{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fa256bd063236f858e509520","clusterId":"c_349c8350608b188b72abb4cb","slug":"maddy-thorson-ends-xbox-sales-of-celeste-and-towerfall-over-bds-boycott","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Maddy Thorson Ends Xbox Sales of Celeste and TowerFall over BDS Boycott","summary":"Maddy Thorson announced on October 29 that sales of the Xbox versions of Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension have ended, citing support for the BDS movement's boycott. The store pages now show only an Add to Wishlist option, and the Microsoft Store PC version of Celeste is also affected. The Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch versions remain on sale.","whyItMatters":"The delisting moves an established indie developer from criticism of Microsoft's Azure and AI contracts into a concrete sales decision, and the article notes other studios (House House, Ice Water Games) have taken the same step against Xbox.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThorson framed the removal as a reply to a follower\u0026#39;s question, which suggests the sales had already stopped before the October 29 post. Because Xbox shares its storefront with the PC version, Celeste is also unavailable through the Microsoft Store, while the Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch listings stay up.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boycott campaign against Xbox products began in April 2025, according to the article, over Microsoft\u0026#39;s Azure cloud and AI services to the Israeli military. Microsoft said in September that it had stopped providing certain cloud storage and AI services to some divisions of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, but the article states the provision has not been completely halted. House House\u0026#39;s Big Walk and Ice Water Games\u0026#39; Tenderfoot Tactics have also ended or withheld Xbox releases for the same reason.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension leave Xbox, so the BDS boycott costs Maddy Thorson income she controls. The Steam, PS4, and Switch listings stay live.","twitterPost":"Maddy Thorson's BDS boycott removes Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension from Xbox, but Steam, PS4, and Switch stay live.","threadsPost":"Maddy Thorson kept Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension on Steam, PS4, and Switch while pulling the Xbox listings. The boycott hits one storefront, and the Microsoft Store PC version of Celeste goes with it.","newsletterBlurb":"Maddy Thorson ended Xbox sales of Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension on October 29, citing support for the BDS movement's boycott. The Microsoft Store PC version of Celeste is also affected because the storefront is shared. House House and Ice Water Games have taken similar steps, per the same report.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261030-476680/\",\"title\":\"Celeste Developer Has Ended Sales of Xbox Versions as a \\\"Boycott\\\" of Microsoft, Which Is Said to \\\"Support Israel\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5180,"outputTokens":724,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793334878,"createdAt":"2026-10-30T04:29:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-30T04:33:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T04:33:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_349c8350608b188b72abb4cb","canonicalTitle":"『Celeste』開発者、XBOXでの開発作品の販売を終了していた。「イスラエルを支援している」とされるマイクロソフトへの“ボイコット”として","representativeArticleId":"a_2d1dc9b5c65a5b2a08e9c6ba","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Celeste\",\"TowerFall: Ascension\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Maddy Thorson\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-30T03:58:23.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-30T03:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T04:33:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261030-476680/","title":"『Celeste』開発者、XBOXでの開発作品の販売を終了していた。「イスラエルを支援している」とされるマイクロソフトへの“ボイコット”として"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Celeste","TowerFall: Ascension"],"studios":[],"people":["Maddy Thorson"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Maddy Thorson announced on October 29 that Xbox sales of Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension have ended.","Thorson said the removal is to support the BDS movement's boycott.","Celeste cannot be purchased on the Microsoft Store PC version because Xbox shares that store.","The Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch versions of both games remain on sale.","House House's Big Walk and Ice Water Games' Tenderfoot Tactics also ended or withheld Xbox releases for the same reason."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["celeste","towerfall-ascension","maddy-thorson"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"celeste","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"towerfall-ascension","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"maddy-thorson","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}