With brands like Steak-Umms and Wendy's taking social media by storm with overly insulting, snarky, or simply odd approaches to marketing, it's really no surprise when a video game developer follows suit.
But in defending the lore of Apex Legends and Titanfall 2 against Polygon's misreporting, developer Respawn may just have created a story where everyone is far too sensitive...about everything.
Sensitivity begets sensitivity...in Virtual Legality.
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Discussed in this episode:
"Apex Legends animated short shows off new character, a Titan pilot called Valkyrie" Polygon - April 19, 2021 https://www.polygon.com/22391711/apex-legends-animated-short-stories-outlands-valk-valkyrie-titanfall-northstar
"Hmmm, we suggest you check your sources..." Tweet - April 20, 2021 - Respawn https://twitter.com/Respawn/status/1384711331371044864
"Steak-umm's Twitter Account Feuds With Neil deGrasse Tyson Over Science: 'Log Off Bro'" Newsweek - April 13, 2021 https://www.newsweek.com/steak-umms-twitter-account-feuds-neil-degrasse-tyson-over-science-log-off-bro-1583236
"I hoped that official developer account's negging people because they don't know every piece of video game lore would die out..." Tweet - April 21, 2021 - Chris Plante https://twitter.com/plante/status/1384989394193444865
"obligatory thread to remind people that we’re a brand selling products..." Tweet - April 13, 2021 - Steak-umm https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1381824815481421826
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