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Rust director Alistair McFarlane offered $25 million to buy Amazon's struggling MMO New World as it heads toward shutdown, urging a community-led approach with publicly hostable servers; whether the bid is serious is unclear and Amazon has not commented, but the move underscores New World's troubles and has drawn attention from other developers, including Hytale's creator.
Garry Newman, creator of Garry's Mod and founder of Facepunch Studios, wants to remove the celebration of Nazis in the game's roleplaying servers. He is considering banning Nazi symbolism outright and is asking server owners to work with him to prevent unsavoury activities. A poll conducted by Newman showed that 73% of respondents voted in favour of banning Nazi game modes in Garry's Mod. Other games, such as Roblox and Steam, have also struggled with moderating fascist content.
Facepunch Studios, the developer of Rust, has cancelled its planned community meetup at the upcoming GDC event due to "IRL threats" against the team. The company said it had no choice but to take the threats seriously and prioritize the safety of its developers. Producer Alistair McFarlane said such threats are commonplace, with community-facing staff seeing threats daily when players and members of the "cheat community" lash out on social media.