Despite being hugely successful, ‘Ready or Not’ devs have issued a response to Kotaku’s article accusing the game of racism, bigotry and far-right leanings
As the SWAT simulator ‘Ready or Not’ continues to grow in popularity, VOID Interactive has issued a statement apologizing for supposed wrongdoings and seemingly caving in to the criticisms of leftist gaming magazine Kotaku.
Released at the end of last year as part of the ‘Early Access’ program on Steam, the tactical first-person shooter has managed to quickly amass quite a following with ‘very positive’ (94% positive at the time of writing) user score based on over 24 thousand reviews. Many praise the game as a “breath of fresh air” and a “worthy successor to the SWAT game series.”
Before ‘Ready or Not’ went live on the Steam platform, Kotaku published a damning preview, calling out the developers for including supposedly “inappropriate references” within the game’s assets, such as a “Redpill” box with “Noggin Joggers” written on top, a box of vitamins branded “Bonor Health,” and a store called “Whore Foods.” The article summarized the game as “a violent political fantasy with no capacity for self-interrogation.”
While many gamers saw the review as simply a bad take from an overly liberal publication, the developers seem to have taken the article close to heart and followed up by releasing a statement justifying and apologizing for their choices, promising to remove the “offensive” assets in the coming updates.
— VOID Interactive (@VOIDInteractive) January 7, 2022
