Mortal Kombat Producer Walks Away From Twitter Over Family Threats

Mortal Kombat Producer Walks Away From Twitter Over Family Threats

Shaun Himmerick, producer on Mortal Kombat X, is the latest games industry professional to step away from Twitter after receiving threats against his family.

On march 26, Himmerick retweeted this message he received, after which he changed his Twitter handle to “come on people”:

(WARNING: NSFW language)

Mortal Kombat Producer Walks Away From Twitter Over Family Threats

He then explains his decision in more detail:

Seems like the offending tweet was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Himmerick, who hasn’t Tweeted since Friday (but has left his account active).

He’s the latest in what’s becoming a long line of games industry professionals who have left Twitter, their jobs and even their homes over threats they have received over the social network service.

A few years ago this might have been a bad career move for Himmerick — gotta get that social media engagement! — but today? Fuck it. Walk away, dude, and don’t come back. I know more and more people who are leaving Twitter because it’s simply not worth the hassle anymore, whether they’re receiving threats like these or are just sick of the community’s hostility and negative vibe in general.

The service was created to give people a means to share their thoughts, but if all those thoughts are going to amount in this business are threats made against the people making and talking about video games, then we may as well burn it all down and start over.


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