{"id":245743,"date":"2025-10-04T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2152635"},"modified":"2025-10-04T18:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:21:40","slug":"injustice-2-mobile-dev-apologises-for-tone-deaf-pride-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/injustice-2-mobile-dev-apologises-for-tone-deaf-pride-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Injustice 2 Mobile dev apologises for &#8220;tone deaf&#8221; Pride event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/injustice-2-mobile-dev-apologises-for-tone-deaf-pride-event.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The developer of Injustice 2 Mobile has apologised for a Pride event that challenged players to beat up a queer woman.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile version of NetherRealm&#8217;s fighting game was accused of being &#8220;tone deaf&#8221; after an in-game challenge designed to celebrate Pride Month tasked players with defeating canonically bisexual character Poison Ivy hundreds of thousands of times.<\/p>\n<p>Rewards for completing the community challenge included Harley Quinn tokens &#8211; a nod to Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn&#8217;s romantic relationship in DC Comics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-04-injustice-2-mobile-dev-apologises-for-pride-event-that-challenged-players-to-beat-up-a-queer-woman\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-04-injustice-2-mobile-dev-apologises-for-pride-event-that-challenged-players-to-beat-up-a-queer-woman\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The developer of Injustice 2 Mobile has apologised for a Pride event that challenged players to beat up a queer woman. The mobile version of NetherRealm&#8217;s fighting game was accused of being &#8220;tone deaf&#8221; after an in-game challenge designed to celebrate Pride Month tasked players with defeating canonically bisexual character Poison Ivy hundreds of thousands of times. Rewards for completing the community challenge included Harley Quinn tokens &#8211; a nod to Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn&#8217;s romantic relationship in DC Comics. 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