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submitted 1 week ago by ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml to c/games@lemmygrad.ml

Disclaimer: I am not personally invested in the whole thing. I am not cool and remote like a mountain but I don't care that much about GOG.

As I understand, GOG sent out a newsletter promoting a game with Nazi symbols.

The game's developers released a statement in a reddit comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/gog/comments/1txlz7z/hey_gog_wtaf/opxpgf0/

Afterwards GOG made two statements:

  1. https://old.reddit.com/r/gog/comments/1txmcyd/ts_gotta_be_racist_gog_explain/opxtour/
  2. https://www.gog.com/forum/general/weird_subject_line_choice_for_a_newsletter/post60

I don't expect folks to read through the whole thing but some surface level thoughts would be appreciated. Like they make a lot of emotionally charged statements citing culture and I can't tell if they are genuine or hot air.

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[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I just now read the GOG statement on the forum and you are most likely correct.

Earlier when I had just skimmed it, I read it as them saying that some other rune they used look like SS rune. But instead they intended to use that rune and are claiming it renders differently across fonts which... why is that relevant?

Also this bit (emphasis mine):

We also recognise that placing two such runes next to each other could create an unfortunate association with [...] the Nazi regime, This was noticed before distribution, and out of respect for local sensitivities, the material was not sent to the German community.

LMAO. So nice and sensitive of them to not send the email with the Operation Barbarossa-ass subject line to Germany.

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago

So they knew and still did it.

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