Midnight Society Cuts Ties with DrDisrespect Following Scandal

Midnight Society, the creator-led developer behind the web3 extraction shooter Deadrop, has severed ties with co-founder Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm following an internal investigation into alleged misconduct. This move comes in the wake of resurfaced allegations regarding Beahm’s 2020 ban from Twitch.

Deadrop, formerly known as “Project Moon,” is a game being developed by Midnight Society. It is a Vertical Extraction Shooter (VES) that blends the level design of an arena shooter with the scale of a Battle Royale and the strategic gameplay of an extraction shooter. Players compete for the best drops or try to extract with their life and gear. 

Deadrop takes a unique direction towards the battle royale genre, identifying the game’s genre as a Vertical Extraction Shooter. An extraction shooter is a player versus player versus environment raid game, similar to Escape from Tarkov or Hunt: Showdown. In this type of game, players keep any loot they acquire during a successful match, but lose all of their equipment if they die. The term “vertical” refers to the game being set in a high-rise structure.