Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Apple Yanks "Sweatshop Themed" Game From App Store

Posted by timothy on from the games-should-be-cute dept.

First time accepted submitter danhuby writes "Apple have removed sweatshop-themed game Sweatshop HD by UK developers LittleLoud from their app store citing clause 16.1 — 'Apps that present excessively objectionable or crude content will be rejected.' According to the PocketGamer article, Littleloud's head of games, Simon Parkin, told Pocket Gamer that 'Apple removed Sweatshop from the App Store last month stating that it was uncomfortable selling a game based around the theme of running a sweatshop.'"

4 of 184 comments (clear)

  1. Apple by bradgoodman · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, so only APPLE is allowed to run a sweatshop?

  2. Thinking??? by Carnivore24 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "challenged people to think about the origin of the clothes we buy" Challenging people to think is one of the main things an Apple user is not allowed to do. Makes sense if you think about it.

  3. Simply rename the App! by HycoWhit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sweatshop HD is such a crude and offensive name. The game simply needs to be renamed: Foxconn Fun or iFactory, maybe Making Apples...

  4. Re:Game Dev Story by mabhatter654 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But then its competing directly with an Apple "product".