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The Politics of the Video Game

Posted by michael on from the it's-all-gamara's-fault dept.

illuminata writes "Can the video game industry keep its mittens out of the political slugfest? According to Kevin Parker's article Free Play, they sure can't. In it, he cites Dreamcatcher's Gore and Sega's Legacy Online and Jet Set Radio Future as main offenders. He even goes on to point out how some people want video games to convey their favorite political message in the future. Are there any particular titles or game companies that you think lay on the politics too thick, or is it all just a bunch of foof?"

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  1. Metal Gear Solid makes my ears bleed by Dinglenuts · · Score: 0, Troll

    The feel good, eco-nonsense pap that gets bandied about by the main characters in MGS and MGS2 caused bleeding in my ears. Thank God I could hit the x button repeatedly to skip the majority of it, otherwise it might have started to make sense. In other words, I might have turned into a Japanese person.

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  2. Re:As friggin awsome as it is... by lousyd · · Score: 0, Troll
    So, I must have missed the finding of the WMDs. Where did they find them?

    Your answer is here: http://www.leftist.org/haightspeech/archives/00018 5.html

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  3. Re:Politicians in Videogames by fenix+down · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fucker! "Al Gore invented the internet" wasn't even funny when it was current, and now it's supposed to be funny when you do it with some kind of dumbass nostalgia for 2000? Jesus Christ. Duh duh duh Chester A. Arthur invented the fucking Cotton Gin, motherfuckers. Woodrow Wilson invented IRC, Barry Goldwater wrote fucking Slash, FDR built the first integrated circuit, and Al Smith invented the goddamn motherfucking Pope, ass-rammers. Try one of those sometime, they're cool and FUCKING "RAD" NOW DAMNIT, 'CAUSE I SAID SO, BITCH.

  4. Re:Politicians in Videogames by Tackhead · · Score: 1, Troll
    > > > >[slashdot article] "In it, he cites Dreamcatcher's Gore"
    > > > Is this the one where you invent your own Internet?
    > > Please stand by, someone will be posting shortly to flame you for mildly joking about Al Gore creating the Internet...
    > Too late, bro. Cue the Lieberman jokes...

    So far it's the original poster in front with (+5, Funny), guy with gore_flame comment at (+2, Funny), the next guy on the Lieberman level at (+1, Null).

    ...and Tackhead jumps into third place at (+2, Null) by using his Slashdot Karma Powerup!

    Who will win today's round of Protect My Karma?

    (Cue the flashy anime cutscene amid background music of "Let's Trolling Love!")