Nicholas Gorissen,
also known as Bignic, is an
indie game developer and
independent music
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ian.
His video games are released under his company Dolphin Barn Incorporated, based in Quebec, Canada, where he was the only employee as of 2017.
He once joked in 2010 that he chose Bicnic ("Big Nick") as his
alias
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* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
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because he was "6'4 and 400lbs".
Games
''Zombies'' for
Windows
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and
iOS
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was released in 2012.
The game was renamed to "Corporate Lifestyle Simulator" in 2014 and re-released with additional content.
In 2017, Gorissen released ''
Domina'', a
gladiator
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management game.
Rock Paper Shotgun praised the game for its soundtrack.
Controversies
In March 2022, the patch notes of a ''Domina'' update contained a message recommending people not to wear
face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. This caused a backlash from the community and the game was
review bombed on Steam, making its recent reviews rating drop to "overwhelmingly negative".
This was following earlier patch notes containing messages against
Internet pornography
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,
and followed by
transphobic
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statements. Gorissen reported several of the reviews, which he labelled as "fraudulent" and an "orchestrated campaign of lies", but Steam moderators chose not to remove them. Gorissen consequently announced in August 2022 that ''Domina'' was unlikely to receive future updates on the platform.
In September 2022, a new ''Domina'' update contained transphobic comments and personal transphobic insults about
Keffals, a Twitch streamer.
Steam
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delisted ''Domina'' citing "insults targeting another person", "various rule violations" and announced "ending
heir
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business relationship with 'Dolphin Barn Incorporated' and removing all associated products from sale."
See also
*
Dolphin's Barn, a suburb of
Dublin
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, Ireland
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian composers
Canadian male composers
Canadian video game composers
Canadian video game designers
Indie game developers
Living people
Musicians from Ontario