Clash Royale CEO Ilkka Paananen has finally apologized to creators after days of backlash led by Twitch star Jynxzi. But for many in the community, the damage is already done.
Supercell’s CEO published a blog on Feb. 10, 2026, recapping the company’s 2025 performance and praising Clash Royale for a “historic year,” as it had returning players, new users, and big revenue.
The article highlighted internal changes like new progression systems, Evos, and updates as key reasons for that resurgence.
What it didn’t do was name a single creator, even though a huge chunk of the community credits Jynxzi’s streams and heavy involvement for dragging Clash Royale back into the spotlight.
Earlier, Jynxzi called it “probably the biggest spit in the face I’ve ever seen” and tore into Supercell on stream, saying the team behind Clash Royale “killed the game” before creators revived it.
Other big names, such as MrBeast, CouRageJD, and more, backed him up by openly saying they only got interested again because of Jynxzi’s Clash Royale content.
One streamer even vowed not to touch the game until Supercell publicly acknowledged his impact, calling it “disgusting” to act like a dev suddenly changed a game that’s “been the same for years.”
Paananen’s apology arrives but fans say it’s too late
After the criticism snowballed, Paananen quietly updated the article and then posted on X to admit he had messed up.
“Updated my blog post with something I should’ve included from beginning: proper recognition of Royale creators whose passion — from tournaments to content to community building — was central to game’s best year ever,” he wrote.
That’s on me, and me alone. I’m sorry.
On paper, it looks exactly what creators had been asking for, which is a public acknowledgment from the top that their contribution helped drive a “historic” year, and not just internal design decisions.
The reaction to Paananen’s apology shows why this might not be enough to calm things down. Many replies frame the update as something that only happened because the controversy got too loud to ignore, not because Supercell genuinely understood creators’ importance from day one.
One creator said on the X post, “This is such a pitiful attempt at covering yourself but whatever.” Another echoed, “Bro, this is disgusting. I was just talking to Jynxzi, and I know for a fact he would read this and be annoyed still you’re failing to give credit to other Clash Creators. Trying to play the moral highground by giving him a one-word shoutout is embarrassing and shows how high your ego is as a company.”
Fans argue that creators were central to the story all along, and having to patch in that credit later makes the recognition feel reactive instead of sincere.
Some commenters say the blog’s original version revealed how Supercell truly prioritizes internal narratives over the people who helped rebuild the scene, and no quick edit can fully walk that back.
Others point out that Jynxzi was the only name in the blog, and Paananen didn’t mention some of the other creators behind the game’s revival.
Jynxzi has already expressed stepping away from Clash Royale unless the company changes course, and losing the face most casual viewers now associate with the game could sting far more than a bad week.
When a revival driven by creators gets celebrated without them at the center, an apology after the fact reads more like damage control than a turning point.
