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A Very ‘Unofficial NRA Game’ Uses Their Own Quotes To Shoot The Gun Lobby’s Logic Full Of Holes
When it comes to the increasing scapegoating that says video games cause mass shootings, game-makers haven’t had a whole lot to say in their chosen medium. Most video game companies and their representatives seem to be choosing to stay away from a debate in the court of public opinion, operating maybe on the principle that they may get outmaneuvered in the land of soundbites and pop punditry.
Something Fun Happens When A Developer Who Hates Sports Games Makes A Sports Game
It makes a weird sort of sense that Paolo Pedercini would hate on the modern era of sports games. The man behind the Molleeindustria catalogue makes cutting anti-establishment games like Phone Story and Unmanned, experiences that put players in deeply exploitative and uncomfortable realities. But for his latest creative effort, Pedercini took on something else that he despises.
Killing People With Unmanned Drones By Makers Of WikiLeaks Video Game
No modern-day military practice comes under more fire than unmanned aerial vehicle attacks. Bombing by UAV gets called out as cowardly or as a morally indefensible method of waging combat. It’s derisively been called video game warfare, a way of distancing the American public from the acts of violence done in their name. Fittingly, then, there’s now a video game about it.
Proceeds From Banned Foxconn iPhone Game Given To Foxconn Employee Who Attempted Suicide
Molleindustria’s critical protest game Phone Story was designed to achieve two ends: to raise consumer awareness of the conditions under which smartphones like the iPhone are produced, and to help serve as a fundraising tool.
How To Get The Anti-iPhone Game (Hint: Get A Droid)
See The Anti-iPhone Game That Apple Doesn’t Want You To Play
Earlier today, we reported the news that Apple had pulled Molleindustria’s iPhone game Phone Story from the app store. The game depicts four stages of the production of a smartphone, exposing the ugly truths of smartphone development with a frankness that is designed to make users uncomfortable.
Every Day The Same Dream, An Unexpected Video Game Movie
Flash game-like thing Every Day The Same Dream, a delightfully depressing drudgery simulator, spawns a fan-made film with a slightly different perspective. If you haven’t already played Molleindustria’s game, do so, then bum yourself out further by watching.
Faith Fighter Will Test Your Skills, Religious Tolerance
Faith Fighters, a flash-based 2D fighter by Molleindustria, is exactly what its name suggests. You pick a deity (choices include God, Muhammad, Ganesh & Jesus), you get an opponent, you fight to the death, Street Fighter-style. It’s goal, according to Molleindustria, is to “push gamers to reflect on how [their]religions and sacred representations are often instrumentally used to fuel or justify conflicts between nations and people”. OK! Muslim readers upset at the inclusion of a physical representation of the prophet Muhammad (ie a big no-no), there’s a censored version of the game should you (or anyone else not already put off the game) still want to give it a try. I’d recommend it. The art style’s got a very The Behometh (Castle Crashers) feel to it, and for a flash-based fighter it’s pretty great. Faith Fighter [Molleindustria, via Water Cooler Games]
