Religious symbolism, along with nudity, seem to be the most prone to be censored elements in video games, either via updates or re-releases (the red cross in Doom's medical kits comes to mind). Some developers, though, seem not to care about it, as it's the case with Team 17's Worms series. They have been including the Holy Hand Grenade weapon, which has a crucifix at the top of it, for years, and it doesn't look like they're going to change their mind.
So, what's the point of censoring crucifixes? Does that get your game more sales? Donations from some obscure lobbyist? Which are the benefits of it, if any?
The point is that religious zealots like to cry and bitch about everything so it's mostly a method of avoiding the ire of the church or whatever.
James Russell
With the exception of facist muslim countries and butthurt atheists. No. Most other countries in the world can peacefully accept christian/catholic influence in games.
Tyler Thompson
Every game has an absurd amount of violence in it yet I don't see people banning Islam
Cooper Morales
Is this actually still an issue?
Owen Ortiz
this thread is as pointless as religion
Luke Morales
This. The kinds of people who would get butthurt at crucifixes in games are the kinds of people who don't play games.
Pic related.
Isaac Phillips
Placating SJWs and patting yourself on the back that you're a good person.
Not sure, but if gaming media decides to have a circlejerk over how awful your game is for disrespecting religion or shit, marketing departments get rather worried.
Ideally, avoiding drama, patting yourself on the back for supposedly being a better person, and avoiding the purported loss of sales that comes from videogame websites hating on your company and product. Gamergate proved you'll get a ton of drama and hate for bending over and censoring your shit also, so these days game companies are more likely to just stick with their shit instead of blindly placating media.
John Russell
Well, the Classic Doom games included in Doom 3 BFG had the "red cross" removed, so it seems it's more or less a current affair.
In the Censored Gaming YT channel you might find more examples.
Isaac Taylor
That's a different matter, it's not religious at all. Red Cross owns the copyright to red crosses at those dimensions. No one uses them on paid products anymore.
