Gaijin Entertainment Apologizes for Challenger Shuttle Explosion in War Thunder Artwork
Gaijin Entertainment, the developer behind the popular military simulation game War Thunder, has issued a public apology after featuring an explosion from the Challenger shuttle in their new key art. The controversial artwork was part of the game’s Seek and Destroy update.
In a statement on the game’s forum, the studio acknowledged the mistake and expressed their regret for using such a sensitive image. The community manager, magazine2, explained that the explosion was unintentionally included in the artwork as part of a reference pack used by the artists, and the context was overlooked.
“We have accidentally used the explosion from the Challenger disaster in one of our key art images. Please accept our sincere apologies for this. The picture was part of an aerial explosion reference pack used by our artists and the context was lost,” wrote magazine2.
The Challenger shuttle tragically exploded just one minute into its flight on January 28th, 1986, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members on board. Gaijin Entertainment has promised to rectify the situation by altering the artwork and implementing measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
