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Playtonic removes controversial YouTuber JonTron from Yooka-Lavlee "We do not endorse or support JonTron's personal viewpoints" UK developer Playtonic has removed the controversial YouTuber JonTron from its upcoming ttle Yooka-Laylee Christopher Dring Senior Editor Thursday 23rd March 2017 SHARE THIS ARTICLE JonTron real name Jon Jafari has found himself in the news in recent weeks following a series of far-right views about immigration, ethnicity and nationalism f Recommend |Tweet in Share COMPANIES IN THIS ARTICLE Playtonic Games Jafari is the founder of channel network Normal Boots, plus the host of a series of other YouTube shows. He personally has over 3m subscribers to his channel. His views were made apparent on Twitter and spilled over onto a video stream, and included the idea that Mexican immigrants are attempting to claim parts of America. He reportedly lost a number of subscribers on the back of the controversy, although he has since attempted to clarify and downplay some of those views. In February 2015, when it became apparent that Jafari was a big fan of Banjo-Kazooie, Playtonic invited the YouTuber to voice a minor character in Yooka-Laylee - the spiritual successor that generated over £2m via Kickstarter. An offer that was accepted. However, following the recent controversy, the developer has decided to remove him from the game. The title launches on April 1lth Jon Jafari has over 3m YouTube subscribers "We recently became aware of comments made by voice artist JonTron after development on Yooka-Lavlee had been completed," the firm told Gameslndustry.biz in a statement. RELATED JOBS null 9 Shanghai Amiqus Games "JonTron is a talented video presenter who we were initially, two years ago, happy to include as a voice contributor in our game. However, in light of his recent personal viewpoints we have made the decision to remove JonTron's inclusion in the game via a forthcoming content update. We would like to make absolutely clear that we do not endorse or supportJonTron's personal viewpoints and that, as an external fan contributor, he does not represent Playtonic in any capacity. Playtonic is a studio that celebrates diversity in all forms and strives to make games that everyone can enjoy. As such, we deeply regret any implied association that could make players feel anything but 100% comfortable in our game worlds, or distract from the incredible goodwill and love shown by our fans and Kickstarter backers." null North Amiqus Games null ? Guildford Amiqus Games Discover more jobs in games Sign up for The Daily Update and get the best of Gameslndustry.biz in your inbox. Enter your email address Subscribe

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Well in fairness he is now a branding risk, I totally understand. I guess they could have been more honest in their wording, but frankly there is just too much heat on JonTron to continue promoting him if you are trying to protect your own brand. Whether you agree with him or not, he's a risk to associate with now and a tainted brand.

Personally I just hope silly fans don't harass/give shit to whoever ends up replacing him in the game because you know that's the next shitstorm this company then has to face.

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