The Doom mod that turns Margaret Thatcher into an undead cyberdemon has been removed by Bethesda yet again, this time for 'disobeying a ZeniMax employee'
The Thatcher's Techbase mod for Doom is gone again: Despite changing the title to [REDACED]'s Techbase and censoring all images of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Bethesda Softworks has removed the mod again and warned its creator that their account could be temporarily or even permanently suspended if they keep pushing it.
Thatcher's Techbase has been around since 2021, sending old-time Doom players into «the tenth circle of hell—the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland» to put down a resurrected Margaret Thatcher, one of the most notoriously controversial Prime Ministers (outside of die-hard Conservative circles) in UK history. In August, following the release of the «new» Doom + Doom 2 bundle that among other things enables modders to share their work directly in-game, Thatcher's Techbase became available on non-PC platforms for the first time—something mod author Jim Purvis was clearly excited about.
Shortly thereafter, though, the dust-up began. Someone reported the mod for «real-world politics,» and it was removed from the official distribution lineup. Undeterred, Purvis reworked the mod, redacting the title and theatrically censoring all appearances of Thatcher in what staff writer Harvey Randall described as «an utter masterclass in malicious compliance… that manages to be an even more biting political satire than the original.»
It was also, as he noted, «a giant middle finger to Bethesda's staunchly anti-politics stance,» and it seems that Bethesda doesn't have much of a sense of humor about these things. Just a day after ███████'█ Techbase was re-released, Bethesda has removed it again, and thrown in an «official warning» for good measure.
«This mod, ███████'█ Techbase, has been reported one or more times for a Code of Conduct violation; real-world politics and deliberately disobeying a ZeniMax employee, and has been removed,» a new takedown message shared by Purvis states. «As a result, this account is receiving an official
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