Marvel’s Avengers designer Brian Waggoner has been removed as a studio spokesman for Crystal Dynamics, after a series of offensive tweets he previously posted resurfaced online.
The tweets in question, which stretch back as early as 2010, were brought to light by the gaming community due to their racist, ableist and homophobic content.
Most of the posts have since been deleted, but one from 2020, in which Waggoner described himself as a “Trump voter” still remains.
Waggoner apologised for the offending tweets after they surfaced, and said that he takes “full accountability for the hurt they caused to my followers, the community, and those I work with.”
“Since that time, I have learned and grown and the content I posted doesn’t reflect who I am today,” he tweeted on Monday (November 21). “I understand if you cannot accept my apology because of the pain I have caused….
