Trump's third assassination attempt: a game's unlikely surge in sales

Donald Trump narrowly escaped his third assassination attempt over the weekend, with the alleged shooter identified as a struggling video game developer named Cole Thomas Allen.

Amateur game sees unprecedented surge in sales following the incident

Allen, who published a single, amateur 2D shooter called Bohrdom on Steam in 2018, saw his game's sales skyrocket by 100 times in the aftermath of the shooting. However, the spike in demand wasn't driven by players eager to experience the game's unique electron and atom gameplay mechanics.

Instead, the majority of the game's newfound buyers purchased Bohrdom solely to either support or condemn Trump, with the game's Steam forums quickly filling up with political vitriol.

Valve steps in to contain the political fallout

In a move to prevent the game from being exploited as a political tool, Valve, the company behind Steam, has removed Bohrdom from its store and deleted all reviews and comments posted after the assassination attempt.

The decision comes as no surprise, given the game's amateur status and the potential for it to be used as a means to further political polarization.