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When I buy a game, or any consumable for that matter, I'm not expecting angry rogue staff to hide political Easter eggs. There's a place for activism/satire, bu
by z2 8y ago
When I buy a game, or any consumable for that matter, I'm not expecting angry rogue staff to hide political Easter eggs. There's a place for activism/satire, but perhaps not on the salary of a presumably neutral employer.
- jtms 8y agoWhat makes you so sure it was “rogue” staff that put the imagery in?
- komali2 8y agoI believe the company put out a statement to that effect - they're casting blame on a single employee. Could just be damage control while they snigger behind their hands for all I know.
- z2 8y agoThat's what the article said, unless the developer made it up for damage control. I'm not defending the abhorrent overreacting that led to the company self-censoring. It's just, if the game makers scripted this and designed it intentionally it would be great and a whole different story. Otherwise it's kind of like buying a comic to find an artist hid animal rights messages in it. It doesn't mean I'm against animal rights, but it just feels unintentional, kind of like a bug.
- myrandomcomment 8y agoEaster eggs and the like are a very long and old tradition. Heck, there is even stuff one of my past employers shipped, including in production networking code. The customers that found it laughed quite hard and asked for the details. I suggest that you refrain from buying anything.
- z2 8y agoThis is going to sound like a killjoy, but it's all fun and games until an Easter egg unintentionally introduces a weak point. Microsoft made a point of banning them entirely, and high profile easter eggs these days are well designed and tested, not inserted by one person for kicks :)
- myrandomcomment 8y agoThe Easter Egg I was referring to had autotest coverage. We are professionals. :)
- dennyqoo 8y agoWell, banning "pooh the winnie" is more like what "rogue" stands for.