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:
- https://old.reddit.com/r/gog/comments/1txmcyd/ts_gotta_be_racist_gog_explain/opxtour/
- 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.
It’s extremely sus. The most charitable interpretation requires a hefty dose of political irresponsibilty and complete lack of self awareness and the worst is just straight up nazi shit. And considering the political landscape in Poland, the charitable interpretation becomes less and less likely.
I am so fucking tired of the ancient slavic symbols shtick especially when the symbol in question is of germanic origin and it was found like once in a ditch in silesia and the only people who actually care are the local fascists who want really really hard to be recognized as trve evropean aryans.