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Following outcry on Steam and reddit, publisher Devolver Digital has apologized for offering a “Nazi tattoo” as downloadable content for open-world survival game SCUM. While the offensive content has been removed, Polygon suggests the racist tattoo may not be entirely out of place, being that players take on the role of convicted criminals.
The Scum Supporter Pack went on sale with the game on Aug. 29. After that time, fans uncovered that one of the pieces of downloadable content — a full-face skull tattoo — included the numbers “14” and “88,” as well as an iron cross with a skull on the back of the player character’s head. Those images are common to Nazi or neo-Nazi groups, and were front and center in the player’s view, as the game is played from the third-person perspective.
The Scum Supporter Pack went on sale with the game on Aug. 29. After that time, fans uncovered that one of the pieces of downloadable content — a full-face skull tattoo — included the numbers “14” and “88,” as well as an iron cross with a skull on the back of the player character’s head. Those images are common to Nazi or neo-Nazi groups, and were front and center in the player’s view, as the game is played from the third-person perspective.