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Videogame's Players Launch Boycott Over Bugs, Story Changes, Monetization

It's been a mobile-only game for decades. Then a little more than a week ago Infinity Nikkireleased its 1.5 update (which introduced multiplayer and customization options) and launched the game on Steam. But it "didn't go over as planned," writes the worker-owned gaming site Aftermath, citing som...

Then a little more than a week ago Infinity Nikki released its 1.5 update (which introduced multiplayer and customization options) and launched the game on Steam.But it "didn't go over as planned," writes the worker-owned gaming site Aftermath, citing some very negative reactions on Reddit. The company said it's working to fix the patch's performance issues, which have caused game-breaking bugs for some players.... But the community is looking for more from the studio; it wants an acknowledgement of the "dumpster fire" of a situation, as one Infinity Nikki player told Aftermath, but also wants some of the biggest problems reversed...

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