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Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to "support the BDS boycott" against Microsoft

It's a good day to love Celeste! Earlier today it was discovered that Celeste had been removed from the Xbox Store while it remained on the PlayStation and Nintendo digital storefronts. Now, as shared by the game's co-creator Maddy Thorson, it's been confirmed that both Celeste and TowerFall were removed from store expressly in support of the BDS called boycott against Xbox over Microsoft…

Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to "support the BDS boycott" against Microsoft

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