Where Do Game Subjects Cross The Line?

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday October 21, 2003 @03:10AM from the i-nominate-evil-clowns dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for their 'Spy Vs. Spy' editorial discussing whether any reality-based subject should be made into a game, referencing games like Kuma:War, which offers "the hunt for Uday and Qusay Hussein in Iraq and their eventual deaths in a shootout with U.S. forces" as a scenario. The first editor suggests that " I believe that such 'ripped from the headlines' titles are disrespectful to the soldiers in combat and the issues involved", whereas another editor presents a different view, arguing: "I'm all in favor of games working in contemporary events... one way for games to be more relevant to people is to bring current events to an interactive medium."

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Apparently you missed Indiana Jones by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:51 · Score: 1, Funny

The were after the Ark! And their faces melted! God hates Nazis.
Re:Sick, Offensive Games by ymgve · 2003-10-21 12:12 · Score: 2, Funny

If I was a programmer, I would create games where you try to kill the President or a game where you get points for each nun you rape. Why? Because it would offend people.

I think Running With Scissors has a job opening for you.