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Crystal Dynamics remove Avengers design lead as spokesperson after offensive tweets emergeBrian Waggoner joined the company in 2021

Brian Waggoner joined the company in 2021

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Key art from Crystal Dynamics' Marvel’s Avengers showing the Avengers team

The developers of Marvel’s Avengers have removed the game’s design lead Brian Waggoner as a spokesperson after offensive tweets were brought to light. Waggoner had posted aracist commenton the social media platform in 2014, and anableist onein 2010. Members of the Marvel’s Avengers community have uncovered and sharedother examplesof Waggoner’s behaviour online from before he joined Crystal Dynamics.

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“Over the weekend old tweets I wrote from before my time at Crystal resurfaced and I apologize and take full accountability for the hurt they caused to my followers, the community, and those I work with,” Waggoner said in astatementposted to his Twitter account. “Since that time, I have learned and grown and the content I posted doesn’t reflect who I am today. I understand if you cannot accept my apology because of the pain I have caused. I will continue to listen, learn, and work to improve myself.”