Ice Water Games has taken a stand by removing its open-world RPG Tenderfoot Tactics from Xbox's digital storefront in support of the Palestinian-led BDS movement. This decision follows the inclusion of Microsoft on the boycott list due to its alleged contributions to the Israeli military's operations in Gaza. The game launched in February 2024 and had previously received positive reviews on Steam. The statement from the studio urges Microsoft to reconsider its partnerships and reflects a growing trend among developers to publicly align with social justice movements.
We hope that Microsoft will listen to the voices of their workers and customers and stop all business with the criminal Israeli military, which we have watched conduct an open genocide in Gaza over the last 18 months.
Microsoft provides Azure cloud and AI services to the Israeli government that the BDS movement claims are central to accelerating Israel's genocide of 2.3 million Palestinians in the illegally occupied Gaza Strip.
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