Devolver Digital and Gamepires have removed Nazi-related tattoos from prison survival game, Scum, just days after it came out of Early Access.
Assets made available via Scum Supporter Pack DLC gave players the chance to further customise their characters with tattoos. Whilst based on real-life convict inking, the publisher states it was not aware that some of the designs – such as the numbers “14” and “88”, and the iron cross – are frequently utilised by neo-Nazi groups.
In a statement to Polygon, publisher Devolver Digital said it did “not agree with use of this symbology or any hateful content, regardless of intention” and while “the use of the tattoo was intended to assist in portraying a realistic element of prison culture and the horrid elements within it […] this content has been patched out”.
Source: Eurogamer Nazi tattoos have been stripped from prison game, Scum