The neighborhood supervisor for the favored and controversial on-line SWAT simulator Prepared Or Not was fired after posting within the recreation’s official Discord server that “nothing of value was lost” following the recent assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
On or round September 17, Prepared Or Not’s neighborhood supervisor, recognized on-line as Kaminsky, was requested so as to add “Charlie Kirk” and some variations of the title to the server’s checklist of filtered phrases. Kaminsky confirmed they’d executed so, however then shared their very own private ideas about Kirk, who was murdered at a talking occasion on September 10 in Utah. The neighborhood supervisor posted:
“Funny you mention that because me and my roomate are literally just talking about him getting shot. All I have to say is: Nothing of value was lost.”
Screenshots and posts of this remark were quickly shared online by followers of Kirk and right-wing content material creators, with many demanding that Void Interactive hearth the supervisor. And that’s precisely what Void did.
On Friday, a Void Interactive consultant confirmed in Prepared Or Not‘s official Discord server that the studio had “ended” its “relationship” with Kaminsky. It’s unclear if the neighborhood supervisor was a full-time worker or a volunteer. Earlier than the information was official, followers had noticed that Kaminisky, sometimes called Kam on-line, was no longer listed as being part of the server. One Discord consumer within the recreation’s server claimed {that a} sticker emoji that includes Kaminsky had additionally been eliminated.
Kotaku reached out to Void Interactive for remark. Kaminsky couldn’t instantly be contacted.
“To Our Ready or Not Community, We are aware of comments made by our community manager about a recent tragic event,” posted Void Interactive rep Gerby on Discord. “These statements do not reflect our values or represent our company. We have ended our relationship with this individual and reminded our team of the responsibility we all share when communicating on public platforms. Our focus remains on fostering a respectful and professional community around Ready or Not.”
This isn’t the primary online game trade worker to lose their job after saying the mistaken factor about Kirk’s latest homicide. Final week, a developer working on Ghost of Yotei was fired by Sony after making a joke about Kirk’s alleged murderer. The alleged killer’s connection to video games has turn into an enormous a part of the story round Kirk’s homicide, with stories that a few of the murderer’s bullets had messages etched into them referencing Helldivers 2. In the meantime, ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is also facing pressure to apologize after feedback he made about Kirk bought his present pulled “indefinitely” on Thursday.
Up to date: 9/19/2025, 3:30 p.m. ET: When requested for additional remark, Void Interactive PR pointed Kotaku to the studio’s beforehand talked about assertion, which has also been posted on Ready or Not‘s Steam page.
