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Africa, The MMOG

Posted by Zonk on from the travel-from-the-comfort-of-your-own-home dept.

Via Joystiq, an MTV Games story about a MMOG that attempts to encompass Africa in a game. From the article: "Less reserved, Adam Ghetti, the teenage creative director at Rapid Reality, the company actually creating the game, said he hopes the game will right some wrongs. 'The white American board developers of the large MMO development companies out there right now don't honestly have the right background and knowledge on the continent of Africa and its lore, mythology and rich history, and quite honestly neither did I,' said Ghetti, who is white. 'They just don't teach it over here.' The game is designed, in part, to change that."

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  1. Hmm... by The-Bus · · Score: 4, Funny

    It better run on Ubuntu!

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  2. factions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Which faction will you roll your character as Tutsi or Hutu?

    Ah, PvP!

  3. So by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    ...what level do you have to be to get into the "Slave trader" alignment?

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  5. Re:Beats my education on Africa by ShaneThePain · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're a racist.

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  6. Not entirely ignorant by Ponzicar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Americans aren't all isolated and ignorant of the world. I've had quite a few friends in Africa that I've been in contact with for a while and am trying to help out. Strangely enough, most of them seem to be relatives of deposed generals in Nigeria trying to get their massive fortunes overseas.