{"id":2283554,"date":"2024-06-25T19:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T23:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developers-apologize-for-video-game-promotional-art-after-people-realize-it-shows-dead-americans\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T19:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T23:51:47","slug":"developers-apologize-for-video-game-promotional-art-after-people-realize-it-shows-dead-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developers-apologize-for-video-game-promotional-art-after-people-realize-it-shows-dead-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Developers Apologize for Video Game Promotional Art After People Realize It Shows Dead Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdevelopers-apologize-for-video-game-promotional-art-after-people-realize-it-shows-dead-americans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Video game developers at Gaijin Entertainment are issuing apologies after it was discovered \u2064that \u2062an image of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion \u200dwas used in promotional \u200bartwork for their \u200cgame &#8220;War Thunder.&#8221; The artwork was spotted by Reddit\u200d and\u200b Twitter users who recognized the explosion from a historical \u2062photo of the tragic event which occurred in 1986, resulting \u200cin the deaths of \u2062all seven crew\u2063 members \u200bon board due to a failure in the spacecraft&#8217;s solid rocket booster joint. Gaijin Entertainment admitted the mistake, explaining that the image was part of an explosion reference \u2063pack used by their \u2064artists, and they were unaware of its significance. They committed to revising the artwork and ensuring such\u2062 errors do\u2064 not happen again. This incident sparked significant discussion and outrage among the gaming community online.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 25, 2024 at 4:40pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Video game developers are apologizing after a photo documenting a great American tragedy made its way into promotional artwork and was noticed by eagle-eyed gamers.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-reddit-ceo-tries-make-free-speechers-label-insult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> user was among the first to notice a familiar explosion on the art used in an update for Gaijin Entertainment\u2019s combat simulator \u201cWar Thunder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did Gaijin mean by this?\u201d Reddit user abacs21 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Warthunder\/comments\/1dm7e77\/what_did_gaijin_mean_by_this\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted Saturday<\/a>, posting a picture of the artwork with the explosion circled. Those familiar with the failure of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission will immediately recognize it.<\/p>\n<p>The picture, seen below, makes up part of the background in a high-action scene showing a jet warplane firing a missile.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wtf Gaijin??<\/p>\n<p>Not Challenger shuttle disaster <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kaI6487zQ\">pic.twitter.com\/3kaI6487zQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FriendlyFrench Boi (@FrenlyFrenchBoi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrenlyFrenchBoi\/status\/1804792444367548608?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Challenger and its American crew were not downed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-yemen-houthi-rebels-claim-latest-attack-cargo-ship-gulf-aden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/challenger-sts-51l-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archive<\/a> on the Challenger accident documented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-the-inequality-of-equity\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: The Inequality of \u2018Equity\u2019\">national tragedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn January 28, 1986,\u201d the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-comes-out-swinging-for-fired-disney-star-gina-carano\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Comes Out Swinging For Fired Disney Star Gina Carano\">post read<\/a>, \u201cNASA and the American people were rocked as tragedy unfolded 73 seconds into the flight of Space Shuttle Challenger\u2019s STS-51L mission. \u201c<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you believe this photo was slipped in out of ignorance?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All seven crewmembers died in the flight\u2019s explosion as it disintegrated before it could exit the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/rogersrep\/v1ch4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by the Rogers Commission, a group tasked by then-President Ronald Reagan, the cause of the explosion was a \u201cfailure in the joint between the two lower segments of the right Solid Rocket Motor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A famous photo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hawleys-wife-files-criminal-complaint-against-activist-who-allegedly-led-protest-at-her-home\/\" title=\"Josh Hawley\u2019s Wife Files Criminal Complaint Against Activist Who Allegedly Led Protest At Her Home\">incident shows<\/a> a cloud of smoke and debris immediately following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/airlines-fleet-777s-reportedly-prone-spontaneous-mid-air-explosions-boeing-scrambles-deny-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosion<\/a>. This was the photo chosen for use by Gaijin.<\/p>\n<p>Outrage over the explosion\u2019s abhorrent inclusion in \u201cWar Thunder\u201d materials soon exploded on the game\u2019s official forums.<\/p>\n<p>User TheMightyAltroll <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.warthunder.com\/t\/noticed-a-little-something\/119652\/29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uploaded the promotional materials<\/a> with a comparison photo of the Challenger disaster. One of Gaijin\u2019s community managers, going by the username magazine2, responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey guys,\u201d the Gaijin team member wrote, \u201cwe have accidentally used the explosion from the Challenger disaster in one of our key art images.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease accept our sincere apologies for this, the picture was part of an aerial explosion reference pack used by our artists and the context was lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The community manager assured users this sort of disrespect wouldn\u2019t occur in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be altering this artwork as soon as we can,\u201d he wrote, \u201cand will take measures to ensure that this doesn\u2019t repeat again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe him?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please help us continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, and we will never surrender.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading The Western Journal and for believing in America. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>It is a pleasure to serve you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44845\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44845\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44845\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44845\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44845\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard and is a husband, dad and aspiring farmer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He is a husband, dad, and aspiring farmer. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard. If he&#8217;s not with his wife and son, then he&#8217;s either shooting guns or working on his motorcycle. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Arkansas <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Military, firearms, history <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video game developers apologized for using a photo of a major American tragedy in promotional artwork, spotted by sharp-eyed gamers. 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