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Hitman devs removes Conor McGregor collab effective immediately following court decision
You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereHitman World of Assassination developer IO Interactive has announced an end to the games Conor McGregor collaboration. All content featuring the famous MMA fighter will be scrapped after the athelete was found to have brutally raped and battered a woman in 2018.Hitman removes McGregorMcGregor was found to have assaulted his victim in the Irish High Court last week. The victim, Nikita Hand, was awarded 206,000 in damages, but McGregor will not see jail time for the assault. The fighter has announced plans to appeal the decision.IO Interactive announced on social media that all content for the game featuring McGregor will be removed from all storefronts effective immediately. The MMA fighter was added to the game last year as an Elusive Target titled the Disruptor. A DLC pack allowed players to gain permanent access to the content.In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately, IO said in a public statement. We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our storefronts starting today.Prior to the Irish High Court decision, McGregors Hitman DLC came back to the game for a month-long period. Planned to be playable until December 8, 2024, IO will be removing the ongoing event from World of Assassination.Players who own the The Disruptor DLC appear to still be able to perform the assassination on the disgraced MMA fighter and still re-download their paid content. Its not known if there are also plans to completely remove the content or if players will be refunded if this decision does occur.Of course, McGregor is still present in other video games such as the UFC titles and has not been removed. The fighter was even the cover star of EA Sports UFC 3 which released in 2020. Its not known if the fighter will be absent in future games.Hitman 3Platform(s):Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, Shooter, Stealth7VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share
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