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"I paid to have you assassinated but if you survive I'm chipping in on your hospital bill." Wow. Magnanimous. We're so blessed by your largesse.

Thank you so much. This was better than I could have hoped for after the initial response.

For what it's worth, this is a better response than I expected. Good job. Also nice to see you've unblocked people.

Hmmm.... *extingiushes flaming torch. Puts down pitchfork* It's rare to see spine like this and it's a W from me

What "preemptive actions to mitigate the pain" does CGE feel were skipped? How would these steps have made this product a less harmful thing to market under current circumstances?

This is a genuinely good apology and I am glad you came around. Thank you.

Given the legal realities, I think this is probably the best you could have done. I’m in this as an ally, so I can’t speak as to whether it’s enough for trans folks, but I appreciate the effort. I will no longer by boycotting CGE. (Of course the years long boycott of anything JKR continues)

Have the receipts for this ever been posted?

Also @czechgames.com good lord don't check your Twitter comments and mentions, what a cesspool of hate and bigotry bots.

Also will you be using these donations to charity as a tax write off? Or are you willing to actually 100% take the hit and lose money? I would also be interested in full transparency on how this even happened to begin with. Did no one bother to google the IP? Was market research completely skipped?

This will be really useful on the wake of the Italian government that has decided to register trans minors, due to the global (and UK) success of antitrans movements. This will help only a small portion of people in the US. The 100% of money you are not donating will harm me and my family. Thanks

Glad to, I'm looking at a company I appreciate being hounded by some inane radical reaction in relation to a children's book franchise. Indeed, why such hate and vitriol. Bullies and not much else.

fuck you

Much better than I expected, but it doesn't cancel the harm YOU ARE ACTIVELY CAUSING by continuing to amplify the relevance and signal of that person's relentless hateful screed. Truly, thank you for the effort you made here. But I still doubt I'll look twice at CGE products for game night.

There's a phrase that feels pretty apt here. "Actions speak louder than words". These are all nice-sounding words, but some visible actions would be nice. Actual actions would include canceling the release outright, rather than continuing to promote Rowling and the Harry Potter brand.

You've earned a follower and a customer- thanks for doing the cool thing <3

Maybe you could lead by example, or are you just using those other issues to put CGE down for doing something pro-trans?

They’re addressing the community harmed the most by their actions, which is one of the main aspects of practicing accountability well. It would be like if a drunk driver totaled your car and I suggested the driver should make a donation to the local kitten rescue.

Have you considered you're a bigot?

Trans rights are men's rights.

Hihi, that statement makes no logical sense, whatsoever.

Thank you. I'm aware that because of legal reasons, you may not be able to say what you want to . When you announced the problematic licence, I told you I wouldn't be buying any of your games until this was fixed. I look forward to spending money on your games again with my next paycheck.

Thank you for this!

I'm glad you listened but honestly - you're still putting money in the pocket of a Nazi transphobe, and you're still raising the profile of her IP. We are beyond the point when any financial support of the HP universe or it's creator is acceptable.

Thank you for learning and growing.

Note that they said they would ensure they will give at least as much as they paid out in license fees. There are ways they could be misleading still but this does put a lower bound on what they'll pay.

It looks like I can start thinking about buying Codename Pictures again, thanks for listening and taking meaningful action. Great to see real action in these times of increasing dangers for members of this community.

Well done! 👏 Alt text makes it easier for everyone to read and know what’s going on @czechgames.com

While of course I would rather a new HP product not exist, this is a better plan than I had expected. Thank you for taking actual action on this issue! I do hope you will be able to provide transparency in the process, as I am sure there are ways to minimize "profit" through creative accounting.

The “right” decision would be to not publish it at all. They made a business decision because they didn’t want to continue hemorrhaging money due to negative press. This was a business decision and nothing more. We can acknowledge it and thank them and then keep holding others accountable.