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"We Needed Something To Grab Attention": Splitgate 2 Boss Apologises For Antics At Summer Game Fest

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Vaspaan Dastoor

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Splitgate 2 CEO Ian Proulx's announcement backfired, dividing the fanbase.
Proulx apologized for the stunt, acknowledging the impact on the community and expressing regret.
The game itself has mixed reviews due to microtransactions and game design.

You may remember the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Splitgate 2 announcement from Summer Game Fest – Some dude in a MAGA-style "Make FPS Great Again" cap moaned about first person shooters and went on to show the most generic looking battle royale game. 1047 Games' CEO, Ian Proulx thought the stunt would create waves, but all it has done is divide his own f🎃anbase and made the game a laughing stock.

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Things got worse for Proulx when Splitgate 2 opened to Mixed reviews on Steam, with many players complaining about the expensive microtransactions and underwhelming☂ gameplay. Maybe itꦜ was this, or maybe it was a change of heart, but Proulx has finally decided to come out and apologise for his stunt at 🐠The Game awards.

Splitgate 2 Boss Apologises To Community

"At our biggest stage, coming out o♚f beta, we needed something to grab attention, and the honest truth is, we tried to think of something and this is what we came up with," said Proulx in a video on Twitter 🌊(thanks, ). "We did not intend for this to be taken in any political way whatsoever. And I'm not an idiot—obviously I knew there would be some level of controversy.

"But we really saw this as a meme that was kind of stating our truth, which is, we do want to improve this genre—we are disappointed with th🐼e state of the genre. So we took it as a meme that we thought would not be nearly as negatively received as it was. And so I want to apologize, and genuinely, you don't have to believe me, but the truth is, I am sorry."

He went on to say that the main reason he apologised is bౠecause his actions divided the community. The MAGA-themedꩵ cap probably didn't help with that.

"I hate seeing division," Proulx continued. "And that's what I'm seeing right now, on both sides. There's division in the community, and for that I am truly sorry. I do stand by the intent of this, which is—the intent truly is, take it at face value, we do want to improve the genre. We do feel that the genre is in a bad state, and we want to make FPS games as amazi🅷ng as possible. But I also understand that it's not just about intent, it's about impact. And the platform that we have had, has had a negative impact, and for that I'm truly sorry."