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Dead by Daylight apologizes for gifting streamer TheBurntPeanut all game content

Behaviour Interactive says a community manager acted without authorization in giving controversial Vtuber thousands of dollars in DLC, sparking backlash from both sides.

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What to know

  • A Dead by Daylight community manager gifted Vtuber TheBurntPeanut all in-game content worth thousands of dollars without authorization, triggering community backlash over his history of offensive language.
  • Behaviour Interactive issued a public apology, disavowing the manager's decision and saying it violated internal approvals and company values around inclusivity.
  • The controversy sparked competing backlash: progressive players condemned the apparent endorsement; TheBurntPeanut's supporters retaliated by review-bombing the game on multiple platforms.
  • Behaviour Interactive reported threats against employees and asked the community to stop, while reviewing internal processes to prevent similar incidents.

The dispute Whether TheBurntPeanut's community represents a genuine inclusivity problem requiring developer action or an unfair character assassination by players seeking to police speech. · positions read across 1 posts and comments

many voices

The gift violated Dead by Daylight's progressive values and represented a betrayal of the inclusive community the game built over 10 years.

  • “You spent 10 years building a progressive community. Who do you think is buying all those feng & sable cosmetics? Your progressive community.”

    Anonymous · Kotaku ↗
some voices

TheBurntPeanut is being unfairly targeted; accusations of transphobia are unsubstantiated and the backlash amounts to harassment and censorship.

  • “what's crazy is that on top of all this happening, DBD is getting reviewbombed….by burntpeanut fans??????”

    DbD community member · Kotaku ↗

“You spent 10 years building a progressive community. Who do you think is buying all those feng & sable cosmetics? Your progressive community.”

Anonymous social media user, DbD community member · Kotaku ↗ · Nov 1

TheBurntPeanut Vtuber streamerBehaviour Interactive Dead by Daylight developerDead by Daylight community manager Employee who authorized gift

Dead by Daylight apologizes for gifting streamer TheBurntPeanut all game content
Kotaku

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    TheBurntPeanut supporters review-bomb Dead by Daylight in retaliation

    Players reported the game being review-bombed, with some evidence suggesting TheBurntPeanut's fan base was behind the negative reviews in response to the developer's apology and community backlash.

    “WE CAN TAKE THE HEAT! THEY ARE YOURS TO KEEP…”
    — Dead by Daylight community manager, DbD mod · source
    1. 3 outlets Dead by Daylight Devs Address TheBurntPeanut Scandal

      first by Insider Gaming, 9d ago · also VICE, NDTV Sports

      2 more headlines
    2. 1 outlet Dead By Daylight Faces Backlash On All Sides After Apologizing For Gifting TheBurntPeanut All Content

      first by Kotaku, 9d ago

    • Dead By Daylight Faces Backlash Over Free Skins For BurntPeanut https:// kotaku.com/dead-by-daylight-fa ces-backlash-on-all-sides-after-apologizing-for-gifting-theburntpeanut-all-content-2000752335?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Steamed @ steamed-Kotaku

      Kotaku@flipboard.comMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  2. background

    TheBurntPeanut defends himself against accusations on stream — TheBurntPeanut responded to backlash on stream, questioning allegations he used slurs about transgender people and noting refund complaints. Another streamer in chat replied encouragingly: "No, but there's always time to start."

  3. 1

    Behaviour Interactive apologizes and disavows community manager's actions

    Behaviour Interactive issued a statement calling the gift decision unauthorized and saying the manager's conduct did not align with the studio's core values. The statement acknowledged fallout in the community and apologized for letting players down.

    “Although it is not unusual to unlock content to give creators discovering DbD a chance to have a sneak peek at available content, this decision was made without receiving appropriate approvals.”
    — Behaviour Interactive
  4. background

    Dead by Daylight community manager gifts TheBurntPeanut all game content — A Dead by Daylight mod gifted Vtuber TheBurntPeanut all available content in the game over the Halloween weekend. The mod wrote in Twitch chat: "WE CAN TAKE THE HEAT! THEY ARE YOURS TO KEEP."

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 4 outlets Dead by Daylight Dev Apologizes After Giving TheBurntPeanut Free DLC Access

    first by Beebom, 8d ago · also IGN, IGN Nordic, IGN India

    1 more headline
  2. 3 outlets Dead by Daylight Devs Apologize After TheBurntPeanut Stream Stirs Controversy in Its Community

    first by IGN Africa, 8d ago · also IGN India, IGN

  3. 1 outlet Behaviour Interactive Addresses Dead by Daylight Controversy

    first by Polygon, 8d ago

    1 more headline

and 3 smaller pieces

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