Square kvajer sig med Hitman-app

I går dukkede en ny Hitman: Absolution-inspireret Facebook-applikation op på det sociale netværk. Tanken var at man kunne udpege sine venner og indstille dem til at blive snigmyrdet. Man kan naturligvis diskutere moralen i dette, men når man samtidig kunne vælge kendetegn som små bryster eller en lille pik, så gik det først helt galt. Med tanke på at internetmobning er et stigende problem, var det svæt ikke at se dette tiltag gå galt.

Square Enix har nu beklaget og trukket applikationen tilbage, men vores svenske kollegaer nåede lige at gribe chancen for en hurtig sviner.

Selv siger Square Enix:

"Earlier today we launched an app based around Hitman: Absolution that allowed you to place virtual hits on your Facebook friends. Those hits would only be viewable by the recipient, and could only be sent to people who were confirmed friends.

We were wide of the mark with the app, and following feedback from the community we decided the best thing to do was remove it completely and quickly. This we've now done.

We're sorry for any offense caused by this."

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