<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Ian Proulx, CEO of 1047 Games, apologizes for wearing a 'Make FPS Great Again' cap at Summer Game Fest, likened to Trump's MAGA hats.The hat incident drew criticism especially during anti-ICE protests and National Guard deployment by Trump.Initially, Proulx defended the hat's message as non-political, criticizing shooter games like Call of Duty and mentioning Titanfall 3.In an interview with IGN, Proulx stood by his initial tweet but later backtracked and issued a video apology on Splitgate 2's Twitter account.Proulx admitted the hat was a publicity stunt to garner attention for the independent studio's game launch after exiting beta.He clarified that the intent was not political but to highlight a desire for genre improvement and expressed regret for causing community division.