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Hindu Group Wants Religious Fighting Game Pulled From QuakeCon
QuakeCon 2012 is coming up in just a few days. It’s a huge LAN party, featuring well-known speakers and panelists, and sprawling over Dallas. The roster of games, of course, features Quake tournaments but other games make a showing as well. This year, the online battle arena game Smite is one of a handful of competitive titles slated to be playable.
Smite’s Latest Hindu Deity Is Decidedly Unsexy
Despite mild controversy surrounding the upcoming free-to-play online battle arena game’s depiction of Hindu gods, Smite isn’t quite done yet. The latest deity to join the online god battle is Bakasura, and he’s pretty damn creepy.
Hindu Leader Says Controlling Goddess In Online Game Is ‘Denigration’
Upcoming free-to-play online game Smite features three Hindu gods: Kali, Vamana and Agni. According to religious leader Rajan Zed, the manner that they are depicted in the game is insensitive to Hindu worshippers.



















