PC

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.


February 10, 2012
News

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.


September 15, 2011
Mobile

How To Get The Anti-iPhone Game (Hint: Get A Droid)

Molleindustria’s anti-smartphone game Phone Story caused quite a stir yesterday when it was pulled from the Apple app store. The game, which presented a dark look at the costs of smartphone production, was only playable by the few who managed to snag a copy during the few hours that it was on the store. Though we did manage to find a video of it in action.


September 14, 2011
Mobile

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.


Mobile

There Was An IPhone Game About Foxconn Until Apple Killed It

The new iPhone game Phone Story hits awfully close to home — the game concerns itself with the real-world costs of creating a smartphone.


June 4, 2010
In Real Life

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.


January 23, 2008
Uncategorized

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]