The developer of independent military shooterOperation: Harsh Doorstop has waded into the thorny topic of streamers and YouTubers getting paid for positive coverage of video games, taking specific issue with content creators who accept large payments for producing positive reviews of one game, then disparage other, similar games that they haven't been paid directly to review.
Connor Drake, Operation: Harsh Doorstop's lead developer, who goes by the online monicker BlueDrake42,<a data-analytics-id=«inline-link» href=«https://x.com/Bluedrake42/status/1888247966659391556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1888247966659391556%7Ctwgr%5E1efcdd7fe9aed18ebfe177c574ac65a355061a1c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamesradar.com%2Fgames%2Ffps%2Fyou-and-i-will-have-legal-problems-fps-dev-threatens-action-against-rival-streamers-whove-taken-more-than-usd10k-from-studios-we-compete-with%2F» target="_blank" data-url=«https://x.com/Bluedrake42/status/1888247966659391556?ref_src=» https: referrerpolicy=«no-referrer-when-downgrade» data-hl-processed=«none»> posted a «warning» on X last week (via GamesRadar) to «every content creator», in light of an imminent update to his game. «If you have taken over $10,000 USD in payments from studios we compete with in the last 12 months and you don't disclose that in any 'review', you create about our game, then you and I will have legal problems.» Drake says he's «tired» of watching such content creators «get paid off to do hit pieces on games that don't fork out cash for you», and says they aren't «independent journalists» but «a paid contractor for our competitor».
A warning to every content creator when our update for @OpHarshDoorstop drops. If you have taken over $10,000 USD in payments from studios we compete with in the last 12 months and you don’t disclose that in any “review” you create about our game, then you and I will have legal…February 8, 2025 The post caused a stir among other content creators, and Drake