The developer of hit indie horror Iron Lung, which mega YouTuber Markiplier is popping into a movie, has informed those that don’t agree with the sport’s latest $2 value rise to “go pirate it or one thing”.
David Szymanski tweeted to reply to the backlash attributable to Iron Lung’s value improve from $6 to $8, insisting the hike was totally justified.
“Since folks hold making an attempt to gotcha me over this… as soon as once more, Iron Lung’s value went up as a result of the sport is price $8 so I need to cost $8, as a result of I need to earn extra money. For those who do not agree with this value, I do not need your cash. Go pirate it or one thing. I do not care.”
Then, responding to those that have mentioned he’s “solely doing this for the cash”, Szymanski tweeted: “Sure, no f**king s**t. I make video games for a residing. If I did not need to earn cash from them I would not cost cash for them.”
“I just like the enterprise mannequin of ‘I need cash so I make one thing that I feel is price cash, and also you pay me that cash and also you get the factor, and we’re all blissful’,” Szymanski continued. “That is it. There’s nothing sophisticated or hidden right here.
“For those who do not suppose the issues I make are definitely worth the cash I cost, that is utterly okay. Do not buy them, or watch for a deep sale, or go the sneaky route and get them totally free or no matter, and please inform me that so I can modify the costs for no matter I launch subsequent.
“This would be the final I’ve to say in regards to the Iron Lung value change. I do not anticipate to do any after launch value changes in the longer term, so hopefully this would possibly not ever want mentioned once more.”
Gross sales of Iron Lengthy have dropped because the value hike, a development Szymanski said he expects to proceed. “Observe that this isn’t a bid for sympathy,” he added. “This was a bet I knowingly took hoping it will likely be the proper choice in the long run.”
Iron Lung. Coming quickly to theaters. pic.twitter.com/vxP28YC9Vd
— Mark (@markiplier) October 14, 2023
Markiplier is at present directing and starring in a movie adaptation of Iron Lung, the quick 2022 horror sport that sees a convict exploring an alien moon’s blood ocean in a cramped submarine.
Markiplier helped popularize Iron Lung after taking part in it in 2022, however this wasn’t the one occasion that propelled Iron Lung to relative indie stardom — earlier this yr, the sport noticed a spike in gross sales (which Szymanski mentioned “feels so flawed”) after the disappearance of the Titan submersible due to the sport’s comparable premise.
Markiplier additionally revealed that he had to flip down a job in the recently-released 5 Nights at Freddy’s film to give attention to Iron Lung. Iron Lung’s film does not but have a launch date, however it’s headed to theaters, and the crew behind the latter movie revealed its first blood-drenched teaser in October.
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