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Joint statement from Voidpoint and 3D Realms:

We’ve caused a recent controversy suggesting Ion Fury game content was to be censored.

We will absolutely NOT be censoring Ion Fury or any of our other games, now or in the future, including but not limited to by removing gags such as gaming’s most controversial facial wash.

We do not support censorship of creative works of any kind and regret our initial decision to alter a sprite in the game instead of trusting our instincts. 3D Realms and Voidpoint stand together on this matter.

Last but not least, please respect our need to keep our community forums clean from hateful messages, spam, or off-topic threads. We recognize our mistake and have received your message loud and clear!

Steam :: Ion Fury :: Ion Fury Game Content Will Not Be Censored

Joint statement from Voidpoint and 3D Realms: We’ve caused a recent controversy suggesting Ion Fury game content was to be censored. We will absolutely NOT be censoring Ion Fury or any of our other games, now or in the future, including but not limited to by removing gags such as gaming’s most...

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Looks like nothing will be censored afterall. Good on them.

 

[ColonizerJ]

I'm not familiar with the game. It looks like Doom tho. Nostalgic!

 

[ClanOfNone]

Should've stuck to your guns all along, but better late than never. The outrage over the retraction of the apology for the initial outrage should be fun to watch.

 

[Forsythia]

Good. Censorship is bullshit. And the game is great!

 

[GenericUser]

too late, the damage is done.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

After they started pandering to REEEEE they noticed that not a single one of them started buying their game so now they are trying to back pedal. Better late than never.

 

[Harlock]

They will apologize again. Bowing to who buys the game is the ultimate sin in the eyes of game media.

 

[Chittagong]

Ogay redeemed?

 

[Stilton Disco]

Good that they came to their senses and stopped pandering to the hate fuelled minority. I will almost certainly buy this now.

 

[HeresJohnny]

After they started pandering to REEEEE they noticed that not a single one of them started buying their game so now they are trying to back pedal. Better late than never.

I just wish they would leave politics the fuck out of games, period. I don't go to fictional lands and faraway places to be lectured about social issues. Quite the opposite: I go to those places to escape them. Why this has become so difficult for developers and publishers I'll never understand. Just make your game -- the game YOU want to make and keep away from all the pissant controversies and dividing up your audience. Why alienate people with money to spend? You're selling a product. People's livelihoods are depending on you, can't you keep your traps shut about political shit and consider that your employees are harmless victims when you start tying politics to your product? This is basic Sales 101 shit.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Wowee wow, surprised to see them come out and say "yknow what? We're just not going to censor ourselves".

 

[MayauMiao]

They'll get my money soon. Its a promise!

 

[Dunki]

she knew it for 2 days already^^

 

[Chittagong]

This gif has got a lot of use recently

 

[The Cockatrice]

I did not expect this. Holy shit. We won? We actually won against those fucking reera pedophiles? I can buy the game now?

 

[down 2 orth]

All this flip flopping is great for promotion.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

too late, the damage is done.

I hope not. I hope that situations like this show Companies that recreational outrage/extremists isn't something you should bow to.

But I don't think progress will ever be made by 2 sides digging their heels into the ground.

Me, I am on team Fuck Extremists.

 

[JORMBO]

The great Ogay War rages on.

 

[Thabass]

Ayyy good on them. Will definitely be paying it forward now.

 

[Dunki]

The biggest part here is that 3Drealms also is on bord with this. A Small developer is one thing. 3Drealms is well known name in this Industry.

 

[Jill Valentine]

There's still the problem of;

1. Sensitivity training
2. Contract terms including "hate speech"
3. $10k political donation as a PR response

 

[Dunki]

There's still the problem of;

1. Sensitivity training
2. Contract terms including "hate speech"
3. $10k political donation as a PR response

 

[Pantz]

Studios should bait REEEra for publicity more often. 10K well spent.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Might re-buy the game.

 

[Holammer]

Usually I don't read ResetEra, but I had to check out the reactions there.
100% predictable.

 

[Fake]

too late, the damage is done.

Its never too late.

 

[MayauMiao]

REEsetEra: We're not salty. The Ogay sprite never bother us anyway. It was never the issue. Small matter! We are fine, we are not bothered by the backtrack at all!............By the way, this game is off our wishlist!

 

[SirKicksalot]

Usually I don't read ResetEra, but I had to check out the reactions there.
100% predictable.

