Celeste and TowerFall delisted from Xbox store to support BDS boycott, developer says
What we know
Celeste was found to have been removed from the Xbox Store on Oct. 29, and TowerFall, another game from the same developer, was later spotted missing as well. PX RPS
Co-creator Maddy Thorson confirmed that the developer delisted both games on Xbox deliberately, saying it did so to support the BDS boycott. RPS GR
Reports describe BDS as the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. Rock Paper Shotgun says the boycott targets Xbox over Microsoft's support for the Israeli military. GI RPS
Both games are still sold on PlayStation, Nintendo and PC storefronts. PX RPS
Key facts
- DeveloperMaddy Makes Games
- Delisted fromXbox Store
- Still available onPlayStation, Nintendo, PC
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Coverage · 5 sources
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PX 'We Did This To Support The BDS Boycott' - Two Xbox Games Delisted As Celeste Developer Issues Statement Pure Xbox · Oct 29Read
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PCG Celeste and TowerFall have delisted from Xbox's digital storefronts to support BDS boycott PC Gamer · Justin Wagner · Oct 31Read
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RPS Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to "support the BDS boycott" against Microsoft Rock Paper Shotgun · Oisin Kuhnke · Oct 29Read
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GI Maddy Makes Games removes Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS boycott GamesIndustry.biz · Sophie McEvoy · Oct 30Read
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GR Celeste dev delists the legendary platformer from Xbox: "We did this to support the BDS boycott" GamesRadar+ · Oct 29Read
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