Auschwitz Game Creator Yanks Wolfenstein Mod Under Pressure

Sonderkommando Revolt, the video game mod that reimagines an Auschwitz uprising as a bloody, pixelated shooter, may never see release, according to the project’s lead creator. He blames the “emotional trauma” of media attention for its demise.

Israeli mod enthusiast Maxim “Doomjedi” Genis says the attention Sonderkommando Revolt has received from those outside the Wolf3D modding community is responsible for its demise. In an interview with Heeb Magazine, Genis says, “Despite having no anti-jewish elements or intentions in this free pixelated mod of an 18-year old game, the project is declared cancelled at this point.”

“The project is cancelled because I cannot stand media exposure of any kind,” a distressed Genis tells the Jewish magazine, saying that he’s experienced “very deep” emotional trauma over the scrutiny of his team’s game. “I have no internal emotional powers to deal with the press, the violation of my personal privacy and life,” he adds.

Genis told Kotaku earlier this month that Sonderkommando Revolt was not designed as political or social commentary, but simply as a game meant to be enjoyed by a tight-knit group of Wolf3D mod enthusiasts. He later said he regretted using the word “fun” to describe the game.

Sonderkommando Revolt was originally planned to be released on January 1, 2011. Right now, it looks like that may not happen.

Auschwitz Video Game Cancelled, ADL Overjoyed [Heeb]