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Related: About this forumRandall Hermann creates video game about killing LGBT people
Story hereThe website Steam allows individuals to submit independently developed games. One title posted and very quickly removed involved killing LGBT people. Please note, video clip at link is very graphic.
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Randall Hermann creates video game about killing LGBT people (Original Post)
shenmue
May 2015
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NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)1. CPAC offers this game to all who come to the annual meeting.
Just kidding, but they would if they could
marym625
(17,997 posts)2. I thought you were serious
Nothing surprises me anymore
LostOne4Ever
(9,267 posts)4. Don't give them ideas.... :P (nt)
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)3. That's disgusting. nt
eridani
(51,907 posts)5. Seriously disgusting photo clip
http://dailykos.com/story/2015/05/05/1382609/-Christian-game-developer-launches-video-game-to-shoot-LGBT-people
Randall Hermann tried (unsuccessfully) to launch a line of Christian-themed skateboarding shoes before moving to another projectvideo game development. Truly offensive game development might be more accurate.
From Ars Technica:
The game is no longer available, but how does something like this end up being approved to begin with? Jim Sterling, a popular game critic with more than 200,000 followers on YouTube, noticed the game and uploaded his video review. While the content of the game is truly disgusting, Jim's commentary on the grotesque nature of the game is spot on, definitely worth a listen.
Randall Hermann tried (unsuccessfully) to launch a line of Christian-themed skateboarding shoes before moving to another projectvideo game development. Truly offensive game development might be more accurate.
From Ars Technica:
The Steam downloadable games shop launched its "Greenlight" initiative in 2012 as a way to open its sales doors to smaller game developers. However, because the shop launched with a glut of inauthentic and joking submissions, the folks at Valve added a $100 fee to "cut down the noise."
Whether or not that fee has been backed by any active filtering or monitoring service, Greenlight still failed to stop a game from launching that clearly violated its terms of service. Kill The Faggot, a light-gun-styled game about shooting gay people made by a California developer, skateboarder, and Christian shoe promoter named Randall Herman, launched for public consumption early Monday morning before being pulled from the Greenlight service hours later.
Whether or not that fee has been backed by any active filtering or monitoring service, Greenlight still failed to stop a game from launching that clearly violated its terms of service. Kill The Faggot, a light-gun-styled game about shooting gay people made by a California developer, skateboarder, and Christian shoe promoter named Randall Herman, launched for public consumption early Monday morning before being pulled from the Greenlight service hours later.
The game is no longer available, but how does something like this end up being approved to begin with? Jim Sterling, a popular game critic with more than 200,000 followers on YouTube, noticed the game and uploaded his video review. While the content of the game is truly disgusting, Jim's commentary on the grotesque nature of the game is spot on, definitely worth a listen.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)6. Valve has issues.
Their general lack of any sort of quality control or filtering lets crap like this get on their service at a very disturbing rate.
Glad this got some attention. Thank God for Jim Sterling.