Stellar Blade was released late last week and it seems like there's been more discussion about the small changes made in the launch day update than about whether or not the game is any good (which it is).
'Normal' people react to Stellar Blade censorship
On April 26, the day of the game’s launch, Stellar Blade fan Mark Kern started a petition on Change.org called Free Stellar Blade. Under the heading “Why this petition matters,” Kern claims that Stellar Blade has been censored and that the game is now “a cultural beacon for free speech.”
Free Stellar Blade has already reached its goal of 50,000 signatures in just a few days. Many of those signatories have left comments, the vast majority accusing Sony of censorship and false advertising, with many going so far as to suggest, as Kern does, that the sacred right of freedom of speech is at stake.
What exactly did Sony do to cause so much outrage?
