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A Gaming War Between Islam and the West?
The Washington Post has up an article looking at a burgeoning venue for political expression: gaming. Between 'The Quest for Bush', Counter-Strike mods, and more serious titles with a political slant, the political arena is quickly claiming gamers for their own. It's not just politics either; there are some excellent titles being released that attempt some truly insightful social commentary. From the article: "'UnderAsh,' released by Afkar Media in 2002, views the first intifada from the eyes of Ahmad, a Palestinian teenager resisting the Israeli occupation. Last year a sequel was released. A teaser to 'UnderSiege,' which tells the stories of five Palestinian families during the second intifada, shows a Palestinian teenager being shot on the street; an Israeli soldier appears to pound him with a concrete block seconds later. 'Our games are not propaganda,' Kasmiya says. 'Our games are a reflection of our history -- past or present. The fact is, most movies, most TV shows, most video games put Muslims in a bad light, so we have to try to tell our side of the story.'" Commentary from GamePolitics is also available.
'Ethically Killed Tofurkey'
Do you ethnically cleanse the curds during the cooking process?
Where were you when the voynix came?
BTW just so you know, Israel has *200* UN resolutions against them.
Indeed, the UN is extremely antisemitic.
"Who is the Journal of Quantum Physics going to believe?" --Stephen Hawking
No can do, I'm getting married soon.
Really, is it just me, or does this sound like a Leisure Suit Larry title?
Good judgment comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgment.
And heat vision.
"In the final stage, you fight Bush."
I think I played this one and it's really sort of anti-climactic. You fight your way through vast hordes of defenders to get to the final stage only to find that instead of fighting Bush you're facing an empty F-102 sitting on a tarmac in Texas.
*rimshot*
... when the main social ill of Palestinian youth is their predilection for virtual violence.
Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.