{
  "id": 12022309,
  "title": "Garry Newman responds to s&box criticism in lengthy YouTube comment: 'I don't like giving up on things, I am stubborn'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/garry-newman-responds-to-s-box-criticism-in-lengthy-youtube-comment-i",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:36:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/garry-newman-responds-to-s-and-box-criticism-in-lengthy-youtube-comment-i-dont-like-giving-up-on-things-i-am-stubborn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Garry Newman, the founder of Facepunch and creator of games like Facepunch's Mod and Rust, responded to a critical review of s&box by Eridium in an extensive YouTube comment. Newman, known for his stubbornness, expressed his disapproval of giving up on projects. The latest video from Eridium, titled \"S&box's Free To Play Weekend Isn't Enough,\" criticized various aspects of the s&box game, including the player character models, Facepunch's refusal to change them, poor first impressions, poor first impressions, low-quality games flooding the platform, and insufficient outreach from Facepunch. Newman defended his game, stating that it should have been delayed if its first impression was so poor. He also criticized the flood of low-quality games and suggested that Facepunch could do a better job as an informal community manager than the current team.",
  "summary": "He certainly seems to be aware of the problems.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "Comment Shield: read your YouTube comments without the sting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/comment-shield-read-your-youtube-comments-without-the-sting",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:27:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}