News

Christian Game Developers Want To Leave Bad Games Behind

Heading north on Interstate 5 toward Newberg, Oregon, last week, I wasn’t sure what exactly I’d encounter at Christian Game Developers Conference 2011. Would it have a show floor? Would they be showcasing new games? Would there be a Kinect-enabled Bible study game with 1:1 praying-hands control? Is a third sequel to the Left Behind series this community’s Half-Life: Episode 3, and would we finally see a trailer for it?


April 16, 2011
In Real Life

Pretend To Be An Investor In A Religious Games Publisher And Get A Free Game

Left Behind Games, publisher of the notorious Rapture romp Left Behind 3: Liberals Get Shot Rise of the Antichrist, has opened a free video game program under the auspices of providing a product sample to investors – even potential investors. “Potential investors,” means pretty much anyone, so now’s your chance!


September 27, 2010
News

Religious Games Maker Rakes $US200,000 In Half A Year

Left Behind Games, maker of Christian-themed video games of… well, dubious quality, reports that it sold $US210,000 worth of product over the past six months.


April 5, 2010
In Real Life

Religion In Games: Less A Leap Of Faith, More A Suspension Of Belief

I’ve no idea why, but it seems no accident that the week before Easter I went back to start over the original Assassin’s Creed, the only game I’ve ever played that is set in the Holy Land.


January 27, 2010
News

Left Behind Makers Want Their Christian Games On Wii, Xbox 360

In an announcement regarding the state of its business in the past year, the makers of the Left Behind video games say the time is right to bring their brand of Christian games to home consoles.


October 13, 2009
News

Texas Test-Market Opens For Rapture-Ready PC Games

Christian-themed PC games like Left Behind and the Charlie Church Mouse series are now available in – where else – Walmarts in – where else – Texas thanks to an agreement between the retailer and publisher Inspired Media Entertainment.


August 11, 2007
Uncategorized

U.S. Troops Denied Free Copies Of Left Behind Game?

Evangelical group Operation Straight Up (OSU) planned to ship copies of the PC real-time strategy game based on the Left Behind series of books, Left Behind: Eternal Forces, to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. It appears those plans may have been changed, however, as the organisation may have pulled the controversial game from its so-called Freedom Packages.