Bignic
Bignic | |
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Born | Nicholas Gorissen |
Occupation(s) | Game developer, musician |
Notable work |
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Style | Big beat, house, pop[1] |
Website | www |
Nicholas Gorissen,
He once joked in 2010 that he chose Bicnic ("Big Nick") as his alias because he was "6'4 and 400lbs".[1]
Games
Zombies for
In 2017, Gorissen released Domina, a gladiator management game. Rock Paper Shotgun praised the game for its soundtrack.[8]
Controversies
In March 2022, the patch notes of a Domina update contained a message recommending people not to wear
In September 2022, a new Domina update contained transphobic comments and personal transphobic insults about Keffals, a Twitch streamer.[12][13] Steam delisted Domina citing "insults targeting another person", "various rule violations" and announced "ending [their] business relationship with 'Dolphin Barn Incorporated' and removing all associated products from sale."[13][14]
References
- ^ a b c "Discover Artists Submitting to 10th IMAS: Bignic". Independent Music Awards (Interview). 2010.
- ^ a b Papadopoulos, John (4 December 2012). "Indie title 'Zombies' looks interesting; created by a single person". DSOGaming.
- ^ Gorissen, Nicholas (February 2016). "Resume" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2016 – via thebignic.com.
- ^ Williams, Travis (2017-07-10). "Indie Interview - bignic Talks Domina And More". TechRaptor. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ B, Adam (11 January 2013). "Zombies. – Review". GamingLives.
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ Cope, Mark (29 April 2014). "Corporate Lifestyle Simulator - As We Play". Expansive DLC.
- ^ Crowley, Nate (2021-04-29). "Have You Played… Domina?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ Zwiezen, Zack (2022-03-13). "Steam Game Dev's Patch Notes Include Anti-Mask Rant, Users Immediately Revolt". Kotaku. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ a b Litchfield, Ted (2022-03-12). "Indie gladiator game faces Steam review backlash over anti-mask patch notes". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ Allen, Joseph (August 8, 2022). "Domina Dev Says No More Steam Updates As Meltdown Continues". TechRaptor. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ Partis, Danielle (2 Sep 2022). "Domina removed from Steam after studio's anti-trans post". Games Industry.biz. Retrieved 2 Sep 2022.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Victoria (2 Sep 2022). "Domina delisted by Steam after developer's transphobic rant". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2 Sep 2022.
- ^ Brown, Andy (2 Sep 2022). "'Domina' removed from Steam after developer's transphobic rant". NME. Retrieved 2 Sep 2022.