Developer Who Called Borderlands Character Racist Is Now Out Of A Job [UPDATE]

This weekend, we reported that some players took umbrage with Tiny Tina, a character from Borderlands 2 and how she used “black lingo.” Gearbox was receptive to these players, listening to their concerns and even offering to change the character in future rummy win updates should they be convinced that Tina’s dialogue was racist.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/borderlands-2s-writer-says-hell-change-tiny-tina-if-she-5981171 Mike Sacco, a creative developer with the World of Warcraft trading card game, was one of the players involved in the dispute. Today, he tweeted that he no longer works at Cryptozoic, where he was previously a contractor. https://twitter.com/embed/status/298592034325950466 The reasons why are not clear. https://twitter.com/embed/status/298570916869332993 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298571209245872130 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298592126269263872 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298599104475435010 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298596415125479426 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298596950297681920 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298599632827731968 I reached out to Sacco for comment, but he said he cannot legally say anything on the matter. I’ve also contacted Cryptozoic, and will update this story if I hear back from them. yono all app UPDATE: Cryptozoic responds as follows: To clarify, Mike Sacco was never an employee of Cryptozoic Entertainment. He was a contractor. We asked him not represent himself as an yono apk employee of Cryptozoic. After the message was delivered, Mike quit. We like Mike and we are as surprised by his reaction as you are. UPDATE 2: Mike’s original tweet has been deleted, though you can still see what he said. He offers the following reason for the deletion: https://twitter.com/embed/status/298605121003216898 UPDATE 3: Sacco on his contract: https://twitter.com/embed/status/298616871769485312 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298616986424975361 https://twitter.com/embed/status/298617298607017984 Image Credit: The Crimson Hammer