Anna Daniels
While one video game developer has stifled the monetary success of PewDiePie, things went in the opposite direction for another budding indie creative who crossed paths with the incredibly influential video game YouTuber. PewDiePie plays a lot of different games, and his opinion on these games can often end up echoing across the millions of viewers who tune in to his channel, whether those opinions are positive or negative.
In the case of a game called Bear Simulator, they were definitely negative. When the Kickstarter-funded animal simulator came to Steam on Feb. 26, 2016, backers and Steam players reacted favorably, loving the weird and comedic tone of the janky game. Unfortunately, PewDiePie had the opposite sentiment, expressing mostly frustration with the game.
PewDiePie stated “This video is more of a PSA of ‘don’t buy this game,'” and his fans listened, boycotting the game and adding many negative reviews to it on Steam. This led to Bear Simulator creator John Farjay announcing that he would be ceasing development of the game, thanks to the “drama” surrounding its launch.
Written by: Looper
