Overview

• Ice Water Games pulled its game, Tenderfoot Tactics, from the Xbox Store in protest of Microsoft's AI and cloud services provided to the Israeli military.
• The studio criticized Microsoft’s role in what it described as an 'open genocide' in Gaza, urging the company to sever military partnerships.
• The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement recently added Microsoft to its boycott list, citing its complicity in Israeli actions against Palestinians.
• Leaked documents revealed Microsoft deepened its ties with Israel post-October 2023, including a $10 million deal for technical support to the Israeli military.
• Microsoft has yet to respond to these protests, which have also included employee dissent and calls for consumer boycotts of its products and services.