{
  "id": 14670026,
  "title": "Big Walk devs House House announce support for BDS Microsoft boycott, say the co-op puzzler isn't coming to Xbox",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/big-walk-devs-house-house-announce-support-for-bds-microsoft-boycott",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:27:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/big-walk-devs-house-house-announce-support-for-bds-microsoft-boycott-say-the-co-op-puzzler-isnt-coming-to-xbox"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "House House, creators of breezy co-op puzzle adventure Big Walk , have become the latest high-profile game developers to express support for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement's ongoing Microsoft boycott. The developers, who also made avian mischief sim Untitled Goose Game, wrote in a post that they've been observing the boycott – called in 2025 in protest of Microsoft's business…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Big Walk skipped Xbox to boycott Microsoft’s involvement with Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/big-walk-skipped-xbox-to-boycott-microsofts-involvement-with-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:05:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "House House will not release Big Walk on Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/house-house-will-not-release-big-walk-on-xbox-in-support-of-pro",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:08:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Big Walk devs explain why it isn't on Xbox and likely never will be, 'not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/big-walk-devs-explain-why-it-isnt-on-xbox-and-likely-never-will-be",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:36:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}