Back in the days of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire, the Los Angeles Police Department was a haven for corruption, where bribery, cover-ups and extortion were common practices. Thank goodness detective Cole Phelps got that all cleaned up.
Want to own a piece of Baltimore history, a bit of gaming that helped unseat a mayor of the east coast city?
In part. One of 12 counts against Charm City’s Mayor accuses her of soliciting donations of gift cards for the needy over the holidays, then using them to buy a PSP and a PS2 controller.
Anyone remember those rumours of a 2D Metroid title for DS called Metroid Dread? Formerly all but extinguished, the fanboys became rabid again after this message was found in Metroid Prime: Corruption: Experiment status report update: Metroid project ‘Dread’ is nearing the final stages of completion.
So this means Metroid Dread is coming, right? Wrong.
The government of China’s Zhejiang province decided to go after children and teach them in no uncertain terms that corruption is bad and everyone ought to do their part in ensuring corrupt party members, their families, and mistresses ought to die a painful death – in late July, they introduced ‘Incorruptible Fighter’ so players can slash their way through corruption and to a wonderful, corruption-free paradise that has no earthly connection to the China of today:
“Players fight their way through one level after another, overcoming all obstacles to eliminate corrupt officials and enter a spring-like paradise filled with birdsong and the scent of flowers, a peaceful world where people live in love, harmony and national prosperity,” the Ningbo [Zhejiang province]city government said in a statement.