https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRNDnR9Za4M&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=QACGIBj5ChVwMF5R-6
http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/23/15039978/yooka-laylee-jontron-removed-playtonic
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1038493&page=132
http://steamcommunity.com/app/360830/discussions/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/comments
Remember the
fiasco that Destiny got Jontron into? Well, it's finally reached
Pewdiepie levels of corporate disassociation; a surprise Jontron voice role in the spiritual sequel to Banjo-Kazooie (well known to be one of Jontron's favorite games of all time) has been removed from the game by the developing studio, Playtonic Games. The studio was tipped off by users on the gaming forum NeoGAF, known for being extremely left leaning. Almost immediately, the removal was made and Playtonic Games issued this statement:
We recently became aware of comments made by voice artist JonTron after development on Yooka-Laylee had been completed. JonTron is a talented video presenter who we were initially, two years ago, happy to include as a voice contributor in our game. However, in light of his recent personal viewpoints we have made the decision to remove JonTron's inclusion in the game via a forthcoming content update. We would like to make absolutely clear that we do not endorse or support JonTron's personal viewpoints and that, as an external fan contributor, he does not represent Playtonic in any capacity. Playtonic is a studio that celebrates diversity in all forms and strives to make games that everyone can enjoy. As such, we deeply regret any implied association that could make players feel anything but 100% comfortable in our game worlds, or distract from the incredible goodwill and love shown by our fans and Kickstarter backers.
A little while later, Jontron replied on Twitter:
Unfortunate to see Playtonic remove me from Yooka Laylee, but I understand their decision. I wish them the best with their launch!
So that should be all, right? A little shady corporate censorship over petty politics from flustered newcomers, and then back to business as usual.
Well, no.
Discussion popped up on the Steam forums asking for refunds for taking Jontron out of the game. Rather than allow the discussion or (IDFK) give the refunds, Playtonic locked the threads and banned the people who posted them, all while not giving an official answer. The same happened on the official forums for the game.
Meanwhile on Twitter, various members of Team 17, the game's publisher, attacked and insulted both Jontron and the financial backers who supported him.
So many angry anime avatars...
(in response to "Oh gods. Are you working the Steam forums? I am so, so sorry :(")
It's what we do haha.
(post 1)
"Damn, I was really looking forward to hearing JonTron go BLURBLE GLURBLE BLURB GLURBY BLURB!" - An idiot.
(post 2)
Imagine being disappointed because you don't get to hear JonTron's voice acting in Yooka-Laylee.
As soon as this became news, several of them locked down their profiles (little stuffs).
This controversy comes after the disappointing
rescinding of the Wii U version of the game.
Meanwhile, to me, all this seems
familiar to me somehow...
forgetin' /discuss
