- One of the co-creators of 2D video game 'Terraria' has been locked out of his
Google accounts. - Andrew Spinks said he canceled the
Google Stadia version of the game due to his frustration. - He told his 65,000 Twitter followers the company was a "liability" on Monday.
One of the co-creators of $4 has branded Google a "liability" after he was locked out of his
On Monday, Andrew Spinks told his 65,000 Twitter followers he had shut down the unannounced development of the 2D multiplayer for Google's
"@Google my account has now been disabled for over 3 weeks. I still have no idea why, and after using every resource I have to get this resolved you have done nothing but given me the runaround," he wrote.
Spinks is the CEO of indie game studio Re-Logic, best known for "Terraria". He used the official "Terraria" handle at the end of January to tweet at a YouTube support account that Re-Logic had lost access to its YouTube account, and that Gmail and other Google apps were all disabled a few days later. "This account links into many business functions and as such the impact to us is quite substantial," $4.
On Monday, Spinks said he had lost access to "thousands of dollars" worth of apps on his
Insider previously wrote about what it's like to get $4, with many appeals receiving only automated responses.
—Andrew Spinks (@Demilogic) $4
"I absolutely have not done anything to violate your terms of service, so I can take this no other way than you deciding to burn this bridge," Spinks continued. "Consider it burned. #Terraria for @GoogleStadia is canceled. My company will no longer support any of your platforms moving forward."
He added: "I will not be involved with a corporation that values their customers and partners so little. Doing business with you is a liability."
The decision is another small blow to Google's gaming ambitions, just weeks after $4 to produce games in-house.
Insider approached Google for comment.
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