NexusMods bans ‘troll’ mod that removed Pride flags from Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
The platform has great advice for anyone unhappy with the situation.
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
What you need to know
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is now available on PC, and while a number of great mods are already available to provide a smoother experience or just cause humor, platform NexusMods is taking action against anything that is meant to make the game less inclusive.
According toNexusMods, a user under the brand new account name of “Mike Hawk” uploaded a mod replacing the textures for the handful of Pride flags scattered throughout the world ofMarvel’s Spider-Man Remastered. While far from the only provider of mods on the internet, NexusMods is one of the largest modding platforms available online.
“In regards to the replacement of Pride flags in this game, or any game, our policy is thus: we are for inclusivity, we are for diversity. If we think someone is uploading a mod on our site with the intent to deliberately be against inclusivity and/or diversity then we will take action against it,” NexusMods explains, adding that the website does not intend to be an “authority” on mods, but is simply acting as a private business in choosing what to allow and what to ban.
NexusMods also explained that this will apply to anyone regardless of political leanings, and that anyone interested in arguing the point can delete their accounts.
So far, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered has seen acclaim in its PC launch, reaching an “Overwhelmingly Positive” user rating at the time of this being written. Nixxes Software and Insomniac Games are bringing Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales to PC sometime later in Fall 2022, while development on the PS5 exclusiveMarvel’s Spider-Man 2is continuing.
Get the Windows Central Newsletter
All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
