Playtonic remove YouTuber JonTron from Yooka-Laylee due to far-right videos and tweets | PCGamesN
'"We recently became aware of comments made by voice artist JonTron after development on Yooka-Laylee had been completed," Playtonic told GamesIndustry.biz in a statement. '
'It looks like Playtonic want to distance themselves from that with their family-friendly platformer, and who can blame them?'
'JonTron is founder of channel network Normal Boots, though even his personal channel has over 3 million subscribers. '
'"JonTron is a talented video presenter who we were initially, two years ago, happy to include as a voice contributor in our game. '
'JonTron had previously stated negative opinions against pro-women sentiments, saying that supporting women was “sexist”. '
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'"We recently became aware of comments made by voice artist JonTron after development on Yooka-Laylee had been completed," Playtonic told GamesIndustry.biz in a statement. '
'It looks like Playtonic want to distance themselves from that with their family-friendly platformer, and who can blame them?'
'JonTron is founder of channel network Normal Boots, though even his personal channel has over 3 million subscribers. '
'"JonTron is a talented video presenter who we were initially, two years ago, happy to include as a voice contributor in our game. '
'JonTron had previously stated negative opinions against pro-women sentiments, saying that supporting women was “sexist”. '
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