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Former Rockstar Dev Working On Game About Iranian Revolution
A writer with credits in Grand Theft Auto III, Max Payne and, later, Alan Wake is now working on an entirely different project, likely controversial in its own way: “1979: The Game”, based on the Iran Revolution.
Here’s A Look At Iran’s First Big Time Video Game
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17357696&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":281.25,"ratio":0.5625,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"vimeo","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); Though the country earlier this year published a sci-fi MMO, Garshasp – a monster hunter of folklore – is billed is Iran’s first AAA-quality video game. It’s being made for the PC because trade sanctions prohibit selling dev kits there.
Iran Gets Its First MMO
With help from a national foundation for games development, Iran has published the country’s first online game, an MMO called Asmandez.
Real Princes, Real Persians. Quest Of Persia…
Real Princes, real Persians. Quest of Persia takes inspiration from Prince of Persia, but the game, its developer points out, is more Persian. The full story over at Slate.
Iran Not Blocking Online Games
Mobilephone and internet communications in Iran are reportedly being jammed by the government to prevent to the flow of data. But there’s more ways to communicate electronically than that.
ESRB Denies Working With Iran
A report from last week claimed Iran had ‘joined’ the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The ESRB, meanwhile, has no idea where that came from.
Iran Joining The ESRB
The Tehran Times is reporting that Iran has joined the Entertainment Software Rating Board. That’s right. Iran.
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