgotten, THQ Nordic had a marketing effort where it intended to gain attention using a website that is known primarily for its support of child pornography, as well as for support of Neo-Nazism, doxxing, and other extremely damaging behaviors.
THQ Nordic's provided no response to this fiasco except for an apology claiming they did not do enough research. As the website is unlisted by Google, they had spoken to the board owner about removing "nasty stuff", and content was viewable both before and during the campaign, this claim is beyond belief. The individuals responsible are known not to be rogue PR interns, but go up to THQ Nordic's board. THQ Nordic has not dealt with the individuals responsible, and they released an embarrassingly bad "apology" that addressed nothing.
Consider that by supporting their games, you are supporting a publisher that is complicit with child pornography.
No they didn't. Just see the post a few above this.No they legitimately apologized, condemned the controversial content on 8chan...the whole 9 yards.
I think what a lot of people here are hoping for is some firings in all honesty.
Either I interpet the word complicit wrong, but doesn't that imply they take part in the actual actions?
That's because Epic committed the ultimate cardinal sin, PC exclusives. All THQ did was consort with a community known for bigotry, pedophilia and hate crimes (also mass shootings afterwards).This thread would be very different if the Epic Games Store won best X at some convention
Just imagine the toothless rage and death threats.
Even if they fired a bunch of people, it wouldn't satisfy a good portion of those still holding a grudge.
An apology and improved behavior is enough for most.
Either I interpet the word complicit wrong, but doesn't that imply they take part in the actual actions?