Warner Bros. denies accusations of profiting over dev’s death with Shadow Of War ‘Forthog Orc-Slayer’ DLC

Earlier this week, it was made apparent that the 'Forthog Orc-Slayer' DLC for Shadow of War, which was meant to immortalize Executive Producer Micheal "Forthog" Forgey as a DLC character in the game after his passing, would not be donating as much money to the family as fans believed.

Looking at the fine print, donations towards the Forgey family will only count from purchases made in the United States or District of Columbia but exclude the following states Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi and South Carolina. Additionally, the full price of the DLC will not be going towards the Forgey family.

Facing accusations of profiting off of Micheal "Forthog" Forgey's with the DLC, Warner Bros. released a statement (obtained by Eurogamer) saying that they would not be profiting off of the DLC.

Neither Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment nor Monolith Productions will profit from any sales of the Forthog Orc-Slayer DLC regardless of the territory in which that DLC is sold.

This statement suggests that no matter where you purchase the DLC, the $3.50 will be donated. This goes against what the trailer's fine print suggests. Perhaps the negative media around the DLC spurned a change in details or there wasn't enough information released by the publisher to begin with.