 

[MiguelItUp]

too late, the damage is done.

Not at all. Honestly It's a phenomenal game with a future that's still bright. Can't wait for multiplayer.

 

[Tesseract]

yeah mother fuckers yeah get it get some right up your fucking ass you fucks

way to bounce back from the abyss

 

[GenericUser]

Not at all. Honestly It's a phenomenal game with a future that's still bright. Can't wait for multiplayer.

I hope you are right. Voidpoint obviously knows the build engine in and out and while ion fury still is a little rough around the edges, a sequel would be more then welcome. I just want them to go all in insane on the lame edgelord jokes from the 90s. Just never listen to resetera again voidpoint and 3drealms, forget that they exist and do whatever crazy shooter you want to make.

 

[captainraincoat]

Yeeessssss.....a win for gamers....a loss for stupid people

 

[decisions]

This is awesome! Good on the devs for not caving to fake outrage over their opinions that was set up by a Channer. I don’t have a PC to play the game rn, but in the future I’ll definitely play it.

 

[Fake]

How old are that adm? What a child.

 

[Vorg]

I wish half the posts on Neogaf weren't about reset era and whatever goes on there. Why does everyone care so much?

 

[GHG]

Good on them.

If the game upsets you or you don't like the content of the game it's quite simple really, don't buy it.

 

[BAW]

I wish half the posts on Neogaf weren't about reset era and whatever goes on there. Why does everyone care so much?

Because it's like WWE. But real.

 

[Holammer]

I wish half the posts on Neogaf weren't about reset era and whatever goes on there. Why does everyone care so much?

In this particular case they were a huge part of the outrage machine. Gauging their reaction to this decision is only fair, and delicious.

 

[Stefan.North]

The guys are making staff take "sensibility training", so they could've just kept the ball rolling and take the L towards PC community. This way they just look silly to everyone.

 

[GHG]

I wish half the posts on Neogaf weren't about reset era and whatever goes on there. Why does everyone care so much?

This bullshit discussion started because of that shit hole.

Unfortunately that's how it's going to be because of that.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Because it's like WWE. But real.

We do love gold

 

[Roufianos]

This sets a good precedent but I'm still not supporting these fagbags.

 

[Whitecrow]

I wish half the posts on Neogaf weren't about reset era and whatever goes on there. Why does everyone care so much?

Because Era makes new news from every game.

We still discuss news.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Good -- that's all I wanted.

I'm broken record at this point, but it's still unfortunate that the devs ended up in this situation where they kinda can't win. I'm sure ResetEra's going to throw a minor fit, at the very least.

The game is fucking GREAT, people. You should buy it.

 

[rob305]

Great news!!! I will purchase this even though i have no intention of playing it and will be giving away the key here shortly!

 

[zeioIIDX]

Awesome, I'm glad. The game is fucking amazing and in the spirit of 90s FPS games that had attitude. Fuck censoring this or any other video game. The game is fun to play and as someone who grew up on shit like DOOM, Blake Stone, Rise of the Triad, Hexen/Heretic, Quake, and countless other FPS games that are now considered classics, it hits all the right buttons and is very nostalgic for me. Glad they aren't backing down and altering the vision they had for their project just because a tiny quadrant of the internet felt offended. Jesus fucking CHRIST, people get offended over ANYTHING these days. They have the right to but goddamn...some of them need to tone down the PC crusade a bit and go get laid, just chill the fuck out...

 

[Aranea]

This should serve as an example for other devs to never try to appeal those easily offended individuals. Just stick to pleasing your own customers that will actually buy your game.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I just wish they would leave politics the fuck out of games, period. I don't go to fictional lands and faraway places to be lectured about social issues. Quite the opposite: I go to those places to escape them. Why this has become so difficult for developers and publishers I'll never understand. Just make your game -- the game YOU want to make and keep away from all the pissant controversies and dividing up your audience. Why alienate people with money to spend? You're selling a product. People's livelihoods are depending on you, can't you keep your traps shut about political shit and consider that your employees are harmless victims when you start tying politics to your product? This is basic Sales 101 shit.

Unfortunately, that is no longer possible. Everything will become political.

People are now determined to find something. SJWs are going to seek out things to be outraged and as GAF is proving, anti-SJWs are going to be searching for things that could be considered a woke agenda, etc.

This is the gaming world we now live in.

 

[Stimpak]

 

[The Scrivener]

*heads over to reee for some jolly good chuckles*