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San Francisco techie takes down zombie video game that let players kill homeless people: 'It showed poor judgment' | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
Publisher description: The creator said that he refunded all advertisers and made a donation to a drug treatment and recovery service equivalent to the revenue generated by the game.
NewsAPI | Oct 18, 2026 | Bhavya Sukheja
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A San Francisco techie has taken down a controversial video game that turned the city’s Tenderloin neighbourhood into a zombie-killing zone after facing backlash over allegations that it allowed players to target homeless people and drug users. Pierre-Louis Biojout, the creator of the free multiplayer browser game, announced on Friday that he took the game down. The creator described the game as a “Call of Duty-style zombie shooter on the real SF streets”. (X/@plbiojout)“I built and posted a zombie game set on San Francisco streets. Your game was fantastic satire,” Kazanjy commented.
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