Chair and Epic Games Shadow Complex is based in the fictional world of popular author Orson Scott Card's Empire. I had never heard of him before this game was announced and was surprised to discover that he is a controversial figure.

Card is a vocal opponent of gay-rights, something that doesn't exactly sit well with a website called gaygamer.net.

While some gamers are proposing a boycott of Shadow Complex (guilty by association?) gaygamer.net suggests that "if you want to play the game, play it. Enjoy it, but offset the hate: if you buy Shadow Complex, donate $5, $10, $15 if you can spare it to a gay charity"

It's astounding that a downloadable "Metroidvania" game has so much ethical baggaged attached to it.

So what's next for Epic Games? Maybe a Sarah Palin FPS?