Space Marine 2 boss’s supposed comment condemns ‘games that impose morals’

A comment supposedly posted on YouTube by Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has condemned games that “impose morals on gamers”.

The comment, which was posted on a little-used YouTube account using Matthew Karch’s name, sparked questions about if the account belonged to Karch himself or an impersonator.

Space Marine 2 studio Saber Interactive has refused to comment on the matter, and now a post on LinkedIn has suggested the comment is legitimately from Karch.

In response to another LinkedIn user sharing the original comment, Karch’s LinkedIn account replied, “Whoever wrote that seems pretty sharp,” seemingly confirming its legitimacy.

“I love your videos,” read the original YouTube comment, which was posted in response to a video by streamer Asmongold.

“When we signed the deal to make Space Marine 2, all I wanted was a throwback game. We had the chance to work on something which by its nature was ‘old school’. I can’t even comprehend many of the current games that we play these days. They are too complex and too much of an investment.

“That is what we wanted to recapture. I hope that games like Space Marine 2 and Wukong are the start of a reversion to a time when games were simply about fun and immersion. I spent some time as Chief Operating Officer at Embracer and I saw games there that made me want to cry with their overblown attempts at messaging or imposing morals on gamers.”

Earlier this year, Embracer sold off Saber Interactive, the group which is home to studios 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks and more, for $247 million.

Another comment left on the same video, which claims to be from an account belonging to creative director  Oliver Hollis-Leick read: “Everything you have to say about the story and characters resonates so strongly with our actual approach.

“It’s great to hear you calling out the exact things that we intentionally focused on. It was four and a half years of intense work and passion and watching videos like this makes it all worth it.”