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Warning: This entry contains homophobic slurs and can be offensive to some viewers.
Overview
“Kill The Faggot” is a first person shooter videogame developed by Randall Herman, and posted on Steam Greenlight on May 4th 2015. The game immediately became a hot topic of controversy within online gaming communities due its homophobic nature.
Background
On May 4th a Christian developer made the game “kill all fagg*t” where the main premise of the game was to, well kill any homosexual in sight, not only was the game about mass murdering gay people but you got bonus points if they were transgender. The developer claims the game was intended to help his friend sell Christian skating shoes [2]
Notable Developments
Jim sterling reviewed the green light trailer and said
“I sometimes think Steam’s menagerie of messed up games can’t shock me anymore, and then genuine hate speech finds its way onto Greenlight.” He also makes remarks about people claiming it being satire then saying “Where is the fucking satire?! what is it satirizing?!”
The game It was removed from steam greenlight within 12 hours
Search Interest
Not available
External References
[1]Huffington Post – ‘Kill The Faggot’ Game Briefly Uploaded To Steam
[2]Ars Technica – Failed Christian shoe promoter makes anti-gay first-person shooter