{"id":15438,"date":"2025-09-13T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ghost-of-yotei-artist-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T05:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:15:00","slug":"ghost-of-yotei-artist-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ghost-of-yotei-artist-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses &#8216;Dream Job&#8217; After Charlie Kirk Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ghost-of-yotei-artist-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments\/#Ghost_of_Yotei_Artist_Loses_%E2%80%98Dream_Job_After_Charlie_Kirk_Comments\" >Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses &#8216;Dream Job&#8217; After Charlie Kirk Comments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ghost_of_Yotei_Artist_Loses_%E2%80%98Dream_Job_After_Charlie_Kirk_Comments\"><\/span>Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses &#8216;Dream Job&#8217; After Charlie Kirk Comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sucker Punch Artist Allegedly Loses 'Dream Job' After Charlie Kirk Comments 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b01491c5ed9e\/sucker-punch-artist-allegedly-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b01491c5ed9e\/sucker-punch-artist-allegedly-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b01491c5ed9e\/sucker-punch-artist-allegedly-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b01491c5ed9e\/sucker-punch-artist-allegedly-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Sucker Punch Artist Allegedly Loses 'Dream Job' After Charlie Kirk Comments 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2025-09-13T05:15:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Sat 13th Sep 2025, 6:15am<\/time>]:<\/strong> In an email to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/ghost-yotei-charlie-kirk-joke-playstation-sony-2000625478\">Kotaku<\/a>, Sony has confirmed that Drew Harrison is no longer an employee at Sucker Punch.<\/p>\n<p>The platform holder said in a statement: \u201cDrew Harrison is no longer an employee of Sucker Punch Productions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> elaborate further, although the timeline certainly indicates her comments on murdered activist Charlie Kirk were likely the reason behind her terminated contract.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> It should be a time for celebration at developer Sucker Punch, with sequel Ghost of Yotei out in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-XGB8_bQ3s\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">161k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Instead, it looks like it may find itself at the centre of an employment storm, with a Senior Staff Character Artist allegedly let go for making comments <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c206zm81z4gt\">about Charlie Kirk\u2019s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who don\u2019t know, the outspoken political commentator was shot dead during an event in Utah this week. At the time of writing, his killer still hasn\u2019t been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the situation, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lyjc7w2p3k2j\">Drew Harrison wrote<\/a>: \u201cI hope the shooter\u2019s name is Mario so that Luigi knows his bro got his back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a reference to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luigi_Mangione\">Luigi Mangione<\/a>, who\u2019s accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lyjc7w2p3k2j @ 2025-09-12T06:43:19+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lyjc7w2p3k2j\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiay5dfuk2skmm7kpnux5t4eecghc5pzqme6sdp35v5je5i5x6cz4u\">\n<p lang=\"en\">I hope the shooter\u2019s name is Mario so that Luigi knows his bro got his back<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx?ref_src=embed\">drew punching Nazis till I die (@imodrew.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lyjc7w2p3k2j?ref_src=embed\">2025-09-10T22:36:04.351Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>Drew posted again several hours later implying that her comments had been reported to her employers, in this case Sucker Punch and Sony:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lyk2z3knf222 @ 2025-09-12T06:43:19+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lyk2z3knf222\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreicxwloht7xjaib34tkxhmiwzqx3ufw6khj5ljj3bnnmwpashvr3ne\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Maybe instead of emailing people\u2019s employers y\u2019all should be emailing your reps &amp; demand gun control immediately \ud83e\udde0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx?ref_src=embed\">drew punching Nazis till I die (@imodrew.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lyk2z3knf222?ref_src=embed\">2025-09-11T05:59:38.781Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>Then earlier this morning, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lylrnyphtk23\">she wrote<\/a>: \u201cIf standing up against fascism is what cost me my dream job I held for 10 years, I would do it again 100x stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lylrnyphtk23 @ 2025-09-12T06:43:20+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lylrnyphtk23\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibfqndkutjefde63alspow5gv53764slq6gqgvn7gkjbf33ufkre4\">\n<p lang=\"en\">If standing up against fascism is what cost me my dream job I held for 10 years, I would do it again 100x stronger<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx?ref_src=embed\">drew punching Nazis till I die (@imodrew.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lylrnyphtk23?ref_src=embed\">2025-09-11T22:17:42.495Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>She\u2019s since updated her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drewharrison\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> page, noting her full-time role at Sucker Punch concluded in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s obviously unconfirmed at this stage if her social media comments are related to her employment situation, but we\u2019ll contact Sony to try and get clarification.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lyjc7w2p3k2j\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:xoqaukqhoht3xq3ubr4svrjx\/post\/3lyjc7w2p3k2j\">bsky.app<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lyk2z3knf222\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lyk2z3knf222\">bsky.app<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lylrnyphtk23\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/imodrew.bsky.social\/post\/3lylrnyphtk23\">bsky.app<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drewharrison\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drewharrison\">linkedin.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/sucker-punch-developer-apparently-fired-after-celebrating-charlie-kirk%E2%80%98s-death.1295385\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/sucker-punch-developer-apparently-fired-after-celebrating-charlie-kirk%E2%80%98s-death.1295385\/\">resetera.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-info\/fadaa31efd0b2cd585b657771f2c3e82 @ 1757899512 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yotei-artist-loses-dream-job-after-charlie-kirk-comments\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses &#8216;Dream Job&#8217; 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