Get Even Delayed Following Manchester Bombing Due To Dark Content
As you’ve undoubtedly heard, tragedy recently struck Manchester, England, when a terrorist [...]
As you've undoubtedly heard, tragedy recently struck Manchester, England, when a terrorist detonated an improvised bomb at an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people and injuring 59 others. The terrible event will have wide-ranging ramifications, with even the frivolous world of video games being affected.
Horror-action game Get Even was supposed to be released today, but given the current climate, publisher Bandai Namco has decided to delay its release. Here's the publisher's full statement:
"Given recent events and out of respect we have decided to postpone the commercial release of Get Even to June 23rd. We would like to express our deepest condolences to everyone concerned."
Bandai Namco hasn't specifically detailed what motivated their delay of Get Even. Did the publisher simply not want to release a dark, violent game this week? Possibly, although a reading of the Game's Steam page may reveal a more specific reason.
Get Even casts players as a grizzled mercenary who awakes with amnesia in a creepy house, with only his phone and a gun. From there, he must explore his own twisted memories to recall the details of a failed "rescue attempt of a teenage girl with a bomb strapped to her chest." Well, there you go. The exact details of Get Even's story have been kept under wraps, but the bomb-related imagery was probably deemed too radioactive following the Manchester attack.
While some may question Bandai Namco's decision, this is probably for the best. Get Even is a small indie game, that will depend on good word of mouth to succeed. Delaying it until a time when it won't be associated with a real-life tragedy just makes sense.
Get Even will now come out on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on June 23.
[via Polygon]
