Prison survival game Scum has had its Nazi tattoos patched out

Publisher Devolver Digital has apologised for the inclusion of Nazi imagery in its prison riot survival game, Scum, currently in early access. The offending images were removed from the game in a recent patch. The apology came after the community manager of developer Gamepires asked players who were offended "not to play the game", after pictures of tattoos with ties to white supremacy and Nazism were shared on the game's subreddit and Steam. Both Devolver and Gamepires have made clear that they harbour no extremist thoughts or sympathies for right-wing ideologies. The tattoos in question showed the number '1488' - '88' is an abbreviation for the Nazi salute 'Heil Hitler' ('H' is the eighth letter of the alphabet), and '14' is similar shorthand for a particular white supremacist screed. The inclusion of the tattoos divided players. Some felt that any inclusion of or reference to these ideologies was a step too far, while others suggested that the use of fascist symbols only works to demonstrate how terrible the people you're killing actually are, which might remind you of the debate around Wolfenstein II: New Colossus.

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