Atomic Heart has been controversial for a long time. However, those who expected that critics of this work from different sides will stop after the release may be disappointed, because it seems that instead of the calmness of the creators, a new portion of difficulties awaits. A very relevant source of problems was the scene from “Well, you wait, hares!”, Which can be seen while walking through the shelters. And what so outraged the Resetera server community? A passage with a statue of a black man who creates an “avalanche” with an arrow, which eventually sweeps away one of the main characters of the tale. The community accused the creators of modern racism, which they clearly did not like, so the studio eventually apologized and promised to remove this inflammatory video.
Atomic Heart Developers:
“The Mundfish team would like to thank PC Gamer for bringing this lack of sensitivity to our attention. We apologize if the use of a vintage cartoon or music has caused pain or offense. We will edit the relevant parts.”
Clip: https://t.co/58SUMRXA7F
— Kat Bailey (@The_Katbot) February 24, 2023
However, the problematic story is not the only thing that worries the developers of Atomic Heart. Another factor that makes the authors frown is undoubtedly the speech of the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Oleksandr Bornyakov, who said the following:We call for restrictions on the distribution of this game due to its toxicity, the potential collection of player data and the possibility of sharing it with third parties in Russia, and the potential use of money received from the sale of the game to wage war against Ukraine“The main problem is the sources from which the development was financed, and above all, the fact that the studio has never distanced itself from what Russia is doing in Ukraine. Bornakov calls for a boycott, including football players. Whether the writers from Atomic Heart will comment on his words is a question.
The Ministry of Digital Development will turn to Sony, Microsoft and Valve with an official letter asking them to completely ban the sale of digital versions of this game on the territory of Ukraine https://t.co/GJR5tRJkwu
— dev.ua (@devua_official) February 21, 2023
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