'Celeste' and 'Towerfall' Delisted From Xbox as Dev Joins Boycott
The studio said the move supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Microsoft, joining other developers who have kept games off Xbox.
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Celeste and Towerfall delisted on Xbox in support of BDS movement
Players noticed earlier this morning that both Celeste and Towerfall: Ascension had been delisted, but only on Xbox. As speculation was ramping up about the cause, the creator of both titles, Maddy Thorson, confirmed the news on Bluesky in a brief post, stating "for those who’re asking, yes we delisted Celeste and TowerFall on XBox.
Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to "support the BDS boycott" against Microsoft
It's a good day to love Celeste! Earlier today it was discovered that Celeste had been removed from the Xbox Store while it remained on the PlayStation and Nintendo digital storefronts. Now, as shared by the game's co-creator Maddy Thorson, it's been confirmed that both Celeste and TowerFall were removed from store expressly in support of the BDS called boycott against Xbox over Microsoft providing support to the Israeli military as it enacts it…
'We Did This To Support The BDS Boycott' - Two Xbox Games Delisted As Celeste Developer Issues Statement
Two more games join Big Walk in the boycott movement.You may have already heard that Celeste, one of the most iconic platformers on the market, has been pulled from the Xbox Store today. It was later spotted that TowerFall, another game by the same developer, has been removed too.Both games are still available on PlayStation, Nintendo, and PC storefronts, and the reason for their delisting on Xbox specifically has now been revealed.Read the full…
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