Pokemon Go Dev Receives Death Threats Following Remote Raid Pass News
Gamers continue to have a completely normal one this week as harassment of Resident Evil 4 Remake's Ada Wong has been followed up with death threats against Pokemon Go's community manager. The death threat comes after Niantic confirmed it will make remote raid passes more expensive and limit the number trainers can use daily.
Pokemon Go's community manager Tyler revealed they received their first death threat in the wake of the announcement (via Dexerto). “Got my first death threat,” Tyler tweeted. “I look at what people say (regarding my line of work), but this is not an official line of communication for Niantic. If you want me to see your feedback, please be constructive.”
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Sadly, the most surprising part of Tyler receiving a death threat as Pokemon Go's community manager is the reveal that it's their first. Niantic has made a number of controversial Pokemon Go decisions, usually regarding features it plans to limit or roll back entirely, and while some players react in a normal way in attempts to voice their displeasure, there are always a few who take things way too far.
On top of the death threat, Niantic has been forced to hide a number of replies to a tweet it published in celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility. The replies to that tweet are not the place to voice concerns about remote raid passes whether transphobic in nature or not, and again predictably, quite a few of them are.
Not all Pokemon Go players upset with the imminent remote raid pass changes have resorted to transphobia and death threats. A large group of players have instead pledged to go on strike for a full week starting from April 6, committing to spending
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