Keffals is among a growing list of swatted Twitch streamers to publicly speak about their experiences, but the negativity towards the livestreamer continues despite such a risk being taken with her life already. The Twitch community quickly discovered that those targeting Keffals came from a group called Kiwi Farms, but the popular Twitch streamer may face a new threat in Nicholas Gorissen from Dolphin Barn Incorporated. Because of the statements made in Domina’s patch notes, Steam users can no longer purchase the simulation strategy game and Dolphin Barn Incorporated has been promptly removed as a developer on the storefront as well.
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Domina’s recent patch notes that called it Dominus attacked Keffals and the transgender community with slurs and reference to dead naming, which may have stoked the negativity that the popular Twitch streamer has already experienced. The rant goes on multiple tangents and almost entirely ignores Domina and even suggests that the game itself didn’t exist prior to its removal from Steam. Nicholas Gorissen publicly disclosed Valve’s given reason for removing the game from Steam, and it largely revolves around “insults targeting another person,” though the game may have still been banned if the transphobia remained vague given how inappropriate it is.
Steam has ended its business relationship with Dolphin Barn Incorporated entirely as a result of the patch notes rant, and any “associated products” have also been removed from the storefront. Nicholas Gorissen pointed to Valve’s Gabe Newell specifically about the studio’s canceling, saying that Steam’s “moderation team and VPs will end up costing him millions in payroll.” The developer also suggested on the social media platform Gab that Domina could have brought millions of dollars to Steam if it wasn’t removed for the transphobic rant in the patch notes.
Because the Steam Store has a plethora of shovelware titles, some Twitter users have noted Dolphin Barn Incorporated’s ability to get a liked game so quickly removed from the digital store is an unfortunate accomplishment. Keffals herself took to Twitter to share the patch notes and state that she’d like to be kept out of a potential midlife crisis, while many members of the Twitch community expressed appreciation for the streamer in response.
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Source: Kotaku
