Let's talk about what's been going on. (Patreon)

For those of you who are unaware, a group known as Collective Shout has essentially bullied payment processors in an effort to remove certain media that doesn't align with their interests from being purchasable.

Currently this has lead to certain games featuring NSFW content being delisted from Steam as well as all NSFW games being effectively shadow banned from Itchio.

As such it is currently unclear what the future of Project Red will be. In a perfect world, the push back to such blatant censorship will be thunderous and impossible to ignore, leading to quick reversals of this abhorrent trash. In which case there would be nothing to worry about.

The world however is seldomly such a perfect place. I'm going to be fully transparent with you. I don't know what to do yet. I have invested not just money but YEARS of my life into this project. And one way or the other it's going to get released. That much I can say for sure. But it's the where and how that I'm left questioning now.

I really wish I could say something more certain to everyone but I've been so completely blindsided by this. To get so close to the end and have this level of bullshit pop up is just depressing. I was supposed to spend today talking with musicians and Red's actress for some work I wanted done and now instead I'm sitting here worrying about what all of my hard work is going to amount to.

For now the most important thing to do is to find new homes for the public demo to live, should itchio go beyond shadow banning. I will keep you posted as the situation evolves and let you know in the near future where I have decided to place the demo.

The July Devlog was planned to be released on Monday however I think I have bigger things to worry about so that is likely going to be delayed until the 31st or early August. Sorry about that!

I appreciate everyone here that has been supporting me. Especially as we navigate this storm together.