Indie developer flooded with racist, misogynist abuse after announcing Epic partnership

Indie developer flooded with racist, misogynist abuse after announcing Epic partnership

6 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/06/indie-developer-flooded-with-racist-misogynist-abuse-after-announcing-epic-partnership/

The two developers of an indie game called Ooblets have been subjected to “tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands” of abusive messages following their decision to put their game on the Epic Games Store. It’s a worrying yet entirely unsurprising example of the toxic elements of the gaming community and their strangely unlimited hatred for Epic.

Ooblets is a game by a husband and wife team that looks like a sort of farming/dancing/collecting simulator with a fun, cute style. They’ve been developing it for a couple years now with the help of Patreon supporters, and are getting closer to release.