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How Videogames Help Fund the Arms Industry

Posted by timothy on from the bidding-for-bad-guy-guns-seems-lucrative-too dept.

FhnuZoag writes "Eurogamer has an expose of the shady world of games developers licensing guns. From the article: '"We must be paid a royalty fee — either a one-time payment or a percentage of sales, all negotiable. Typically, a licensee pays between 5 per cent to 10 per cent retail price for the agreement. [...] We want to know explicitly how the rifle is to be used, ensuring that we are shown in a positive light... Such as the 'good guys' using the rifle," says [Barett Rifles'] Vaughn.'"

2 of 410 comments (clear)

  1. Re:How about just not naming them real names? by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Something like the BFG9000?

  2. Re:How about just not naming them real names? by discord5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just call it something else and don't pay.

    For gods sake man, spoonfeed them some examples or we'll never see it happen. Like

    • Sith & Messy
    • Cold
    • Kohlslanikov
    • Ligal

    Not to mention the all time classic:

    • Heckling Cock